Behavioral Neuroscience Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Face Perception

   By Vicki Bruce, Andy Young

   Human faces are unique biological structures that convey a complex variety of important social messages. Even strangers can tell things from our faces – our feelings, our locus of attention, something of what we are saying, our age, sex and ethnic group, whether they find us attractive. In...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Psychology Press
2. The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

   By Jamie Ward

   Social neuroscience is an expanding field which, by investigating the neural mechanisms that inform our behavior, explains our ability to recognize, understand, and interact with others. Concepts such as trust, revenge, empathy, prejudice, and love are now being explored and unraveled by the...

   Published October 13th 2011 by Psychology Press
3. Talking Heads

   The Neuroscience of Language

   By Gianfranco Denes

   The origin, development, and nature of language has been the focus of theoretical debate among philosophers for many centuries. Following the pioneering clinical observations 150 years ago of loss of language following a cerebral lesion, language started to be considered a biological system, that...

   Published September 6th 2011 by Psychology Press
4. Cognitive Psychology

   A Student's Handbook, 6th Edition

   By Michael W. Eysenck, Mark T. Keane

   Previous editions have established this best-selling student handbook as THE cognitive psychology textbook of choice, both for its academic rigour and its accessibility. This sixth edition continues this tradition. It has been substantially updated and revised to reflect new developments in the...

   Published January 20th 2010 by Psychology Press
5. The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd Edition

   By Jamie Ward

   Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated edition of the best-selling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and...

   Published January 3rd 2010 by Psychology Press
6. Biosocial Criminology

   New Directions in Theory and Research

   Edited by Anthony Walsh, Kevin M Beaver

   Series: Criminology and Justice Studies

   Ideal for use, either as a second text in a standard criminology course, or for a discrete course on biosocial perspectives, this book of original chapters breaks new and important ground for ways today's criminologists need to think more broadly about the crime problem....

   Published September 30th 2008 by Routledge
7. Introducing Neuropsychology

   2nd Edition

   By John Stirling, Rebecca Elliott

   Series: Psychology Focus

   Introducing Neuropsychology, Second Edition investigates the functions of the brain and explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. The material is presented in a jargon-free, easy to understand manner and aims to guide students new to the field through current areas of...

   Published June 19th 2008 by Psychology Press
8. MATLAB for Behavioral Scientists

   By David A. Rosenbaum

   Behavioral scientists use computers in virtually all their work—from data collection to analysis, presentation, and simulation. However, there has been no book written to date specifically for behavioral scientists on how to program with a general-purpose programming language. MATLAB for...

   Published March 6th 2007 by Psychology Press
9. Neuropsychology

   From Theory to Practice

   By David Andrewes

   This comprehensive textbook provides an up-to-date and accessible account of the theories that seek to explain the complex relationship between brain and behaviour. Drawing on the latest research findings from the disciplines of neuropsychology, neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive...

   Published September 25th 2002 by Psychology Press
10. Introducing Neuropsychology

    By John Stirling

    Introducing Neuropsychology investigates the functions of the brain and explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. It draws on both established findings and cutting edge research. The material is presented in a jargon-free, easy to understand manner and aims to guide...

    Published December 19th 2001 by Psychology Press