Understanding Biological Psychology

Understanding Biological Psychology is an accessible and distinctive new core textbook that helps students to appreciate the central role that biological processes play in psychology.



gives conceptual clarity to a complex and often confusing field;

innovative integration of theory and methods;

covers a core area of the undergraduate syllabus;

accessible, student-friendly text;

synthesizes biological processes with mainstream psychological topics to make the subject both interesting and accessible;

focuses on what biological psychology is for, rather than treating it as an end in itself;

provides basic introductions to biological principles and applications;

covers recent advances, such as neuroimaging and molecular genetics.


Upon publication, the textbook will be supported by an accompanying website containing a multiple choice testbank, weblinks, electronic versions of figures, and other additional resources. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/corr for more information.

Philip J. Corr is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wales, Swansea.

"Understanding Biological Psychology is really biology for psychology rather than a watered-down biology text. Its great strength is bridge building across the many areas of psychology. As a geneticist, I especially appreciated the way the book integrates the latest genetic advances, something seldom seen in biological psychology textbooks" Robert Plomin, Institute of Psychiatry, London.



"Here is a textbook writer who encourages students to reflect on wider implications of research findings." The Psychologist

“Gives conceptual clarity to a complex field in covering a core area of the undergraduate syllabus, focussing on end uses of biological psychology rather than treating it as an end in itself.”
Times Higher Education Supplement

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
Part I: Foundations:.
2. Evolution and Genetics.
3. Brain Structure and Function.
4. Neurons and Neurotransmission.
5. Sensory and Motor Systems.
6. The Neuroendocrine System.
7. Learning and Neural Plasticity.
Part II: Approaches:.
8. Neuropsychology.
9. Psychophysiology.
10. Neuroimaging.
11. Neurophysiology.
12. Psychopharmacology.
13. Psychogenomics.
Part III: Applications:.
14. Clinical Disorder I: Depression.
15. Clinical Disorder II: Anxiety.
16. Clinical Disorder III: Schizophrenia.
17. Personality: Emotion and Motivation.
18. Cognition: Computation and Consciousness.
Glossary.
References.
Index of Subjects.
Index of Authors