Biological Psychology: The Brain in Context
Driven by the central theme of context, this multidisciplinary textbook delves into how environmental factors shape our perception of situations influencing stress responses and physiological reactions. Lambert emphasizes lifelong neuroplasticity, showcasing the brain's remarkable ability to adapt to changing environmental pressures.These themes resonate with students as they learn about strategies to enhance their own neural health. The power of storytelling brings current findings about the brain’s design and psychology to the classroom. Noteworthy features include clinical applications woven throughout and engaging elements like "Brain Scene Investigation" and "Context Matters" to draw students in and ignite curiosity.

New to this edition is a heightened awareness of inclusivity and diversity among researchers who are contributing knowledge to the scientific literature; importantly, scientists from diverse populations are featured in chapter spotlights so that every student sees a scientist who looks like them. Integrated multimedia in the enhanced e-book and a comprehensive resource program on Oxford Learning Link provide lecture PowerPoints, Test Bank, and more, ensuring a robust foundation for both teaching and assessment.
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Biological Psychology: The Brain in Context
Driven by the central theme of context, this multidisciplinary textbook delves into how environmental factors shape our perception of situations influencing stress responses and physiological reactions. Lambert emphasizes lifelong neuroplasticity, showcasing the brain's remarkable ability to adapt to changing environmental pressures.These themes resonate with students as they learn about strategies to enhance their own neural health. The power of storytelling brings current findings about the brain’s design and psychology to the classroom. Noteworthy features include clinical applications woven throughout and engaging elements like "Brain Scene Investigation" and "Context Matters" to draw students in and ignite curiosity.

New to this edition is a heightened awareness of inclusivity and diversity among researchers who are contributing knowledge to the scientific literature; importantly, scientists from diverse populations are featured in chapter spotlights so that every student sees a scientist who looks like them. Integrated multimedia in the enhanced e-book and a comprehensive resource program on Oxford Learning Link provide lecture PowerPoints, Test Bank, and more, ensuring a robust foundation for both teaching and assessment.
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Biological Psychology: The Brain in Context

Biological Psychology: The Brain in Context

by Kelly G. Lambert
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Biological Psychology: The Brain in Context

Biological Psychology: The Brain in Context

by Kelly G. Lambert

Overview

Driven by the central theme of context, this multidisciplinary textbook delves into how environmental factors shape our perception of situations influencing stress responses and physiological reactions. Lambert emphasizes lifelong neuroplasticity, showcasing the brain's remarkable ability to adapt to changing environmental pressures.These themes resonate with students as they learn about strategies to enhance their own neural health. The power of storytelling brings current findings about the brain’s design and psychology to the classroom. Noteworthy features include clinical applications woven throughout and engaging elements like "Brain Scene Investigation" and "Context Matters" to draw students in and ignite curiosity.

New to this edition is a heightened awareness of inclusivity and diversity among researchers who are contributing knowledge to the scientific literature; importantly, scientists from diverse populations are featured in chapter spotlights so that every student sees a scientist who looks like them. Integrated multimedia in the enhanced e-book and a comprehensive resource program on Oxford Learning Link provide lecture PowerPoints, Test Bank, and more, ensuring a robust foundation for both teaching and assessment.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780197649879
Publisher: Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press
Publication date: 05/31/2024
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 560
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Kelly Lambert is a behavioral neuroscientist interested in experience-based neuroplasticity. She enjoys teaching such courses as Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Neuroscience, and Neuroplasticity Seminar. She and her students are interested in using preclinical animal models to learn more about the neurobiology of stress, resilience, depression, parenting, and natural enrichment.

In addition to publishing more than seventy research articles, Dr. Lambert has published two textbooks (Biological Psychology and Clinical Neuroscience) and three mainstream books (Lifting Depression: A Neuroscientist's Hands-On Approach to Activating Your Brain's Healing Power, The Lab Rat Chronicles: A Neuroscientist Reveals Life Lessons from the Planet's Most Successful Mammals, and, most recently, Well-Grounded: The Neurobiology of Rational Decisions.

Dr. Lambert's work has been featured on several news outlets including the National Geographic Radio Show, Big Picture Science, To the Best of Our Knowledge, WIRED, and CBS Sunday Morning. Her behavioral research was described in her 2019 TEDx Bermuda talk.

Dr. Lambert is an outstanding educator and researcher and has received multiple teaching awards:
BL Virginia Professor of the Year (awarded by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching)
BL Outstanding Faculty Award (awarded by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
BL VFIC Hiter Harris Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
BL International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Career Achievement Award

Table of Contents

Part I: The Brain in Context
1. Introduction to Biological Psychology

Part II: The Nervous System: Essential Components
2. The Nervous System: Structure and Function
3. Cells and Circuits
4. Neurochemistry, Neuropsychopharmacology, and Drug Addiction
5. Evolving Brains: Neural Development, Neuroplasticity, and Recovery of Function

Part III: The Nervous System: Essential Functions
6. Sensation, Perception, and Adaptation
7. Movement
8. Maintenance and Motivation
9. Sleep, Wakefulness, and Conscious Awareness

Part IV: Neurobiology in Action
10. Emotional Expression and Regulation
11. Friends and Lovers: Affiliative and Reproductive Strategies
12. Learning, Memory, and Decision Making
13. Mental Illness

Appendix: Major Research Methods in This Text

Glossary
References
Credits
Name Index
Subject Index
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