In this unique inquiry-based introduction to behavioral neuroscience each chapter focuses 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 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 techniquesNeurotransmittersHormonesBrain development in adolescencePsychobioticsColor perceptionBiorhythmsThe book has also been updated to reflect the latest findings on specific disorders including Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, depression and drug dependency, sleep disorders, schizophrenia, glaucoma, and abnormal development related to prenatal experience.
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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?
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781319243562
Publisert
2019-02-13
Utgave
6. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
688

Biographical note

Bryan Kolb received his PhD 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 PhD 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.
G. Campbell Teskey is a professor at the University of Calgary in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. His current research program examines the development, organization and plasticity of the motor cortex as well as how seizures alter brain function.