Biological psychology : an introduction to behavioral, cognitive, and clinical neuroscience / S. Marc Breedlove, Michigan State University, Neil V. Watson, Simon Fraser University.

Sunderland, Massachusetts : Sinauer Associates, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

xx, 633 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Seventh edition.

Biological psychology: scope and outlook -- PART I: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR: Functional neuroanatomy: the nervous system and behavior -- Neurophysiology: the generation, transmission, and integration of neural signals -- The chemistry of behavior: neurotransmitters and neuropharmacology -- Hormones and the brain -- PART II: EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: Evolution of the brain and behavior -- Life-span development of the brain and behavior -- PART III: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR: General principles of sensory processing, touch, and pain -- Hearing, vestibular perception, taste, and smell -- Vision: from eye to brain -- Motor control and plasticity -- PART IV: REGULATION AND BEHAVIOR: Sex: evolutionary, hormonal, and neural bases -- Homeostasis: active regulation of the internal environment -- Biological rhythms, sleep, and dreaming -- PART V: EMOTIONS AND MENTAL DISORDERS: Emotions, aggression, and stress -- Psychopathology: biological basis of behavioral disorders -- PART VI: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: Learning and memory -- Attention and higher cognition -- Language and hemispheric asymmetry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.