Elements of Physiological Psychology

Progress in Physiological Psychology

This book appears to be the first of a series of books published by Academic Press and is listed as Volume 1. There is a similarly bound book edited by Roger Russell entitled Frontiers in Physiological Psychology published by Academic Press, but the publishers give no indication that it might be a volume in the same series as this one. Any book of contributed articles such as this runs the risk...

Physiological Psychology PSYC370

A Textbook of Physiological Psychology

Among the recent of the hybrid biomedical sciences, physiological psychology is gaining increasing interest. This is reflected in the establishment of new university courses in the subject, although there are few texts now available to meet the requirements of such courses. It is the aim of the present book to do this by giving in one volume a general introduction and a comprehensive treatment ...

The physiological psychology of hunger: a physiological perspective.

Hunger and satiety are usually discussed from the perspective of the central nervous system. In this paper we instead find the foundation for an understanding of hunger in the basic biochemical and physiological processes of energy metabolism. Such considerations suggest that the stimulus for hunger should be sought among changes that occur in the supply of metabolic fuels rather than in the ut...

Physiological functions of beneficial elements.

Aluminum (Al), cobalt (Co), sodium (Na), selenium (Se), and silicon (Si) are considered beneficial elements for plants: they are not required by all plants but can promote plant growth and may be essential for particular taxa. These beneficial elements have been reported to enhance resistance to biotic stresses such as pathogens and herbivory, and to abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, ...