"The first part of the book is concerned with foundations of behavioral neuroscience: the history of the field, the structure and functions of neurons, neuroanatomy, psychopharmacology, and research methods. The second part is concerned with inputs and outputs that guide behavior: the sensory system...s and the motor system. The third part deals with classes of species-typical behavior: sleep, reproduction, emotional behavior, and ingestion. The chapter on reproductive behavior includes parental behavior as well as courting and mating. The chapter on emotion includes a discussion of fear, anger and aggression, communication of emotions, and feeling emotions. The chapter on ingestive behavior includes the neural and metabolic bases of drinking and eating. The fourth part of the book explores learning, including research on synaptic plasticity, the neural mechanisms that are responsible for perceptual learning and stimulus-response learning (including classical and operant conditioning), human amnesia, and the role of the hippocampal formation in relational learning. The final part of the book examines the neural basis of human communication as well as neurological, mental, and behavioral disorders. Behavioral disorders are addressed in four chapters; the first is a new chapter combining information about development of the nervous system with information about disorders of development, autism spectrum disorders, and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder; the second discusses schizophrenia and the affective disorders; the third discusses stress and anxiety; and the fourth discusses substance abuse. Each chapter begins with a Case Study, which describes the experience of people whose lives are impacted by an important issue in neuroscience. Other case studies are included within the text of the chapters. Learning Objectives to guide your reading are found at the beginning of each major section of the text. The learning objectives can help you identify and understand the key points from each section and are also summarized at the end of each module. Thought Questions are also located at the end of each module and are designed to stimulate your thinking about what you have learned. Chapter Review Questions conclude each chapter. They provide useful reviews of each chapter and a more comprehensive opportunity to test your understanding. Critical Concepts features have been added to each chapter, with goals of highlighting important topics in neuroscience and providing opportunities to explore them in greater depth"--
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Publisher: Pearson
Subjects:medical, neuroscience, science, life sciences, anatomy & physiology
