Foundations Of Physiological Psychology [With Neuroscience CD-ROM]

This new edition introduces the reader to the methods and results of research in behavioral neuroscience. The author describes many studies involving humans, including analyses of deficits caused by damage to various regions of the brain and results of functional imaging studies using PET and functional MRI. The book is the result of the author's comprehensive review of the most recent literature. Collaboration with a talented artist has provided new beautiful, accurate, and informative full-color illustrations. A new chapter (4) on psychopharmacology reflects the increased interest in the effects on drugs on the nervous system. Chapters 15 and 16 focus on mental disorders and cover the topics of schizophrenia, affective disorders, anxiety disorders, autism, addiction, and the effects of stress. Anyone interested in the physiological aspects of psychology.