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Biological psychology

Print Book, English, ©2013
11th ed., Instructor's ed View all formats and editions
Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Belmont, CA, ©2013
xx, 578 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
9781111838089, 1111838089
773834163
The major issues
Nerve cells and nerve impulses
Synapses
Anatomy of the nervous system
Development and plasticity of the brain
Vision
The other sensory systems
Movement
Wakefulness and sleep
Internal regulation
Reproductive behaviors
Emotional behaviors
The biology of learning and memory
Cognitive functions
Mood disorders and schizophrenia
Brief, basic chemistry
Society for neuroscience policies on the use of animals and human subjects in neuroscience research