BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY Biological Psychology, 5th Ed. James W. Kalat 1995 (orig 1981) | Brooks/Cole in library Biological Psychology - contents biological psychology notes biological psychology summary notes Biological Psycholoy Figures & Charts NOTES ch1) The Global Issues of Biological Psychology ch2) Nerve Cells & Nerve Impulses ch3) Synapses & Drugs ch4) Anatomy of the Nervous System & Methods of Investigation ch5) Development & Evolution of the Brain ch6) Vision ch7) The Nonvisual Sensory Systems ch8) Movement ch9) Rhythms of Wakefulness & Sleep ch10) The Regulation of Internal Body States ch11) Hormones & Sexual States ch12) Emotional Behaviors & Stress ch13) The Biology of Learning & Memory ch14) Lateralization & Language ch15) Recovery from Brain Damage ch16) Biology of Mood Disorders (Depression), Schizophrenia, and Autism AppA: Genetic & Evolution AppB: Brief, Basic Chemistry AppC: Society of Neuroscience Guidelines for Animal Research PS100 BIOLOGY ch2) Biological Basis of Behavior | Review ch2 Organism as Machine Descartes and the reflex concept | the basic nervous system functions: reception, integration, reaction Nerve Cell and Nerve Impulse the neuron | the electric activity of the neuron Interaction among Nerve Cells the reflex | inferring the synapse | the synaptic mechanism Interaction through the Bloodstream: The Endocrine System Main Structures of the Nervous System evolution of central control | peripheral and central nervous systems | hierarchical function in the nervous system Cerebral Cortex projection areas | association areas | one brain or two? | recovery from brain injury Some Problems in Localizing Brain Function what is the psychological function? | who's in charge? PS100 INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIORS ch3) Motivation | Review ch3 Motivation as Direction control systems Self-Regulation homeostasis | temperature regulation Thirst volume receptors | osmoreceptors Hunger signals for feeding | hypothalamic control centers | food selection | obesity | anorexia and bulimia Fear and Rage threat and the autonomic nervous system | disruptive effects of autonomic arousal Sleep and Waking waking | sleep What Different Motives Have in Common level of stimulation | drugs and addiction | opponent-process theory of motivation | biology of reward | nature of motives [back to vault]