The Endocrine System

About the lecture

In this lecture, we turn our attention to the endocrine system, focusing in particular on: (i) the different endocrine glands that exist within our body; (ii) the function of the hormones they produce; (iii) the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the pancreas, the adrenal glands, the testes, and the ovaries.

About the lecturer

Mr Kevin Silber is a senior lecturer at the University of Derby where he primarily teaches biological psychology modules. Mr Silber is also an AQA A-Level examiner and is involved in authoring texts for A-Level psychology. Having started life as a neuroscientist, Mr Silber’s research interests still lie in biologically oriented topics. However, his main research interest is now focused on body image. Some of Mr Silber’s recent publications include ‘Working memory in children: A developmental approach to the phonological coding of pictorial material’ (2011) and ‘Sexual orientation and the sleep-wake cycle: A preliminary investigation’ (2000).