Psychology Express: Biological Psychology

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Emma Preece is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Birmingham specialising in cognitive, developmental, social and health psychology

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Discover the ultimate revision guide to help you excel in your assessments!

Psychology Express: Biological Psychology, 2nd edition is a concise and comprehensive guide, packed with summaries of core concepts, revision aids and practice questions to make sure you are prepared and confident going into all of your assessments.

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Discover the ultimate revision guide to help you excel in your assessments! Psychology Express: Biological Psychology, 2nd edition is a concise and comprehensive guide, packed with summaries of core concepts, revision aids and practice questions to make sure you are prepared and confident going into all of your assessments.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Guided tour

Key research studies

Chapter 1: Introduction to biopsychology: origins, approaches and applications

Chapter 2: Structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems

Chapter 3: The endocrine system: hormones and behaviour

Chapter 4: Biological basis of language

Chapter 5: Mechanisms of perception and sensation

Chapter 6: Biological mechanisms of sleep and dreaming

Chapter 7: Biological aspects of emotion

Chapter 8: The biology of learning and memory

Chapter 9: Biological basis of psychological abnormality

Glossary of terms

References

Index