Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience (Book with CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh) [Hardcover]

Mark R. Rosenzweig (Author), Arnold L. Leiman (Author), S. Marc Breedlove (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878937919 | ISBN-13: 978-0878937912 | Publication Date: January 15, 1999 | Edition: 2nd

The Second Edition of this best-selling text retains its focus on the examination of each major topic in psychobiology from five perspectives: the description of behaviour, the evolution of behaviour, the development of behaviour, the biological mechanisms underlying behaviour and applications of biological psychology to human problems. Improvements in this edition include new material on cognitive and clinical neuroscience, extensive chapter reorganisation, enhanced pedagogy and refined artwork. To further enhance students' understanding, each copy includes Sylvius: Fundamentals of Human Neural Structure , a CD-ROM tutorial. This Special Edition is comprised of three sections: (1) a Surface Anatomy module allowing the user to visualise the external features of the brain, (2) a Sectional Anatomy module focused on the internal structures and (3) an alphabetical Index from which the user can choose and obtain a visual description of various neuroanatomical structures.

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About the Author

S. Marc Breedlove, the Barnett Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at Michigan State University, has written over 100 scientific articles investigating the role of hormones in shaping the developing and adult nervous system, publishing in journals including Science, Nature, Nature Neuroscience, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. He has been widely interviewed about his research by periodicals including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Newsweek, as well as broadcast programs such as All Things Considered, Good Morning America and Sixty Minutes. He has active grant support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Breedlove was recently elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Neil V. Watson and the members of his lab at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada study sex-related aspects of the structure and function of the nervous system, with ongoing grant support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He has published scientific articles on topics ranging from the effects of steroid hormones on cell survival, to the neural control of reproductive behavior, to human cognitive sex differences. Dr. Watson received his undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Western Ontario and his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined the faculty at SFU in 1996 where he is now Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology. He teaches biological psychology to hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students each year. The late Mark R. Rosenzweig was Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his bachelor s and master s degrees from the University of Rochester and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He was active in research in biological psychology for fifty years and taught the subject for almost as many years. His main research was on brain mechanisms of learning and memory, and he also did research on brain mechanisms of auditory perception. He authored or coauthored 300 scientific publications books, chapters, and articles. Dr. Rosenzweig held several offices in the International Union of Psychological Science, including the presidency. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., and he was awarded honorary doctorate degrees by the Université Rene Descartes (Paris), the Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg), and the Université de Montreal. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 654 pages
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc; 2nd edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878937919
• ISBN-13: 978-0878937912
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,797,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introductory Text, June 7, 2000

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Madaline Barnes (MSPP, Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience (Book with CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh) (Hardcover)

I have used both the first and second editions of this text in courses for first-year graduate students in a Psy.D. program. The text is clear, the illustrations excellent, as are the color overheads. This is at exactly the right level for students who will be clinicians using this information in understanding and dealing with clients directly (as opposed to researchers).

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on the subject, October 21, 1999

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This review is from: Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience (Book with CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh) (Hardcover)

This is the best introductory book in Biological Psychology/Neuropsychology I have seen so far. Very well written and with beautiful illustrations and pictures that make this interesting subject even better.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good end of the second millenium, May 1, 2000

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hector h. osorio h (Santiago, Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience (Book with CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh) (Hardcover)

I had the chance to give a overlook to prof. M.Rosenzweig text "Biological Psychology...", talking with my assistant teacher, I said, at last a nice, and good text for undergraduate student that are not going to be medicine student, but other profesional. This is the text for a change in the teaching of neuroscience; the result of it use will be clear at december 2000. the reasons for this: - clear use of history. - great use of design in each theme treated. - all the aids (cd, etc) are exactly what a beginnig student need. - the use of real neuroanatomy part, are perfectly complement by the pictures, diagram in the text. profs. M. Rosenzweig, A. leiman & S.M. Breedlove thanks from Chile.