Dynamic content designed for the way today''s students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life Integrated within the narrative, interactives and videos empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. Revel''s unique presentation of media as an intrinsic part of course content brings the hallmark features of Biopsychology to life. Revel''s media interactives have been designed to be completed quickly, and its videos are brief, so students stay focused and on task. Engaging stop-motion Chalk It Up! animations illustrate complex biopsychological processes, concepts, and theories, inspiring student interest in these important, difficult topics. These animations were created by the authors in collaboration with a dedicated team exclusively for this edition of Revel Biopsychology . Located throughout Revel, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on. The Revel mobile app lets students read, practice, and study - anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day.

The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates. Revel''s writing functionality , available in select courses, enables educators to integrate writing - among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking - into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden. Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading. Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion. And Essays integrated directly within Revel allow instructors to assign the precise writing tasks they need for the course. Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips. A reader-oriented approach makes scientific concepts relevant and relatable For this edition, original author John Pinel is joined by new co-author Steven Barnes , an educator, researcher, and visual artist who brings his knowledge to bear on the updated Tenth Edition.

Questions for review and reflection are integrated into the text, giving students opportunities to stop and think about the content presented and to respond in a written format. Writing prompts tied to the major themes of this book are located throughout each chapter for individual student response. Expanded and more comprehensive learning objectives , written by the authors themselves, better help students to recognize the major points in each portion of the text. New and updated content ensures an up-to-date learning experience The Tenth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of one of the most rapidly progressing scientific fields. This edition contains more than 1,265 citations of articles or books that did not appear in the previous edition, and content throughout has been revised and updated accordingly. The following list presents some of the content changes to this edition, organized by chapter. 1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience Nobel Prize-winning work on grid cells and place cells by John O''Keefe, May-Britt Moser, and Edvard Moser Coverage of the topic of translational research 21 new citations 2.

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience Updated coverage of the emergence of humankind Discussion of the evidence of mating between Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis Coverage of the use of ancient DNA Summary of the human proteome project Expanded coverage of the topic of epigenetics, including coverage of the topic of transgenerational epigenetics 90 new citations 3. Anatomy of the Nervous System Updated coverage of cerebrospinal fluid production and absorption Summary of the issues associated with the classification of neurons Updated coverage of glial cells 38 new citations 4. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission 36 new citations 5. The Research Methods of Biopsychology Updated coverage of positron emission tomography (PET) Coverage of combined use of PET and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) Coverage of the use of fMRI to communicate with patients who are in a "vegetative state" (patients who appear to lack consciousness) Introduction of the Human Connectome Project and related projects in other species Expanded coverage of transcranial stimulation techniques, including the addition of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) Better explanation of how the skin conductance response (SCR) works Coverage of the new field of optogenetics 38 new citations 6. The Visual System Explanation of the number of different sorts of retinal ganglion cells Coverage of retinal implants Expanded coverage of the dorsal versus ventral streams Better definition of prosopagnosia that distinguishes between developmental prosopagnosia versus acquired prosopagnosia Expanded coverage of prosopagnosia 46 new citations 7. Mechanisms of Perception: Hearing, Touch, Smell, Taste, and Attention Updated coverage of the study of the auditory cortex Statement of the role of skin cells in somatosensation Improved definition of anosagnosia Updated coverage of the rubber-hand illusion Updated coverage of the cortical representation of pain Updated coverage of the gustatory system 79 new citations 8. The Sensorimotor System Recent research on the posterior parietal association cortex Updated coverage of contralateral neglect Updated discussion of the current view of the function of the primary motor cortex Coverage of the control of robotic limbs by patients with electrode arrays implanted in their primary motor cortex Coverage of the idea of an action map in the primary motor cortex 59 new citations 9. Development of the Nervous System New figure on stem cells Updated coverage of neural tube defects Updated coverage of the development of the neural crest Updated coverage of the topographic gradient hypothesis Expanded and updated coverage of adult neurogenesis Substantial changes to the coverage of autism spectrum disorders, to account for changes in the diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5 Updated coverage of savantism Updated coverage of the genetic basis of autism spectrum disorders Coverage of the potential role of glial cells in the etiology of autism spectrum disorders Updated coverage of Williams syndrome, including expanded coverage of its neural correlates and its genetic basis Coverage of the role of microglia in synapse rearrangement 106 new citations 10.

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity Updated coverage of drug treatments for acute stroke Coverage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy New case study: Junior Seau, Football Player Introduction of the term focal seizures Coverage of transcranial magnetic stimulation and the ketogenic diet as treatments for epilepsy Updated coverage of Parkinson''s disease Role of protein aggregation in Huntington''s disease Updated coverage of the pathology, risk factors, and drug treatments associated with multiple sclerosis Updated coverage of the genetics of Alzheimer''s disease Coverage of the role of apoliprotein E (APOE) in Alzheimer''s disease Improved discussion of the amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer''s disease Further coverage of treatments for Alzheimer''s disease (e.g., tissue plasminogen activator) Discussion of how the study of Down syndrome has informed our understanding of the neural mechanisms of Alzheimer''s disease Coverage of the role of the tau protein in the neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer''s disease Discussion of the role of glial scarring in inhibiting axonal regrowth following axonal damage 123 new citations 11. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia Updated coverage of H.M. Updated coverage of reconsolidation Updated coverage of place cells and grid cells, and their relationship Introduction of the concept of "time cells" in the hippocampus Coverage of r.