
The Mind's Machine
Foundations of Brain and Behavior
Oxford University Press Inc
2nd Edition
Published on 5. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
471 pages
978-1-60535-739-3 (ISBN)
Description
Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press.
The Mind's Machine, introduced in 2012, was written to impart the core concepts of behavioral neuroscience to students in a diverse range of disciplines, including not only psychology and the other life sciences, but art, philosophy, media studies, linguistics, and the like. Through the use of streamlined text, full-color art, novel pedagogical features, and real-life examples and analogies, the book succeeded in engaging students new to neuroscience without sacrificing accuracy.
Put to the test by faculty and students, The Mind's Machine proved itself to be accessible and reader-friendly--not to mention affordably priced--and the Second Edition is no less so.
If you are teaching a brain and behavior, biopsychology, or physiological psychology course, you will want to consider this book!
The Mind's Machine, introduced in 2012, was written to impart the core concepts of behavioral neuroscience to students in a diverse range of disciplines, including not only psychology and the other life sciences, but art, philosophy, media studies, linguistics, and the like. Through the use of streamlined text, full-color art, novel pedagogical features, and real-life examples and analogies, the book succeeded in engaging students new to neuroscience without sacrificing accuracy.
Put to the test by faculty and students, The Mind's Machine proved itself to be accessible and reader-friendly--not to mention affordably priced--and the Second Edition is no less so.
If you are teaching a brain and behavior, biopsychology, or physiological psychology course, you will want to consider this book!
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 269 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1250 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60535-739-3 (9781605357393)
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Persons
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. His research, which spans from the effects of hormones and pollutants on the structure of the nervous system to the relationships among social factors, cognition, and steroids in humans, has appeared in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Neuroscience, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, and Brain Research. 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 Behavioral Neuroscience and Chair of Psychology.
S. Marc Breedlove, the Barnett Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at Michigan State University, has written over 130 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 is also passionate about teaching--in the classroom, and in the greater community through interviews with the Washington Post, 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 and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Breedlove is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Psychological Science.
S. Marc Breedlove, the Barnett Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at Michigan State University, has written over 130 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 is also passionate about teaching--in the classroom, and in the greater community through interviews with the Washington Post, 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 and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Breedlove is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Psychological Science.
Content
- 1: An Introduction to Brain and Behavior
- 2: Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
- 3: Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
- 4: The Sensorimotor System
- 5: Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
- 6: Vision: From Eye to Brain
- 7: Hormones and Sex
- 8: Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
- 9: Biological Rhythms and Sleep
- 10: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress
- 11: Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders
- 12: Memory, Learning, and Development
- 13: Attention and Consciousness
- 14: Language and Our Divided Brain
- 2: Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
- 3: Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
- 4: The Sensorimotor System
- 5: Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
- 6: Vision: From Eye to Brain
- 7: Hormones and Sex
- 8: Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
- 9: Biological Rhythms and Sleep
- 10: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress
- 11: Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders
- 12: Memory, Learning, and Development
- 13: Attention and Consciousness
- 14: Language and Our Divided Brain