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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226176002

ISBN-139780226176000

eBay Product ID (ePID)104260

Product Key Features

Number of Pages232 Pages

Publication NameLearning and Physiological Regulation

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, Physiology, Life Sciences / Biology, Movements / Behaviorism

Publication Year1993

TypeTextbook

AuthorBarry R. Dworkin

Subject AreaScience, Psychology, Medical

SeriesThe John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN92-000564

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal152.3224

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Preface 1. Overview 2. Origins of Modern Physiological Thought 3. Classical Conditioning 4. Models of Dynamic Regulation 5. The Russian School 6. Conditioned Drug Responses 7. Long-Term Regulation of the Physiological State 8. Models of Steady-State Regulation References Index

SynopsisSince Pavlov, physiologists have explained homeostasis the regulation of bodily functions as the action of fixed negative feedback networks within individual organ systems. However, these standard explanations largely ignore the mechanisms of conditioning and learning. Drawing on the work of Western, East European, and Russian physiologists, Barry R. Dworkin challenges traditional concepts and argues that learning mechanisms of the nervous system are essential to regulation. Dworkin shows how, through experience, learning mechanisms determine dynamic stability and the long-term regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, glucose, electrolytes, and temperature. He argues that "hard wired" mechanisms do not adequately account for the speed and accuracy of physiological adjustments, and supports his contention with detailed analyses and mathematical models of how conditioned and unconditioned reflexes interact. Dworkin reviews a wealth of research on interoceptive conditioning, conditioned drug responses, and visceral adjustment. Combining physiological and behavioral data with mathematical analysis and computer models, he synthesizes the work of Pavlov and W. B. Cannon in a quantitative theory of physiological regulation that will interest researchers and theorists in medicine, physiology, neuroscience, and biopsychology.", Since Pavlov, physiologists have explained homeostasis--the regulation of bodily functions--as the action of fixed negative feedback networks within individual organ systems. However, these standard explanations largely ignore the mechanisms of conditioning and learning. Drawing on the work of Western, East European, and Russian physiologists, Barry R. Dworkin challenges traditional concepts and argues that learning mechanisms of the nervous system are essential to regulation. Dworkin shows how, through experience, learning mechanisms determine dynamic stability and the long-term regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, glucose, electrolytes, and temperature. He argues that "hard wired" mechanisms do not adequately account for the speed and accuracy of physiological adjustments, and supports his contention with detailed analyses and mathematical models of how conditioned and unconditioned reflexes interact. Dworkin reviews a wealth of research on interoceptive conditioning, conditioned drug responses, and visceral adjustment. Combining physiological and behavioral data with mathematical analysis and computer models, he synthesizes the work of Pavlov and W. B. Cannon in a quantitative theory of physiological regulation that will interest researchers and theorists in medicine, physiology, neuroscience, and biopsychology.

LC Classification NumberQP416.D96 1993