Jonathan Lee

Alison Cooper

Suzanne Higgs

Biological Psychology offers a highly visual, in-depth guide to the basic biological functions of the brain that you will need to learn throughout the course of your psychology degree. This edition boasts a revamped learning structure with a strong applied focus. This allows you to engage with biological psychology through a range of real world applications, getting you to apply your learning to conditions such as epilepsy, PTSD and Parkinson’s, and treatments such as gene therapy and brain-computer interfaces for spinal cord injuries. Key features include: • New ′real world applications′ boxes that help put theory into practice, showing you the human side of the science • ′Focus on methods′ boxes that demonstrate the research methods you will use as a biological psychologist to uncover the workings of the brain • Key debates to deepen your understanding of contemporary research and its impact • Critical thinking questions • Key points and glossary definitions to solidify your understanding of complex ideas and new terminology • Further reading suggestions to help build your bibliography for assignments • Video animations to help you grasp basic neuroanatomy and psychobiology This book goes above and beyond to familiarise you with the links between biology and psychology, making it an essential read for psychology students at all levels. Suzanne Higgs is Professor in the Psychobiology of Appetite at the University of Birmingham. Alison Cooper is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Jonathan Lee is Professor of Memory Neuroscience at the University of Birmingham.

Biological Psychology

Covering all the essentials needed for students studying biological psychology and neuroanatomy, this book goes above and beyond, enabling students to understand the links between biology and psychology, as well as asking them to delve deeper and think critically about contemporary issues in the field.

The challenge of teaching bio-psychology is first getting students up to speed with the basic brain functions and terminology, before this can be applied to psychology, and then finally helping them develop critical thinking about the subject. This book uniquely addresses all three of these issues and provides a resource that supports students at each of these different levels of understanding. Key features include: • New video animations for the biology chapters and high-quality illustrations throughout, helping students grasp the basic neuroanatomy and microbiology. • 'Check your understanding' questions in the book and MCQs online help students test their understanding and prepare for assessments. • Chapters cover the need-to-know topics for psychology students with 'Insight' and 'Focus on Methods' boxes, highlighting these topics' relevance to the real-world. • Spotlights build on the chapters, delving deeper into contemporary debates, issues and controversies around topical areas such as post-traumatic stress disorder, obesity and pain.

Suzanne Higgs

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