(Ebook) Physiology of behavior 11th Edition by Neil R Carlson ISBN 0205239390 9780205239399

(Ebook) Physiology of behavior 11th Edition by Neil R Carlson ISBN 0205239390 9780205239399

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ISBN 10: 0205239390 
ISBN 13: 9780205239399
Author: Neil R Carlson

The most current, comprehensive, and teachable text for biological psychology

Thoughtfully organized, Physiology of Behavior provides a scholarly yet accessible portrait of the dynamic interaction between biology and behavior. Close collaboration between the author and a talented artist has resulted in beautiful, accurate, and pedagogically effective illustrations in every chapter.

No other author compares to Carlson when it comes to thoroughly updating research. This revision incorporates the latest discoveries in biological psychology, and includes over 400 new references. Integrated for the first time with the new MyPsychLab and the Virtual Brain, the 11 edition offers students an immersive and engaging multi-media experience.

A better teaching and learning experience

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience– for you and your students. Here’s how:

• Personalize Learning - The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
• Improve Critical Thinking – Section Summaries with Thought Questions help students test their understanding of the materials.
• Engage Students – A close collaboration between the author and a talented artist has resulted in beautiful, accurate, and pedagogically effective illustrations in every chapter.
• Explore Research – In light of the rapidly evolving field of biological psychology, over 400 new references are included in this edition.
• Support Instructors – With resources such as Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, highly visual PowerPoint Slides, and for the first time ever, the new MyPsychLab and ClassPrep, instructors have everything they need to teach biological psychology.

Note: MyPsychLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyPsychLab, please visit www.mypsychlab.com or you can purchase a la carte version of the text + MyPsychLab. ISBN-10: 0205240100 / ISBN-13: 9780205240104

This Books a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-holed punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalize their book by incorporating their own notes and taking only the portion of the book they need to class — all at a fraction of the bound book price.

(Ebook) Physiology of behavior 11th Table of contents:

Part 1: Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience

1. Introduction

   • Understanding Human Consciousness: A Physiological Approach

   • The Nature of Physiological Psychology

   • Natural Selection and Evolution

   • Ethical Issues in Research with Animals

   • Careers in Neuroscience

   • Strategies for Learning

2. Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System

   • Cells of the Nervous System

   • Communication within a Neuron

   • Communication between Neurons

3. Structure of the Nervous System

   • Basic Features of the Nervous System

   • The Central Nervous System

   • The Peripheral Nervous System

4. Psychopharmacology

   • Principles of Psychopharmacology

   • Sites of Drug Action

   • Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators

5. Methods and Strategies of Research

   • Experimental Ablation

   • Recording and Stimulating Neural Activity

   • Neurochemical Methods

   • Genetic Methods

Part 2: Inputs and Outputs That Guide Behavior

6. Vision

   • The Stimulus

   • Anatomy of the Visual System

   • Coding of Visual Information in the Retina

   • Analysis of Visual Information: Role of the Striate Cortex

   • Analysis of Visual Information: Role of the Visual Association Cortex

7. Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

   • Audition

   • Vestibular System

   • Somatosenses

   • Gustation

   • Olfaction

8. Control of Movement

   • Muscles

   • Reflexive Control of Movement

   • Control of Movement by the Brain

Part 3: Classes of Species-Typical Behavior

9. Sleep and Biological Rhythms

   • A Physiological and Behavioral Description of Sleep

   • Disorders of Sleep

   • Why Do We Sleep?

   • Physiological Mechanisms of Sleep and Waking

   • Biological Clocks

10. Reproductive Behavior

    • Sexual Development

    • Hormonal Control of Sexual Behavior

    • Neural Control of Sexual Behavior

    • Parental Behavior

11. Emotion

    • Emotions as Response Patterns

    • Communication of Emotions

    • Feelings of Emotions

12. Ingestive Behavior

    • Physiological Regulatory Mechanisms

    • Drinking

    • Eating: Some Facts about Metabolism

    • What Starts a Meal?

    • What Stops a Meal?

    • Brain Mechanisms

    • Obesity

    • Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa

13. Learning and Memory

    • The Nature of Learning

    • Synaptic Plasticity: Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression

    • Perceptual Learning

    • Classical Conditioning

    • Instrumental Conditioning

    • Relational Learning

14. Human Communication

    • Speech Production and Comprehension: Brain Mechanisms

    • Disorders of Reading and Writing

Part 4: Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

15. Neurological Disorders

    • Tumors

    • Seizure Disorders

    • Cerebrovascular Accidents

    • Disorders of Development

    • Degenerative Disorders

    • Disorders Caused by Infectious Diseases

16. Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

    • Schizophrenia

    • Major Affective Disorders

17. Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

    • Anxiety Disorders

    • Autistic Disorder

    • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    • Stress Disorders

18. Drug Abuse

    • Common Features of Addiction

    • Commonly Abused Drugs

    • Heredity and Drug Abuse

    • Therapy for Drug Abuse

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