Authorized adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Biopsychology, 10th edition, ISBN 978-0-134-20369-0, by John P. J. Pinel, published by Pearson Education.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-567) and indexes.

PART I: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY?1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What Is Biopsychology, Anyway?PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOPSYCHOLOGY2. Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking about the Biology of Behavior3. Anatomy of the Nervous System: Systems, Structures, and Cells That Make Up Your Nervous System4. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission: How Neurons Send and Receive Signals5. The Research Methods of Biopsychology: Understanding What Biopsychologists Do PART III: SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS6. The Visual System: How We See7. Mechanisms of Perception: Hearing, Touch, Smell, Taste, and Attention: How You Know the World8. The Sensorimotor System: How You Move PART IV: BRAIN PLASTICITY9. Development of the Nervous System: From Fertilized Egg to You10. Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity: Can the Brain Recover from Damage?11. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia: How Your Brain Stores InformationPART V: BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION12. Hunger, Eating, and Health: Why Do Many People Eat Too Much?13. Hormones and Sex: What's Wrong with the Mamawawa?14. Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms: How Much Do You Need to Sleep?15. Drug Use, Drug Addiction, and the Brain's Reward Circuits: Chemicals That Harm with PleasurePART VI: DISORDERS OF COGNITION AND EMOTION16. Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain: The Left Brain and the Right Brain17. Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health: Fear, the Dark Side of Emotion18. Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders: The Brain Unhinged

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Disorders of cognition and emotion.

Pinel's textbook presents the fundamentals of the study of the biology of behaviour and makes the topics personally and socially relevant to the student. A key feature of 'Introduction to Biopsychology' is its combination of biopsychological science and personal, reader-oriented discourse. For courses in Physiological Psychology and Biopsychology Biopsychology presents a clear, engaging introduction to biopsychological theory and research through a unique combination of biopsychological science and personal, reader-oriented discourse. Original author John Pinel and new co-author Steven Barnes address students directly and interweave the fundamentals of the field with clinical case studies, useful metaphors, and memorable anecdotes that make course material personally and socially relevant to readers. In addition to expanded learning objectives that guide students through the course, the Tenth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect this rapidly progressing scientific field

Pinel encourages interactive learning and creative thinking. His clear and engaging presentation makes the material personally and socially relevant to the reader. 'Biopsychology' is an introduction to the study of the biology of behaviour; it focuses on the neural mechanisms of psychological processes.

CAS Bachelor of Science in Psychology

In English.