LibGuides: PSY-3501 v1: Week 5 Resources

Week 5 Resources

Biopsychology
Pinel, J. P. J., & Barnes, S. (2017). Biopsychology (10th ed.). Pearson.
Read Chapters 6 and 7.
The Redshelf book is linked in the course from the Getting Started module under the Table of Contents or from the Bookshelf link on the top navigation bar of the course.

Sensory Perception
OpenStax. (n.d.). Anatomy and physiology. BCcampus.

This resource provides you with an overview of the five senses with particular attention on sensory receptors and the transduction process. Illustrations of sense organs are provided.
TEDTalks: Anjan Chatterjee-How Your Brain Decides What is Beautiful
TED (Producer). (2017). TEDTalks: Anjan Chatterjee-How your brain decides what is beautiful [Video file].

Anjan Chatteree is a Cognitive Neuroscientist whose research focuses on beauty. In this TED talk, he describes how our brain has evolved to respond to beauty.
The Synapse
Chudler, E. (n.d.). The synapse . Author.

In this clear illustration students will learn about the visual pathway from the eye to the primary visual cortex.