Progress in Physiological Psychology
Volume 2
Published on 1. January 1968
340 pages
978-1-4832-2494-7 (ISBN)
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Progress in Physiological Psychology, Volume 2 is a five-chapter text that covers the advances both in experimental and theoretical studies on physiological psychology. Chapter 1 deals with the application of recording of cortical steady potentials (DC potentials) to problems of motivation and learning, reflecting electrical changes correlated with these aspects of behavior and suggesting that steady potential shift may be a neurophysiological manifestation of Hull's behavioral concept of reaction potential. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the neurological mechanisms at work in learning and memory, especially the electrophysiological and neurochemical processes. Chapter 3 considers first the general properties of populations and communities of plants and animals, followed by a discussion on the influence of population pressures on various stages of reproductive function. This chapter also surveys the various theories concerned with the integration of mechanisms that regulate population growth and the natural selection of these mechanisms. Chapter 4 discusses the social interactions and population pressures, which act through the neuroendocrine systems to produce the degenerative changes that characterize arteriosclerosis, pancreatitis, cancer, and other diseases so prominent in civilized man. Chapter 5 describes the maternal and mating behavior showing the important role of limbic structures in positive as well as in negative motivated behavior. This book is directed toward neurophysiologists, psychologists, and researchers.
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List of ContributorsPrefaceCortical Steady Potential (Direct Current Potential) in Reinforcement and Learning I. Introduction II. III. Steady Potential Shifts in Relation to Nonreinforcing Stimuli IV. Steady Potential Shifts in Relation to Reinforcing Stimuli V. Conditioned Steady Potential Shifts VI. General Interpretation VII. Summary and Conclusions Appendix ReferencesNeurophysiological Mechanisms in Learning I. Introduction II. Growth and Maturation of Neuronal Connections III. Selective Reinforcement, Habituation, and Dishabituation IV. Stages of the Learning Process V. Sensory Processes in Sleep and Waking VI. Electrophysiological Studies of Reinforcing Mechanisms VII. Neurochemical Mechanisms Involved in Short-Term Memory and Consolidation VIII. Long-Term Storage and Retrieval IX. General Summary ReferencesReproduction and Population Pressures I. Introduction II. General Properties of Populations and Communities III. Population Pressures and Reproduction IV. Theoretical Aspects V. Integration of Mechanisms That Regulate Population Growth ReferencesEnvironment, Behavior, and Disease I. Introduction II. The Zoo Environment III. Patterns of Disease IV. Implications ReferencesBehavioral Functions of the Limbic System I. Introduction II. Limbic System and Emotion III. The Limbic System and Response Inhibition IV. Limbic System and Species-Specific Behavior V. Limbic System and Cognitive Behavior VI. Conclusion ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
