The Mind’s Machine : Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition Neil Verne Watson

The Mind’s Machine : Foundations of Brain and Behavior 4th Edition Neil Verne Watson – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781605359731,1605359734, 9780197542248, 0197542247

Product details:
• ISBN 10: 0197542247

• ISBN 13: 9780197542248

• Author: Neil Verne Watson, S. Marc Breedlove

The most visually appealing and student-friendly brain and behavior book available, The Mind’s Machine, Fourth Edition, presents an accessible, yet thorough, introduction to the field.
The Mind’s Machine, imparts the core concepts of behavioral neuroscience to students in a diverse range of disciplines, including not only psychology and the other life sciences, but art, philosophy, media studies, linguistics, and the like. The Mind’s Machine, offers a streamlined text, full-color art, novel pedagogical features, and real-life examples and analogies to engage students new to neuroscience without sacrificing accuracy. This accessible, reader-friendly book is appropriate for brain and behavior, biopsychology, and physiological psychology courses.

Table contents:

1 Structure and Function

2 Neurophysiology

3 The Chemistry of Behavior

4 Development of the Brain

5 The Sensorimotor System

6 Hearing, Balance,Taste, and Smell

7 Vision

8 Hormones and Sex

9 Homeostasis:Active Regulation of the Internal Environment

10 Biological Rhythms and Sleep

11 Emotions, Aggression, and Stress

12 Psychopathology

13 Memory and Learning

14 Attention and Higher Cognition

15 Language and Lateralization

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