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Biological psychology / - 3rd ed. - Harlow, Essex ; New York : Prentice Hall/Pearson, 2011. - xxvii, 659 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ;

Introduction -- Genes, environment and evolution -- The nervous and endocrine systems -- How the cells of the nervous system work -- The brain: basics of structure and role -- Development and plasticity -- Sensory systems: general principles -- Vision -- The other sensory systems -- The control of movement -- Learning and memory -- Emotion -- Stress and coping -- Pain -- Motivation -- Feeding and drinking -- Sexual behaviour -- Drugs and addiction -- Sleep and waking -- Cognition and action -- Brains, minds and consciousness -- When things go wrong.

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