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Introduction to Biological Psychology
Introduction to Biological Psychology is aimed at undergraduate students. This first edition specifically targets students enrolled in Psychology at the University of Sussex, and primarily contains topics covered in the mandatory module Introduction to Biological Psychology. Future editions will continue to expand the number of topics and concepts presented.
- Author
- Catherine Hall Ed.
- Publisher
- University of Sussex
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 26 sections
- 01: Background to Biological Psychology
- 1.01: Introduction to biological psychology
- 02: Organisation of the nervous system
- 2.01: Exploring the brain- a tour of the structures of the nervous system
- 2.02: Under the microscope - Cells of the nervous system
- 03: Neuronal communication
- 3.01: Electrophysiology- electrical signalling in the body
- 3.02: Neuronal transmission
- 3.03: Psychopharmacology- How do drugs work on the brain
- 04: Sensing the environment and perceiving the world
- 4.01: Feeling the world- our sense of touch
- 4.02: From physical injury to heartache- sensing pain
- 4.03: Perceiving sound- our sense of hearing
- 4.04: Lighting the world- our sense of vision
- 4.05: Chemical senses- taste and smell
- 05: Interacting with the world
- 5.01: The motor system
- 5.02: Sensorimotor integration
- 5.03: Motivated behaviour- nutrition and feeding
- 06: Dysfunction of the nervous system
- 6.01: Addiction
- 6.02: Affective disorders
- 6.03: Schizophrenia
- 6.04: Ageing- a biological and psychological perspective
- 6.05: Dementias
- 6.06: Placebos- a psychological and biological perspective