LibGuides: Psychology: Biology & Consciousness

Biological Components of Psychology - Articles

Evolutionary Psychology (EP)
(2016). In J. L. Longe (Ed.), The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology (3rd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 386-389). Gale. Accessed via Gale Ebooks
Genetics.
by Petechuk, D. (2021). In The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (6th ed., Vol. 3, pp. 1955-1962). Accessed via Gale in Context: Science
Neuroplasticity.
by Michael Rugnetta -(Fellows assistant, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.), September 2020. Accessed via Britannica Online
Biological Psychology
by Luepke, J. L. (2020).In Gale Science Online Collection. Accessed via Gale in Context: Science
Sleep
by Dang-Vu, T.T. et al Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). Accessed via Britannica School.
What Is Consciousness? Scientists are beginning to unravel a mystery that has long vexed philosophers
By Christof Koch in Scientific American June 1, 2018.

Sensation & Perception

Attention
by Ray F. Brogan (2020) in Gale Science Online Collection. Accessed via Gale in Context: Science.
Understand the structure and functions of the central nervous system . [video].(:56)
Created and produced by QA International .Accessed via Britannica School.
Signal Detection Theory
2022. From: The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology(Vol. 2. 4th ed.), Accessed via Gale in Context: Science
New study sheds light on how our brains perceive -- or fail to perceive -- what we see.: Delving into the science of a mystifying optical illusion: visual masking: Delving into the science of a mystifying optical illusion: visual masking
By Tompa, R. Ph.D. / Allen Institute, 2023, November 18. PR Newswire, NA. Accessed via Maine Digital Library Database, Gale Onefile: Psychology.

Sensation vs Perception : The Center for Minds, Brains and Machines (CBMM) September 19, 203 (:57)

Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn January 31, 2023 (3:55)

Illustration of a neuron sending a nerve impulse. Neurons send electrochemical impulses to other neurons via axons. Axons relay messages to the dendrites of other neurons across synapses. Neurotransmitters are released by axona into the synaptic gap to be

within an entry by Finley, M., Colby, H., Ph.D, & Slon, S., M.D. (2019).

The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health (4th ed., Vol. 3, pp. 1126-1129). Accessed via Gale Ebooks.

SHS Book

A professor of biology and neurology at Stanford reveals what makes humans do the things they do, delving into environmental stimuli, things that trigger the nervous system, hormonal responses and how they work in conjunction with evolutionary and cultural factors.

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A New York Times columnist, after a rare stroke renders him blind in his right eye, learns he could lose his sight altogether and recounts his adjustment to this daunting reality--a medical and spiritual journey on which he reappraised his own priorities.

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Psychology: Biology & Consciousness