ISBN : 9781605357430
For 20 years, instructors have relied on the textbook Biological Psychology for a definitive and comprehensive survey of the neuroscience of behavior. Thanks to the explosion of work in the neurosciences, each of the seven editions has included more neural details than the one before. Thus the time has come to revise the title to reflect the evolution of both the book and the field: Behavioral Neuroscience.
Behavioral Neuroscience, Eighth Edition, provides undergraduates with a lively survey of the field. It offers a broad perspective, encompassing cutting edge neuroscience, lucid descriptions of behavior, evolutionary and developmental perspectives, and clinical applications of research. Despite this comprehensive range of material, the authors have striven in the latest revision to lay bare the neuroscience concepts underlying behavior with concision and clarity.
1: Behavioral Neuroscience: Scope and Outlook
Part I: Biological Foundations of Behavior
2: Functional Neuroanatomy: The Nervous System and Behavior
3: Neurophysiology: The Generation, Transmission, and Integration of Neural Signals
4: The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology
5: Hormones and the Brain
Part II: Evolution and Development of the Nervous System
6: Evolution of the Brain and Behavior
7: Life-Span Development of the Brain and Behavior
Part III: Perception and Action
8: General Principles of Sensory Processing, Touch, and Pain
9: Hearing, Vestibular Perception, Taste, and Smell
10: Vision: From Eye to Brain
11: Motor Control and Plasticity
Part IV: Regulation and Behavior
12: Sex: Evolutionary, Hormonal, and Neural Bases
13: Homeostasis: Active Regulation of the Internal Environment
14: Biological Rhythms, Sleep, and Dreaming
Part V: Emotions and Mental Disorders
15: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress
16: Psychopathology: Biological Basis of Behavioral Disorders
Part VI: Cognitive Neuroscience
17: Learning and Memory
18: Attention and Higher Cognition
19: Language and Lateralization