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Physiological psychology /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
�1980.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Physiological Psychology; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Introduction; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 2. The Neuron: Axonal Conduction; Introduction; The Structure of the Neuron; Axonal Conduction; Integration at the Axon Hillock; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 3. The Neuron: Synaptic Transmission; Introduction; The Structure of the Synapse; Synaptic Transmission; The Neurotransmitters; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 4. Overview of the Nervous System; Introduction; General Features of the Brain.
- Subdivisions of the BrainThe Spinal Cord; The Peripheral Nervous System; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 5. Introduction to the Senses and Vision; Introduction; Introduction to the Senses; Vision; Transduction in the Photoreceptors; Coding Intensity; Coding of Pattern and Movement; Coding Depth; Color Coding; Efferent Output of Visual Information; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 6. Audition; Introduction; Sound: the Auditory Stimulus; Structure of the Ear; Transduction in the Ear; The Afferent Auditory Pathway; The Coding of Sound; Efferent Effects in the Auditory System.
- Key TermsSuggested Readings; Chapter 7. The Chemical Senses; Introduction; The Chemical Stimulus; Gustation; Olfaction; Biological Relevance of the Chemical Senses; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 8. The Somatosensory and Vestibular Systems; Introduction; The Skin Senses; General Features of Coding in the Skin Senses; The Coding of Touch; The Coding of Temperature; The Coding of Pain; Kinesthesia; The Vestibular System; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 9. The Motor System of the Brain; Introduction; The Muscles; Reflex Pathways; Efferent Motor Pathways.
- Central Control of MovementMotor Dysfunctions; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 10. Emotions; Introduction; The Physiological Signs of Emotion; Aggression; Reward; Reward and Mental Illness; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 11. Hunger and Thirst; Introduction; The Regulation of Food Intake; The Regulation of Water Balance; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 12. Sexual Behavior; Introduction; The Differences Between Males and Females; Sexual Development; The Biological Bases of Adult Sexual Behavior; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 13. Biological Rhythms and Sleep.
- IntroductionCircadian Rhythms; Sleep; Neural Mechanisms of Sleep and Waking; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 14. Plasticity in the Nervous System: Development; Introduction; The Developing Nervous System; The Genetic Contribution to Development; Nutritional Contributions to Development; Hormonal Contributions to Development; Environmental Contributions to Development; Key Terms; Suggested Readings; Chapter 15. Plasticity in the Nervous System: Learning and Memory; Introduction; Conceptual Issues; Model Systems; Learning and Memory Ln the Intact, Behaving Animal; Key Terms.