Physiological psychology

Author: Wang Kai
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book consists of 15 chapters, divided into 5 parts. Part 1 includes chapters 1 to 4, introducing the basic knowledge of medical psychology, covering an overview of medical psychology and closely related knowledge of neurophysiology, biochemistry, and anatomy. Part 2 includes chapters 5 to 7, focusing on the physiological and neural mechanisms of sensory and motor behaviors. Part 3 includes chapters 8 to 10, covering the physiological and neural mechanisms of basic behaviors such as sleep, sexuality, and diet. Part 4 includes chapters 11 to 14, introducing research findings on the neural mechanisms of higher cognitive functions such as attention, emotion, memory, and language. The final chapter introduces knowledge related to several mental and psychological disorders.