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Tables of Contents for Elements of Physiological Psychology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
To The Instructor
xiii
To The Student
xvii
History of Physiological Psychology
1
25
Introduction
2
1
Physiological Psychology Defined
3
1
Looking Back: How Physiological Psychology Evolved
4
4
Behavior and Experimentation
8
2
Physiological Psychology: Its Biological Roots
10
3
Making the Brain-Behavior Connection
13
8
Looking Ahead: The New Directions
21
5
The Neuron
26
31
Introduction
27
1
The Neuron
28
8
Development of the Nervous System
36
4
How Neurons Die
40
5
Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease
45
4
Reversing Neural Damage: The Transplant Approach
49
8
The Nervous System
57
48
Introduction
58
1
The Nervous System Defined
58
1
The Peripheral Nervous System
59
3
The Skeletal Nervous System
62
2
The Autonomic Nervous System
64
6
The Central Nervous System
70
8
The Brain
78
10
Integrating the Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems
88
3
Methods for Studying the Brain-Behavior Relationship
91
2
Research Techniques Involving Humans
93
12
The Electrochemical Basis of Behavior
105
38
Introduction
106
1
Tracking the Neural Impulse: The Early Discoveries
106
2
The Electrochemical Signal: An Overview
108
2
How the Neuron Produces the Impulse
110
4
Firing: Initiating the Electrochemical Signal
114
9
Neural Transmission and Behavior
123
1
The Synapse and Behavior
124
7
Synaptic Modulation and Behavioral Flexibility
131
5
Preserving Normal Synaptic Activity: The Defense Mechanisms
136
7
The Neurochemical Basis of Behavior
143
43
Introduction
144
1
Neurotransmitters: An Overview
144
1
Acetylcholine
145
4
Monoamines
149
6
Other Neurotransmitter Substances
155
3
Neurotransmitters and Behavior: In Retrospect
158
1
Neurotransmitters and Psychoactive Drugs
159
1
The Five Groups of Psychoactive Drugs
159
10
Drugs at Work
169
2
The Tolerance Factor
171
3
Addiction
174
3
Treating the Addict
177
1
Dietary Control: An Alternative to Drug Therapy
178
1
Looking Ahead
179
7
Sensory Processing
186
21
Introduction
187
1
Transduction and Receptors: An Overview
187
4
Sensory Coding: An Overview
191
6
Sensory Processing: The Psychological Impact
197
4
Looking Ahead: Common Mechanisms and Sensory Processing
201
6
The Visual System
207
49
Introduction
208
1
How Humans See
209
2
The Visual Nervous System: Anatomy
211
4
The Visual Nervous System: Function
215
5
Neural Coding
220
6
Coding in the Mammalian Visual System
226
3
The Work of Hubel and Wiesel
229
5
New Directions in Coding Research
234
4
Neural Coding: Inherent or Acquired?
238
1
Color Vision
239
2
Tracking the Color Code
241
7
Color Blindnes
248
8
Audition, Taste, and Smell
256
36
Introduction
257
1
Audition: An Overview
257
4
The Anatomy of the Auditory System
261
4
The Auditory Nervous System
265
2
Coding for Auditory Information
267
6
Coding for Sound Localization
273
2
Taste and Smell
275
1
The Anatomy of Taste
276
3
Coding for Taste
279
2
Smell
281
3
Coding for Smell
284
8
Cutaneous Senses Including Pain and Proprioception
292
38
Introduction
293
1
Cutaneous Senses
293
9
The Physiological Basis of Pain
302
5
Chronic Pain
307
3
The Pain-Suppression Circuit
310
6
Neural Coding for Temperature
316
1
Proprioception
317
1
Kinesthetics: A Sense of Movement
318
2
Labyrinthine Sense
320
10
Muscles and Glands
330
32
Introduction
331
1
The Mechanics of Movement
331
2
The Neural Aspects of Muscle Movement
333
3
The Form of Movement
336
3
The Brain and Movement
339
15
Control of Internal Behavior
354
8
Eating and Drinking
362
48
Introduction
363
1
Biological Basis of Hunger
364
2
The Search for Eating Signals
366
6
The Search for Metabolic Signals
372
9
Neural Mechanisms for Eating
381
7
Eating Behavior: The Human Factor
388
4
Learning to Eat: Specific Hungers
392
2
Drinking Behavior: An Overview
394
1
The Search for the Signals
395
1
The Two Thirsts: Osmotic and Volemic
396
5
Regulating Drinking Behavior
401
9
Sleep
410
28
Introduction
411
1
Sleep Defined
412
3
Searching for Sleep Signals
415
7
The Neural Mechanisms of Wakefulness
422
2
The Neural Mechanisms of Sleep
424
1
Searching for Sleep Areas
425
5
The Need for REM Sleep
430
1
Sleep Disorders
431
7
Sex
438
34
Introduction
439
1
Defining Sex
439
1
External Control of Sexual Behavior
440
1
Hormones and Sexual Behavior
441
4
The Brain and Sexual Behavior
445
6
Searching for the Performance Circuit
451
3
Developmental Aspects of Sexual Behavior
454
8
The Learning and Social Aspects of Human Sexual Behavior
462
10
The Neural Basis of Emotion
472
40
Introduction
473
1
Isolating the Chain: An Overview
474
5
The James-Lange Theory Revisited
479
4
The Anatomical Basis of Emotion
483
1
The Early Studies
484
4
Analyzing the Limbic System
488
7
From Lower Animals to Humans
495
5
The Neural Basis of Pleasure
500
4
The Chemical Nature of Reward
504
8
The Neural Basis of Psychological Disorder
512
39
Introduction
513
2
Visceral Breakdown: The Early Findings
515
2
Stress: The Psychological Dimension
517
3
Mental Illness: A Physiological Perspective
520
2
The Monoamine Theory of Depression
522
5
Treating Depression: Assessing the Options
527
4
Anxiety Disorders
531
4
Schizophrenia
535
8
The Schizophrenic Brain and Behavior
543
8
Learning
551
41
Introduction
552
1
Early Learning Discoveries
553
2
Learning and The Nervous System
555
1
The Cortex and Learning
556
4
The Role of the Hippocampus in Learning
560
4
Mapping the Anatomical Site
564
7
The Synaptic Basis of Learning
571
1
Kandel's Aplysia Work
572
8
Long-Term Potentiation
580
12
Memory
592
40
Introduction
593
1
The Theory of Memory Consolidation: A Historical Perspective
594
6
The Chemical Basis of Memory Consolidation
600
7
Memory Consolidation: The Role of Specific Circuits
607
7
Human Memory
614
3
Memory in Brain-Damaged Humans
617
7
Memory Retrieval
624
2
Strengthening Retrieved Memories
626
1
Memory: A Psychological Perspective
627
5
Localization of Higher-Order Function
632
34
Introduction
633
1
Cortical Localization: A Historical Perspective
633
3
Language and The Cortex: Leaning to the Left
636
3
Localization of Perception: Leaning to the Right
639
4
Coordinating the Two Hemispheres
643
6
The Function of the Corpus Callosum
649
4
Why Are the Hemispheres Specialized?
653
6
Hemispheric Differences between the Sexes
659
2
A Final Look
661
5
Glossary
666
20
References
686
24
Indexes
Name Index
710
6
Subject Index
716