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Biopsychology Paperback – 23 July 2013

by John P. J. Pinel (Author)
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Pinel encourages interactive learning and creative thinking. His clear and engaging presentation makes the material personally and socially relevant to the reader.

For undergraduate junior/senior level courses in Behavioral Neuroscience, Physiology of Behavior, Biopsychology, Human Neuropsychology, or Physiological Psychology.

Biopsychology is an introduction to the study of the biology of behavior; it focuses on the neural mechanisms of psychological processes. The defining feature of Biopsychology is its unique combination of cutting-edge biopsychological science and student-oriented discourse. Rather than covering topics in the usual textbook fashion, it interweaves the fundamentals of the field with clinical case studies, personal implications, social issues, helpful metaphors, and memorable anecdotes. Biopsychology is a friendly mentor that speaks directly to students, enthusiastically describing recent advances in biopsychological science.

The emphasis of Biopsychology is on broad themes, rather than details. Four especially important themes are highlighted throughout the text by distinctive theme tabs: (1) clinical implications (2) neuroplasticity,(3) the evolutionary perspective (4) thinking creatively.

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  1. Print length
    600 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pearson
  4. Publication date
    23 July 2013
  5. Dimensions
    21.7 x 1.9 x 27.4 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1292023252
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1292023250
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 8th edition (23 July 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 600 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1292023252
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1292023250
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.7 x 1.9 x 27.4 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 142

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John P. J. Pinel

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John Pinel, the author of Biopsychology (9th Edition), obtained his Ph.D. from McGill University in Montreal and worked briefly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, before taking a faculty position at the University of British Columbia, where he is currently Professor Emeritus.

Professor Pinel is an award-winning teacher and the author of over 200 scientific papers. However, he feels that Biopsychology is his major career-related accomplishment. "It ties together everything I love about my job; students, teaching, writing, and research." Pinel attributes much of his success to his wife Maggie who is an artist and professional designer. Over the years, they have collaborated on many projects, and the quality of Biopsychology's illustrations is largely attributable to her skill and effort.

Pinel is an enthusiastic West African drummer who performs at local clubs, festivals, and drum circles with Nigerian drum master Kwasi Iruoje. For relaxation, he loves to cuddle his three cats: Rastaman, Sambala, and Squeak.

For information about my most recent book, Biopsychology (9th Edition), please visit my website: www.biopsyc.com

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Really interesting book, very well explained!!
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Many things in the book were presented in a very personal way, not only making them easier to relate to, but also making them an actually interesting read. Frankly, this textbook is so relevant to daily living, that you don't have to be a psychology student to take a deep interest in its contents. Definitely a suggested purchase.
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5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZINGLY comprehensive - real teachers can break down anything to the level of a child w/o talking down on their students
Reviewed in the United States on 3 February 2014
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I needed to have this book for my college class. I am so happy that my professor chose this book. It makes a tough subject understandable. As a matter of fact, I had to take my 8 year old granddaughter to her swimming lesson, I said to her that I was thankful for the opportunity to take her to the lesson, but I could not get behind in my reading for school. I proceeded to tell her that she needed to read my book to me on the way to the lesson so that I did not lose reading time. Her response to me was, "Okay Grandmother, but if I cannot read the first words I am done!" Oh how many times I would like to say that one to a professor! : ) As it turned out, she could read sentences before she needed my help. Some of the words she needed a little help with pronunciation and on a few words and a few words she had to spells so that I could tell her how to say the word. However. as she read I asked her if she understood what she read and we began sharing the understanding of Biopsychology in a very meaningful way. For her, she got to know things that she never heard about, and she received confidence in the fact that she was able to read a college level book (WOW! think of the long term impact of that one), and we made a memory of love, all this happened on the way to just one swimming lesson. From the time that I sewed into taking her to a swimming lesson and explaining to this 8 year old the ideas of Biopsychology I reaped the benefit of a rich study time and the satisfaction of knowing our conversation was not about the moment, it was so rich that it was definitely about each of our future lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really Clear Text. Loved Reading It. Clarified many topics from other psych classes
Reviewed in the United States on 18 February 2018
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Really enjoyed this book. Used it for Physiology of Psychology class. It covered topics that I had hit in both Intro to Psych, Health Psych, or Biology classes, and was always slightly shaky, but now I actually understood it well for the first time.

I overheard one girl in my class telling the professor that it was such a tough book to understand, but that wasn't the case for me at all. Possibly because I had more of a bio background. But it seriously made difficult things like Action Potentials so much clearer. He writes as if narrating or leading a classroom lecture, pointing out common confusions students have and how one should think about the topic.

I have trouble getting my reading done, but it was pretty enjoyable with this book (though yes, there is a lot of information in it...it *is* a textbook and it *is* a harder field, as far as psychology topics go). Note, it doesn't go crazy in-depth into bio...I used this for a lower division class.
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fast and reasonably priced shipping. Item was just as described.Thanks!
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