Behavioral Pharmacology:

A valuable source for information on the behavioral consequences of pharmacological agents, this book presents general and advanced concepts and methods used in behavioral psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and CNS pharmacology. Practical considerations related to ethics, equipment, and the use of animals in biomedical research are addressed. With examples of neurobehavioral applications used to illustrate behavioral disorders, the text also covers the reinforcing effects of drugs, the value of stimulus properties of drugs, the behavioral mechanisms of drug action, as well as the acute and chronic effects of compounds on acquisition and performance.