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Basics of Biopsychology is a unique combination of science and personal reader-oriented discourse weaving the fundamentals of the field with clinical case studies, social issues, personal implications and humorous anecdotes. It is a friendly mentor that speaks directly to students.

Basics of Biopsychology conveys the excitement of scientific inquiry for students with little background in the biological sciences. Pedagogy facilitates the acquisition and retention of information with an emphasis on clear thinking and a youthful design that will immediately attract and engage students, lots of interest-generating photos and illustrations, and chapter-ending visual summaries. It also offers a convenient organization with 5 sections of 3 chapters each.

Unique Features

Places a strong emphasis on behavior. Social issues are presented in a fashion that makes them relevant to the students; sex, hunger, sleep, and drug addiction are topics that are presented in a balanced, and often humorous, manner.
Emphasizes four themes – “Thinking Clearly,” “Clinical Implications,” “The Evolutionary Perspective,” and “Cognitive Neuroscience” – that are integral to each chapter and that are highlighted throughout by marginal icons.
Effectively stimulates interest, illustrates key concepts, and emphasizes clinical applications with numerous case studies woven through the text.
Embraces diversity and stresses that the success of biopsychological research often results from the convergence of its diverse approaches.
Also includes Beyond the Brain and Behavior CD-ROM.

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Places a strong emphasis on behavior. Social issues are presented in a fashion that makes them relevant to the students; sex, hunger, sleep, and drug addiction are topics that are presented in a balanced, and often humorous, manner.
Emphasizes four themes–“Thinking Clearly,” “Clinical Implications,” “The Evolutionary Perspective,” and “Cognitive Neuroscience”–that are integral to each chapter and that are highlighted throughout by marginal icons.
Effectively stimulates interest, illustrates key concepts, and emphasizes clinical applications with numerous case studies woven through the text.
Embraces diversity and stresses that the success of biopsychological research often results from the convergence of its diverse approaches.
Explores up-to-date human and non-human research, as well as both theoretical and applied research.
Scan Your Brain, study exercises that occur at key transition points, where students can review preceding material before continuing.
Check It Out demonstrations throughout emphasize application of concepts, with activities for students to try in and out of the classroom.
Visual summaries located at the end of each chapter encourage students to review the chapter through text summary and beautiful chapter illustrations. This 2-page spread also includes Themes Revisited, a section which summarizes the ways the book’s four major themes have impacted topics in the chapter, and Think about It, questions that challenge students to think critically about chapter information. Everything in one easy place for maximum studying benefit!
Boldfaced key terms throughout every chapter and listed at the end of every chapter by A-Head. Additional terms of lesser importance appear in italics.
Appendices, which serve as convenient sources of important information supplemental to the text material.

Boasts an updated art program that illustrates difficult concepts with simple visuals, well-integrated with the text material.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Biopsychology

How Biopsychologists Think about Behavior

1.1 What is Biopsychology?

1.2 Human Evolution

1.3 Fundamental Genetics

1.4 Thinking about the Biology of Behavior: Mind-Brain and Nature-Nurture Issues

Chapter 2

Anatomy of the Brain

The Systems, Structures, and Cells that Make Up Your Nervous System

2.1 General Layout of the Nervous System

2.2 Cells of the Nervous System

2.3 Neuroanatomical Techniques and Directions

2.4 The Spinal Cord

2.5 The Five Divisions of the Brain

2.6 Major Structures of the Brain

Chapter 3

Neural Activity and How to Study It

How Neurons Work

3.1 The Neuron’s Resting Membrane Potential

3.2 Postsynaptic Potentials and Action Potentials

3.3 Conduction of Action Potentials

3.4 Synaptic Transmission: Chemical Transmission of Signals from One Neuron to Another

3.5 The Neurotransmitters

3.6 How Biopsychologists Study the Brain

PART 2: Sensory and Motor Systems

Chapter 4

The Visual System

How We See

4.1 Light Enters the Eye and Reaches the Retina

4.2 The Retina and Translation of Light into Neural Signals

4.3 From Retina to Primary Visual Cortex

4.4 Seeing Edges

4.5 Seeing Color

4.6 Cortical Mechanisms of Vision: Beyond Primary Visual Cortex

Chapter 5

Mechanisms of Perception

Hearing, Touch, Taste, Smell, and Attention: How You Know the World

5.1 Principles of Sensory System Organization

5.2 Auditory System

5.3 Somatosensory System: Touch and Pain

5.4 The Chemical Senses: Smell and Taste

5.5 Selective Attention

Chapter 6

The Sensorimotor System

How You Do What You Do

6.1 Three Principles of Sensorimotor Function

6.2 Sensorimotor Association Cortex

6.3 Secondary Motor Cortex

6.4 Primary Motor Cortex

6.5 Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia

6.6 Descending Motor Pathways

6.7 Sensorimotor Spinal Circuits

6.8 Central Sensorimotor Programs

PART 3: Plasticity of the Brain

Chapter 7

Development of the Nervous System

From Fertilized Egg to You

7.1 Phases of Neurodevelopment

7.2 Postnatal Cerebral Development in Human Infants

7.3 Effects of Experience on the Early Development, Maintenance, and Reorganization of Neural Circuits

7.4 Neuroplasticity in Adults

7.5 Disorders of Neurodevelopment: Autism and Williams Syndrome

Chapter 8

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Can the Brain Recover from Damage?

8.1 Causes of Brain Damage

8.2 Neuropsychological Diseases

8.3 Animal Models of Human Neuropsychological Diseases

8.4 Neuroplastic Responses to Nervous System Damage: Degeneration, Regeneration, Reorganization, and Recovery

8.5 Neuroplasticity and the Treatment of Nervous System Damage

Chapter 9

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

How Your Brain Stores Information

9.1 Amnesic Effects of Bilateral Medial Temporal Lobectomy

9.2 Amnesia of Korsakoff’s Syndrome

9.3 Amnesia of Alzheimer’s Disease

9.4 Amnesia after Concussion: Evidence for Consolidation

9.5 Neuroanatomy of Object-Recognition Memory

9.6 The Hippocampus and Memory for Spatial Location

9.7 Where Are Memories Stored?

9.8 Synaptic Mechanisms of Learning and Memory

9.9 Conclusion: Infantile Amnesia and the Biopsychologist Who Remembered H.M.

PART 4: Biopsychology of Motivation

Chapter 10

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Why Do Many People Eat Too Much?

10.1 Digestion and Energy Flow

10.2 Theories of Hunger and Eating: Set Point versus Positive Incentives

10.3 Factors That Determine What, When, and How Much We Eat

10.4 Physiological Research on Hunger and Satiety

10.5 Body Weight Regulation: Set Points versus Settling Points

10.6 Human Obesity

10.7 Anorexia and Dieting

Chapter 11

Hormones and Sex

What’s Wrong with the Mamawawa?

11.1 The Neuroendocrine System

11.2 Hormones and Sexual Development

11.3 Three Cases of Exceptional Human Sexual Development

11.4 Effects of Gonadal Hormones on Adults

11.5 Neural Mechanisms of Sexual Behavior

11.6 Sexual Orientation, Hormones, and the Brain

Chapter 12

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

How Much Do You Need to Sleep?

12.1 Physiological and Behavioral Events of Sleep

12.2 REM Sleep and Dreaming

12.3 Why Do We Sleep, and Why Do We Sleep When We Do?

12.4 Comparative Analysis of Sleep

12.5 Circadian Sleep Cycles

12.6 Effects of Sleep Deprivation

12.7 Four Areas of the Brain Involved in Sleep

12.8 The Circadian Clock: Neural and Molecular Mechanisms

12.9 Drugs That Affect Sleep

12.10 Sleep Disorders

12.11 The Effects of Long-Term Sleep Reduction

PART 5: Biopsychology of Health

Chapter 13

Health Psychology

Addiction, Emotions, and Stress: Impact of Psychological factors on Health

13.1 Principles of Drug Addiction

13.2 Effects on Health of Five Commonly Abused Drugs

13.3 Addiction and the Neural Mechanisms of Motivation

13.4 Introduction to the Biopsychology of Emotion

13.5 Stress and Health

13.6 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion

Chapter 14

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

The Left Brain and the Right Brain of Language

14.1 Cerebral Lateralization of function: Introduction

14.2 The Split Brain

14.3 Differences between the Left and Right Hemispheres

14.4 Cortical Localization of Language: The Wernecicke-Geschwind Model

14.5 Evaluation of the Wernicke-Geschwind Model

14.6 The Cognitive Neuroscience approach to Language

14.7 The Cognitive Neuroscience Approach and Dyslexia

Chapter 15

Behavioral Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders

The Brain Unhinged

15.1 Schizophrenia

15.2 Affective Disorders: Depression and Mania

15.3 Anxiety Disorders

15.4 Tourette Syndrome

15.5 Clinical Trial: Development of New Psychotherapeutic Drugs

Epilogue

Appendix I: The Autonomic Nervous System

Appendix II: Some Functions of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Activation

Appendix III: The Cranial Nerves

Appendix IV: Functions of the Cranial Nerves

Appendix V: Nuclei of the Thalamus

Appendix VI: Nuclei of the Hypothalamus

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Basics of Biopsychology (Book Alone)
Pinel
©2007 | Pearson | Cloth; 624 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205461085 | ISBN-13: 9780205461080
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Brief Description |
Basics of Biopsychology is a unique combination of science and personal reader-oriented discourse weaving the fundamentals of the field with clinical case studies, social issues, personal implications and humorous anecdotes. It is a friendly mentor that speaks directly to students.

Basics of Biopsychology conveys the excitement of scientific inquiry for students with little background in the biological sciences. Pedagogy facilitates the acquisition and retention of information with an emphasis on clear thinking and a youthful design that will immediately attract and engage students, lots of interest-generating photos and illustrations, and chapter-ending visual summaries. It also offers a convenient organization with 5 sections of 3 chapters each.

Unique Features

Places a strong emphasis on behavior. Social issues are presented in a fashion that makes them relevant to the students; sex, hunger, sleep, and drug addiction are topics that are presented in a balanced, and often humorous, manner.
Emphasizes four themes – “Thinking Clearly,” “Clinical Implications,” “The Evolutionary Perspective,” and “Cognitive Neuroscience” – that are integral to each chapter and that are highlighted throughout by marginal icons.
Effectively stimulates interest, illustrates key concepts, and emphasizes clinical applications with numerous case studies woven through the text.
Embraces diversity and stresses that the success of biopsychological research often results from the convergence of its diverse approaches.
Also includes Beyond the Brain and Behavior CD-ROM.
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“The text consistently excels….. The entire text is honed and refined to the extent that students reading the text will be transformed into reasonably sophisticated biopsychologists by the book’s end….. I think that many of the chapters are close to perfection.” -- Nancy J. Woolf, UCLA

“Pinel is an excellent writer…. [The case studies] are a major strength over Kalat. These sections should pique the students’ interests and hopefully help them appreciate the relevance of this course.” — Joseph H. Porter, Virginia Commonwealth University

“When I review a possible book for adoption, I first turn to the chapter on axonal and synaptic transmission. A really great author should be able to make these topics interesting and engaging. Pinel has succeeded in doing this by taking some new directions that I applaud.” -- Douglas Engwall, Central CT State

“Dr. Pinel has a wonderful style that makes complicated material accessible. This is particularly helpful for those students who might be intimidated by the ‘hard sciences.’ … I would like to thank Dr. Pinel for his efforts over the years to provide clear and concise material for students to appreciate the depth and fascination of biopsychology. Congratulations on a fantastic job! ” — David Holtzman, University of Rochester

“Pinel’s use of anecdotes and personal stories is superior to Kalat’s.” – Stanley N. Bursten, Santa Barbara City College

“I really liked the illustrations. I thought the attention to detail, especially, in labeling all of the important structures and pathways was outstanding. This may the first book in which illustrations are complementary to the text, as opposed to something fun to look at while you read.” — Rita Michelle Lewellen, Cerritos College

Excerpt from a letter to the author (used with permission)::

"I am currently a 2nd year Psychology student at the University of Western Ontario and I am taking a Biopsychology class...I have to say what an amazing text this is...

I recently switched majors from physiology/medical sciences to psychology and I was confused for a while about what I liked more: biological sciences or psychology. I didn't know I could combine them until I read your textbook. Your book was inspirational for me and I now have a clearer, more defined idea of what I would like to do with my degree and future endeavours. Thank you very much for writing such an interesting textbook that was so clearly aimed to help students understand and appreciate biopsychology. I honestly attribute my new-found interest in biopsychology to the amazing work you put in to this text. Too bad I am several provinces away from B.C, I would have loved to be in one of your classes! Thank you again and I hope to read more of your work in the future."

- Tannis, student at University of Western Ontario

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"I am doing a Graduate Diploma in Psychology in Brisbane, Australia and just wanted to say that your textbook is particularly interesting and stimulating. I can see that there is passion and clarity in every chapter and your own experiences with the tumour as relayed in Chapter 10 was fascinating. It’s good to know that some texts can have that “human” factor, and this really makes an impact on the reader. "

- Simon, student at Brisbane, Australia

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"Dr. Pinel:

I just completed a Physiological Psychology class at Chapman University College. Your Biopsychology text was required for the class. It was the BEST textbook I have ever used. I'm 51 years old and have taken many classes in my life so that's saying a heck of lot!!! Believe me, I have certainly never written to the author to complement him on the text. You made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for making a tough class enjoyable."

- Eileen, student at Chapman University

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"I have just finished reading your book and wanted to thank you for writing it. I like the way you presented the information as if you were "chatting" with me. It was very easy to understand and a fun read. I especially liked all the vignettes and diagrams. They helped me to visualize and understand the topic you were discussing. I also reviewed the CD after every chapter I read and found it to be a helpful tool in preparing for my exams. Before taking this class I was very nervous and unsure of whether or not I would be able to grasp the information. Now class is almost over and I have a 95% in my class. I am taking my final exam tomorrow and I am confident I will do well. I feel that my understanding of the information in your book was due to the way it was written. It was very relaxed and personal, a goal you strived for in writing this book. So again, thanks for sharing your knowledge with me."

- Priscilla, student at Chapman University

Excerpt from a letter to the author (used with permission):

"Dr. Pinel,

I am a student who has just completed a Biopsychology course designed around your textbook (6th ed.) at Birmingham-Southern College. To confess my initial thoughts, I largely began this course because it is one of the requirements of my Psychology major and I gazed rather unexcitedly upon the cover of your textbook, assuming it to be like some of the other repetitive, over-written books I had become accustomed to during my three years at this college. However, as I delved a little deeper into the subject matter, exploring topics from sex and hormones to sleep cycles to neuroplasticity, I began to realize that your textbook is unlike any I had ever used. Not only is the research you include very pertinent to the subject and thought-provoking, but you seem to take the time to include personal notes, stories, and anecdotes that truly set your work apart from other texts. I can tell that Psychology is a field that really excites you, and in turn, I am more excited about my major. I just wanted to send you this small token of my graditude and a thanks for changing my mind about Psychology.

- Jeff Tullis, Birmingham-Southern College 2008"

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Basics of Biopsychology (Book Alone)
Pinel
©2007 | Pearson | Cloth; 624 pp | Instock
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Brief Description |
Basics of Biopsychology is a unique combination of science and personal reader-oriented discourse weaving the fundamentals of the field with clinical case studies, social issues, personal implications and humorous anecdotes. It is a friendly mentor that speaks directly to students.

Basics of Biopsychology conveys the excitement of scientific inquiry for students with little background in the biological sciences. Pedagogy facilitates the acquisition and retention of information with an emphasis on clear thinking and a youthful design that will immediately attract and engage students, lots of interest-generating photos and illustrations, and chapter-ending visual summaries. It also offers a convenient organization with 5 sections of 3 chapters each.

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Places a strong emphasis on behavior. Social issues are presented in a fashion that makes them relevant to the students; sex, hunger, sleep, and drug addiction are topics that are presented in a balanced, and often humorous, manner.
Emphasizes four themes – “Thinking Clearly,” “Clinical Implications,” “The Evolutionary Perspective,” and “Cognitive Neuroscience” – that are integral to each chapter and that are highlighted throughout by marginal icons.
Effectively stimulates interest, illustrates key concepts, and emphasizes clinical applications with numerous case studies woven through the text.
Embraces diversity and stresses that the success of biopsychological research often results from the convergence of its diverse approaches.
Also includes Beyond the Brain and Behavior CD-ROM.
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Basics of Biopsychology, Books a la Carte Edition
Pinel
©2011 | Pearson | Unbound (Saleable); 624 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205762409 | ISBN-13: 9780205762408
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Basics of Biopsychology, Books a la Carte Plus MyPsychKit
Pinel
©2011 | Pearson | Multiple Media Package | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205066348 | ISBN-13: 9780205066346
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MyPsychKit -- Standalone Access Card
Pearson
©2009 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205667961 | ISBN-13: 9780205667963
URL: http://www.mypsychkit.comSuggested retail price: $41.20 Net price: $30.90 (What's this?)More Info

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• Pinel, Basics of Biopsychology (Book Alone) (2007)
• Pearson, MyPsychKit -- Valuepack Access Card (2009)