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Dr. James W. Kalat’s BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY is widely used for good reason: an extremely high level of scholarship, a clear writing style with amusing anecdotes, and precise examples. Kalat’s goals are to make biological psychology accessible and to convey the excitement of the search for biological explanations of behavior, and he delivers. Updated with new topics, examples, and recent research findings, the new edition continues this book’s tradition of quality.

Introduction.
1. Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses.
2. Synapses.
3. Anatomy and Research Methods.
4. Genetics, Evolution, Development, and Plasticity.
5. Vision.
6. Other Sensory Systems.
7. Movement.
8. Wakefulness and Sleep.
9. Internal Regulation.
10. Reproductive Behaviors.
11. Emotional Behaviors.
12. The Biology of Learning and Memory.
13. Cognitive Functions.
14. Psychological Disorders.
Appendix A: Brief, Basic Chemistry.
Appendix B: Society for Neuroscience Policies on the Use of Animals and Human Subjects in Research.

Please note that the digital access code that comes with the print book is valid for use in a specific Asia territory only. CB VitalSource eBook – The ultimate eBook experience has arrived! Easily access our eBooks with features that will improve your reading experience, and tools to help you take notes and organize your studies. Dr. James W. Kalat’s BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY is widely used for good reason: an extremely high level of scholarship, a clear writing style with amusing anecdotes, and precise examples. Kalat’s goals are to make biological psychology accessible and to convey the excitement of the search for biological explanations of behavior, and he delivers. Updated with new topics, examples, and recent research findings, the new edition continues this book’s tradition of quality. New, revised, and expanded content reflects the rapid progress in biological psychology. For example, there’s expanded treatment of optogenetics (Ch. 3), synesthesia (Ch. 6), sex hormones (Ch. 10), addictions (Ch. 14), and autism spectrum disorders (Ch. 14), among many other topics. Organizational changes reflect changes in the field. The module on genetics and evolution of behavior has been moved from Chapter 1 to the chapter on development (Ch. 4). The remainder of the first chapter (introduction to the field, concept of mind-body monism, job opportunities, ethics of animal research, etc.) is now labeled "Introduction." Material about how drugs exert their effects is integrated into the second module of the Synapses chapter (Ch. 2). Discussion of addictions, previously in the Synapses chapter, is now a module in the chapter on Psychological Disorders (Ch. 14). A new set of multiple-choice review questions appears at the end of each module, offering additional opportunities for students to check their understanding. The new MindTap for Kalat Biological Psychology engages students through interactive multimedia activities, animations, quizzes and discussion. The MindTap learning path moves students through Bloom’s taxonomy utilizing formative and summative assessment, videos, animations, and Virtual Labs; which provide first-rate animations and simulated lab experiences that illustrate biological processes. Chapter 4 (Genetics, Evolution, Development, and Plasticity) now includes a short section on brain evolution. The discussion of behavioral evolution now acknowledges that group selection is sometimes plausible. Important updates are added to the discussions of new neurons in the adult brain, fetal alcohol syndrome, and brain changes in adulthood. Chapter 5 (Vision) is rearranged at the start to emphasize a fundamental point that one-third of college students miss, sometimes even after taking courses in physics, perception, and biological psychology: We see because light enters the eyes, not because we send out sight rays. This chapter also has a revised description of the distinction between the ventral and dorsal pathways. Chapter 6 (Other Sensory Systems) has a new section on the role of attention in hearing loss, and a new study showing that some people developed synesthesia by playing with colored refrigerator magnets during childhood. Chapter 7 (Movement) has a substantial revision of the section about the basal ganglia, stressing their role in motivating movements. Chapter 10 (Reproductive Behaviors) has a new section on how sex hormones affect non-sexual behaviors. The section on activating effects of hormones is reorganized in terms of males vs. females instead of rodents vs. humans.