An Introduction to Brain and Behavior

Written by two masterful researchers and educators, Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology was the first textbook to introduce students to the scientific exploration of human behaviour from a neuroscientist's perspective.
With this updated edition, Bryan Kolb and Ian Whishaw again take students to the very forefront of one of the most eventful and impactful areas of scientific inquiry today, making an extraordinary amount of recent research and the real-world impact of those discoveries fascinating and accessible.
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Autorentext
Bryan Kolb received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1973. He conducted postdoctoral work at the University of Western Ontario and the Montreal Neurological Institute. He moved to the University of Lethbridge in 1976, where he is currently Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and holds a Board of Governor's Chair in Neuroscience.

Ian Q. Whishaw received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1971. He moved to the University of Lethbridge in 1970, where he is currently Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and holds a Board of Governor's Chair in Neuroscience.

Klappentext
Undergraduate Psychology students taking modules in Biological Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience, Introduction to Brain and Behaviour.

Zusammenfassung
Campbell Teskey, An Introduction to Brain and Behavior offers a unique inquiry-based introduction to behavioral neuroscience, with each chapter focusing on a central question (i.e., "How Does the Nervous System Function?").

Inhalt

1. What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior?
2. What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy?
3. What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? 4. How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information?
4. How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt?
5. How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior?
6. How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions?
7. How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? 9. How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World?
8. How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music?
9. How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? 12. What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior?
10. Why Do We Sleep and Dream?
11. How Do We Learn and Remember?
12. How Does the Brain Think?
13. What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?