An Introduction to Brain and Behavior - Pack (AUS Pack)
Published on 20. September 2019
Book
Mixed media product
688 pages
978-1-319-34820-5 (ISBN)
Description
From authors Bryan Kolb, Ian Whishaw, and G. 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?"). The authors emphasize a distinctive clinical perspective, with examples showing students what happens when common neuronal processes malfunction.
The new edition continues the B&B tradition of incorporating the latest research into the fundamentals of nervous system functioning and the interaction between our behavior and our brains. Revisions include new material discussing current research on genetic mosaics and modification, including transgenic techniques and optogenetic techniques, neurotransmitters, hormones, brain development in adolescence, psychobiotics, color perception, and biorhythms, as well as updates to the discussion of specific disorders to reflect the current state of understanding, including Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, depression and drug dependency, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, glaucoma, and abnormal development related to prenatal experience.
The new edition continues the B&B tradition of incorporating the latest research into the fundamentals of nervous system functioning and the interaction between our behavior and our brains. Revisions include new material discussing current research on genetic mosaics and modification, including transgenic techniques and optogenetic techniques, neurotransmitters, hormones, brain development in adolescence, psychobiotics, color perception, and biorhythms, as well as updates to the discussion of specific disorders to reflect the current state of understanding, including Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, depression and drug dependency, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, glaucoma, and abnormal development related to prenatal experience.
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
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?.- 5. How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt?.- 6. How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior?.- 7. How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions?.- 8. How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt?.- 9. How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World?.- 10. How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music?.- 11. How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement?.- 12. What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior?.- 13. Why Do We Sleep and Dream?.- 14. How Do We Learn and Remember?.- 15. How Does the Brain Think?.- 16. What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?