Progress in Physiological Psychology
Volume 1
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1966
- Latest edition
- Editors: Eliot Stellar, James M. Sprague
- Language: English
Progress in Physiological Psychology, Volume 1 is a six-chapter text that covers the advances both in experimental and theoretical studies on physiological psychology. Chapter 1… Read more
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Progress in Physiological Psychology, Volume 1 is a six-chapter text that covers the advances both in experimental and theoretical studies on physiological psychology. Chapter 1 provides the electrophysiological techniques to bear on classic problems of learning and performance in learning situations, while Chapter 2 describes the association between consciousness and attention. Chapter 3 considers the relations between functional demands and the development and maintenance of neural systems. This chapter also examines the effects upon microstructure and the various measures of neurochemical, neurophysiological, and behavioral growth. Chapter 4 presents certain dimensions of behavioral analysis, particularly in the continuing studies of self-stimulation and reward and punishment systems within the brain. Chapters 5 and 6 survey the mechanisms underlying motivation and emotional behavior. This book is of great value to neurophysiologists and psychologists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Neurophysiological Correlates of Information Transaction and Storage in Brain Tissue
I. Salient Features of Cellular Organization in Cerebral Structures: A Tricompartmental Model
II. Neuroelectric Activity in Brain Tissues: The Genesis of Waves and Their Relation to Unit Firing
III. Unit Firing Patterns in Response to Conditional Stimuli
IV. Electroencephalographic Correlates of Conditional Responses
V. Electrical Impedance Characteristics of Cortical and Subcortical Structures
VI. Aspects of a Model of Cerebral Organization in Learning
References
Attention and Auditory Electrophysiology
I. Introduction
II. The Psychology of Attention
III. The Hypothesis of Afferent Neuronal Inhibition
IV. The Cochlear Nucleus in Attention
V. Sensory Gating and Neural Unit Activity
VI. In Search of a Physiology of Perception and Attention
VII. Conclusion
References
Sensory Deprivation
I. Introduction
II. CNS Changes after Sensory Restriction
III. Neurochemical Correlates of Sensory Deprivation
IV. Electrophysiological Measures of Altered Neural Function
V. Behavioral Correlates of Sensory and Neural Events
VI. Discussion and Summary
References
The Anatomical Locus of Reinforcement
I. Introduction and Statement of the Problem
II. The Anatomical Locus of the Self-Stimulation Phenomenon
III. Some Summarizing Remarks and Speculations
References
The Physiology of Thirst
I. Introduction
II. Theories on the Nature of Thirst
III. Central Representation of the Thirst Mechanism
IV. Thirst-Eliciting Factors
V. Satiation Mechanisms
VI. Conclusions
References
Response-Modulating Functions of the Limbic System: Initiation and Suppression
I. Introduction
II. Anatomical Considerations
III. The Basis of Changes in Active-Avoidance Behavior
IV. The Generalized Nature of Response Perseveration Following Septal Lesions
V. The Similarity between the Behavioral Effects of Septal and Other Forebrain Lesions
VI. Some General Considerations
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1966
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Eliot Stellar
Affiliations and expertise
School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.