Table Of Content

Title Page: I Statement Page: Statement Copyright Page: II About the Author Page: III Dedication Page: IV Brief Contents Page: V Contents Page: VII Preface Page: XV Acknowledgments Page: XVII Introduction: Overview and Major Issues Page: 3 Ch 1: Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses Page: 15 Ch 1: Chapter Outline Page: 15 Ch 1: Learning Objectives Page: 15 Ch 1: Introduction Page: 15 Module 1.1: The Cells of the Nervous System Page: 16 Module 1.1: In Closing Page: 23 Module 1.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 24 Module 1.2: The Nerve Impulse Page: 26 Module 1.2: In Closing Page: 35 Module 1.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 36 Ch 2: Synapses Page: 39 Ch 2: Chapter Outline Page: 39 Ch 2: Learning Objectives Page: 39 Ch 2: Introduction Page: 39 Module 2.1: The Concept of the Synapse Page: 40 Module 2.1: In Closing Page: 46 Module 2.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 47 Module 2.2: Chemical Events at the Synapse Page: 48 Module 2.2: In Closing Page: 60 Module 2.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 61 Ch 3: Anatomy and Research Methods Page: 65 Ch 3: Chapter Outline Page: 65 Ch 3: Learning Objectives Page: 65 Ch 3: Introduction Page: 65 Module 3.1: Structure of the Vertebrate Nervous System Page: 66 Module 3.1: In Closing Page: 78 Module 3.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 79 Module 3.2: The Cerebral Cortex Page: 80 Module 3.2: In Closing Page: 87 Module 3.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 88 Module 3.3: Research Methods Page: 89 Module 3.3: In Closing Page: 99 Module 3.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 100 Ch 4: Genetics, Evolution, Development and Plasticity Page: 103 Ch 4: Chapter Outline Page: 103 Ch 4: Learning Objectives Page: 103 Ch 4: Introduction Page: 103 Module 4.1: Genetics and Evolution of Behavior Page: 104 Module 4.1: In Closing Page: 114 Module 4.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 115 Module 4.2: Development of the Brain Page: 117 Module 4.2: In Closing Page: 132 Module 4.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 133 Module 4.3: Plasticity after Brain Damage Page: 136 Module 4.3: In Closing Page: 142 Module 4.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 143 Ch 5: Vision Page: 147 Ch 5: Chapter Outline Page: 147 Ch 5: Learning Objectives Page: 147 Ch 5: Introduction Page: 147 Module 5.1: Visual Coding Page: 148 Module 5.1: In Closing Page: 158 Module 5.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 160 Module 5.2: How the Brain Processes Visual Information Page: 162 Module 5.2: In Closing Page: 173 Module 5.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 175 Module 5.3: Parallel Processing in the Visual Cortex Page: 177 Module 5.3: In Closing Page: 183 Module 5.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 184 Ch 6: Other Sensory Systems Page: 187 Ch 6: Chapter Outline Page: 187 Ch 6: Learning Objectives Page: 187 Ch 6: Introduction Page: 187 Module 6.1: Audition Page: 188 Module 6.1: In Closing Page: 196 Module 6.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 197 Module 6.2: The Mechanical Senses Page: 198 Module 6.2: In Closing Page: 208 Module 6.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 209 Module 6.3: The Chemical Senses Page: 211 Module 6.3: In Closing Page: 222 Module 6.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 223 Ch 7: Movement Page: 227 Ch 7: Chapter Outline Page: 227 Ch 7: Learning Objectives Page: 227 Ch 7: Introduction Page: 227 Module 7.1: The Control of Movement Page: 228 Module 7.1: In Closing Page: 233 Module 7.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 234 Module 7.2: Brain Mechanisms of Movement Page: 235 Module 7.2: In Closing Page: 248 Module 7.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 250 Module 7.3: Movement Disorders Page: 252 Module 7.3: In Closing Page: 257 Module 7.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 258 Ch 8: Wakefulness and Sleep Page: 261 Ch 8: Chapter Outline Page: 261 Ch 8: Learning Objectives Page: 261 Ch 8: Introduction Page: 261 Module 8.1: Rhythms of Waking and Sleeping Page: 262 Module 8.1: In Closing Page: 270 Module 8.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 271 Module 8.2: Stages of Sleep and Brain Mechanisms Page: 272 Module 8.2: In Closing Page: 281 Module 8.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 282 Module 8.3: Why Sleep? Why REM? Why Dreams? Page: 284 Module 8.3: In Closing Page: 289 Module 8.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 290 Ch 9: Internal Regulation Page: 293 Ch 9: Chapter Outline Page: 293 Ch 9: Learning Objectives Page: 293 Ch 9: Introduction Page: 293 Module 9.1: Temperature Regulation Page: 294 Module 9.1: In Closing Page: 300 Module 9.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 300 Module 9.2: Thirst Page: 302 Module 9.2: In Closing Page: 305 Module 9.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 306 Module 9.3: Hunger Page: 307 Module 9.3: In Closing Page: 320 Module 9.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 321 Ch 10: Reproductive Behaviors Page: 325 Ch 10: Chapter Outline Page: 325 Ch 10: Learning Objectives Page: 325 Ch 10: Introduction Page: 325 Module 10.1: Sex and Hormones Page: 326 Module 10.1: In Closing Page: 338 Module 10.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 339 Module 10.2: Variations in Sexual Behavior Page: 341 Module 10.2: In Closing Page: 350 Module 10.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 351 Ch 11: Emotional Behaviors Page: 355 Ch 11: Chapter Outline Page: 355 Ch 11: Learning Objectives Page: 355 Ch 11: Introduction Page: 355 Module 11.1: What Is Emotion? Page: 356 Module 11.1: In Closing Page: 365 Module 11.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 366 Module 11.2: Attack and Escape Behaviors Page: 367 Module 11.2: In Closing Page: 379 Module 11.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 380 Module 11.3: Stress and Health Page: 383 Module 11.3: In Closing Page: 387 Module 11.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 388 Ch 12: The Biology of Learning and Memory Page: 391 Ch 12: Chapter Outline Page: 391 Ch 12: Learning Objectives Page: 391 Ch 12: Introduction Page: 391 Module 12.1: Learning, Memory, and Amnesia Page: 392 Module 12.1: In Closing Page: 408 Module 12.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 409 Module 12.2: Storing Information in the Nervous System Page: 412 Module 12.2: In Closing Page: 420 Module 12.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 421 Ch 13: Cognitive Functions Page: 423 Ch 13: Chapter Outline Page: 423 Ch 13: Learning Objectives Page: 423 Ch 13: Introduction Page: 423 Module 13.1: Lateralization of Function Page: 424 Module 13.1: In Closing Page: 432 Module 13.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 433 Module 13.2: Evolution and Physiology of Language Page: 435 Module 13.2: In Closing Page: 445 Module 13.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 446 Module 13.3: Conscious and Unconscious Processes and Attention Page: 448 Module 13.3: In Closing Page: 456 Module 13.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 457 Module 13.4: Social Neuroscience Page: 459 Module 13.4: In Closing Page: 461 Module 13.4: End of Module Quiz Page: 462 Ch 14: Psychological Disorders Page: 465 Ch 14: Chapter Outline Page: 465 Ch 14: Learning Objectives Page: 465 Ch 14: Introduction Page: 465 Module 14.1: Substance Abuse and Addiction Page: 466 Module 14.1: In Closing Page: 472 Module 14.1: End of Module Quiz Page: 473 Module 14.2: Mood Disoders Page: 475 Module 14.2: In Closing Page: 484 Module 14.2: End of Module Quiz Page: 485 Module 14.3: Schizophrenia Page: 487 Module 14.3: In Closing Page: 496 Module 14.3: End of Module Quiz Page: 498 Module 14.4: Autism Spectrum Disorders Page: 499 Module 14.4: In Closing Page: 501 Module 14.4: End of Module Quiz Page: 501 Appendix A: Brief, Basic Chemistry Page: 503 Appendix B: Society for Neuroscience Policies on the Use of Animals and Human Subjects in Research Page: 509 References Page: 512 Name Index Page: 567 Subject Index/Glossary Page: 593

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Dr. James W. Kalat's BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY is the most widely used text in the course area, and for good reason: an extremely high level of scholarship, a clear and occasionally humorous writing style, and precise examples. Throughout all eleven editions, Kalat's goal has been to make biological psychology accessible to psychology students, not just to biology majors and pre-meds. Another goal has been to convey the excitement of the search for biological explanations of behavior, and Kalat delivers. Updated with new topics, examples, and recent research findings, the new edition continues this book's tradition of quality.
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