Description

Engage your students with the ways the central nervous system governs human behaviour.

Biopsychology, 11^th Edition is the ultimate introduction to the topic offering a unique combination of science and reader-oriented discourse.

The inspiring voices coming from the authors directly to your students make this the ultimate guide for your students.

Features

Hallmark features of this title

An emphasis on core themes provides the framework for the study of the text

• The authors focus on four broad themes outlining the text: Thinking Creatively About Biopsychology, Clinical Implications, Evolutionary Perspective, and Neuroplasticity.
• Themes Revisited sections at the end of each chapter summarise the ways in which the text's major and emerging themes relate to the chapter's subject.

Scientific concepts become accessible via a reader-oriented approach

• Exclusive illustrations, many created by co-author John Pineland and his artist/designer wife, Maggie Edwards, reinforce key content.
• Personal and social messages encourage students to relate personally to the research findings, particularly in chapters on eating, sleeping, sex, and drug addiction.

New to this Edition

An emphasis on key themes provides the framework for the study of biopsychology

• The authors introduce two new themes emerging from biopsychology literature: 1) Thinking about Epigenetics and 2) Consciousness.
• The text incorporates 950 new citations of articles and books, reflecting recent developments and reshaping the content material.

Content changes throughout the text offer new and updated material in most chapters, keeping the text current

Highlights of content changes include the following:

• Chapter 4: A new section on ultrasound-based imaging techniques.
• Chapter 7: Thoroughly updated and now entitled Sensory Systems, Perception, and Attention, with updated coverage on the subcortical auditory pathways and the effects of auditory cortex damage.
• Chapter 9: Extensive updates to the coverage of stem cells and neurodevelopment.
• Chapter 10: A new section on traumatic brain injuries.
• Chapter 12: An updated discussion on why some people gain weight and some do not.
• Chapter 15: A new discussion of the current epidemic of opioid abuse.
• Chapter 18: A thoroughly updated chapter covering the role of genetic, epigenetic, and neural factors for each psychiatric disorder, with expanded coverage on theories of bipolar disorder, updated coverage on drug therapies for anxiety disorders and Tourette's disorder, and more.

Table of Contents

Author

John Pinel is an Emeritus Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. An award-winning teacher, he is the author of more than 200 scientific papers. He feels that Biopsychology is his major career-related accomplishment.

Steven Barnes is an Associate Professor of Teaching, and Associate Head of Undergraduate Affairs, in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. Steven is well-regarded for his work related to Online Learning Technologies, student mental health and wellbeing, and Bipolar Disorder (BD).