Biopsychology: The Basics is a concise, accessible and illuminating introduction to the field of biopsychology.
The book explores what psychology is in the broadest sense and how combining it with a biological perspective offers a deeper understanding of behavior and mental life. Key topics include:
- What biopsychology is: understanding the interaction of biology and psychology.
- The biology of the brain and how to study it.
- How psychological states are related to physiological processes.
- The effects of drugs, both therapeutic and recreational, on behaviour and psychology.
- How genes and the environment impact psychological development.
- The biopsychology of cognition
- People in the world: understanding emotions, motivation and communication.
- The biological basis of psychopathologies - causes, diagnoses and treatments.
- Explanations, mechanisms and the biopsychology of consciousness.
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