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Print Price: $209.99

Format:
Paperback
624 pp.
229 mm x 276 mm

ISBN-13:
9781605359731

Copyright Year:
2021

Imprint: Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press


The Mind's Machine

Foundations of Brain and Behavior, Fourth Edition

Neil Watson and Marc S. Breedlove

Series : Sinauer

The Mind's Machine, introduced in 2012, was written to present the interdisciplinary topics of introductory behavioral neuroscience to students from non-science majors, to psychology, life sciences, and neuroscience. This engaging and user-friendly text brings in relevance to students of all backgrounds through coverage of contemporary research, clinical cases and experimental studies, as well as through the use of clear learning objectives and concept checks, and Oxford Insight for adaptive learning integrated with interactive learning tools.

Readership : Undergraduate students in interdisciplinary Behavioral Neuroscience courses.

Reviews

  • "Mind's Machine is a must-have textbook for any student, in any field, wanting to learn how and why we do the things we do. This is a behavioral neuroscience textbook geared to undergraduate in many fields, including but not limited to neuroscience and psychology. This textbook is up-to-date and cleverly written with beautiful illustrations within the chapters as well as visual summaries."
    --Alicia Walf, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • "It is a beautifully written introduction to biological psychology that is written for psychology students and others who may have had limited prior experience with neuroscience or biology / chemistry. It is approachable for novice students, and they many times actually enjoy doing the reading."
    --Sarah E. Holstein, Lycoming College

  • "A very well written textbook with some quirky artwork, very detailed pedagogical elements and aids on every page directed toward student's comprehension. It is very useful also to start class discussions due to the wealth of external links and cultural references, which makes it relevant for the modern student. The modular organization is also a welcoming feature which makes it easier to prepare classes and assign reading."
    --Anonymous

  • "A very readable introduction to the biological bases of behavior that includes helpful graphics, useful study aides both in the book and on-line, and well curated animations, videos, research vignettes, and study guides and quizzes to aid students learning and help instructors improve their course delivery."
    --Christina Williams, Duke University

  • "A very nice intro level text, appropriate for psychology majors at an intermediate level. The authors are knowledgeable and have been working on these texts for a very long time. The price is reasonable."
    --Mark S. Schmidt, Columbus State University

1. Cells and Structures: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
2. Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
3. The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
4. Development of the Brain
5. The Sensorimotor System
6. Hearing, Balance, Taste, and Smell
7. Vision: From Eye to Brain
8. Hormones and Sex
9. Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
10. Biological Rhythms and Sleep
11. Emotions, Aggression, and Stress
12. Psychopathology: The Biology of Behavioral Disorders
13. Memory, Learning, and Development
14. Attention and Higher Cognition
15. Language and Lateralization

Oxford Insight

Neil V. Watson and the members of his lab at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada study sex-related aspects of the structure and function of the nervous system, with ongoing grant support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He teaches biological psychology to hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students each year.

S. Marc Breedlove, the Barnett Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at Michigan State University, has written over 130 scientific articles investigating the role of hormones in shaping the developing and adult nervous system.

How Genes Influence Behavior - Jonathan Flint, Ralph J. Greenspan and Kenneth S. Kendler
Behavioral Neuroscience - S. Marc Breedlove and Neil V. Watson
Drugs - Martha S. Rosenthal
Psychopharmacology - Jerrold S. Meyer and Linda F. Quenzer
Biological Psychology - Kelly G. Lambert
Brain and Behavior - David Eagleman and Jonathan Downar
The Thinking Ape - Richard Byrne
The Psychobiology of Behavioral Development - Ronald Gandelman

Special Features

  • "The Road Ahead" learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter provide students a look at the important points made throughout the material.
  • "How's it Going" self-check points aid students in understanding the material better and letting it sink in throughout varying points in the reading.
  • The feature, "Researchers at Work" covers experimental techniques and designs used in the behavioral neuroscience field. It is aimed at piquing student interest and connection beyond the text.
  • "Signs and Symptoms" feature related to clinical cases further helps students to think critically about the reading as they explore real clinical work.
  • The authors always ensure the text has a friendly and accessible writing style for students of many interdisciplinary backgrounds.
  • The text offers a broad coverage of contemporary research throughout the material where students get a chance to connect the dots between their reading and the material.
New to this Edition
  • Introducing Oxford Insight, an adaptive learning and interactive content based courseware for both students and instructors. Its aim is to help students gain a deeper and critical understanding of their reading and for a hands-on, easy to use learning system for instructors.
  • Chapter four is a new and added chapter on development, which was previously apart of chapter 13 in the third edition.
  • Extensive updates to each chapter including 200 new references to current research.
  • The fourth edition has endured continued updates to art and figures throughout in an effort to match the new and updated references.