Brain & Behavior (eBook)

Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
The Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience
Nature and Nurture
PART I. Neural Foundations of Behavior: The Basic Equipment
Chapter 2. Communication Within the Nervous System
The Cells That Make Us Who We Are
How Neurons Communicate With Each Other
Chapter 3. The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System
The Central Nervous System
The Peripheral Nervous System
Development and Change in the Nervous System
Chapter 4. The Methods and Ethics of Research
Science, Research, and Theory
Research Techniques
Research Ethics
PART II. Motivation and Emotion: What Makes Us Go
Chapter 5. Drugs, Addiction, and Reward
Psychoactive Drugs
Addiction
The Role of Genes in Addiction
Chapter 6. Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States
Motivation and Homeostasis
Hunger: A Complex Drive
Obesity
Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder
Chapter 7. The Biology of Sex and Gender
Sex as a Form of Motivation
The Biological Determination of Sex
Gender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive Differences
Biological Origins of Gender Identity
Sexual Orientation
Chapter 8. Emotion and Health
Emotion and the Nervous System
Stress, Immunity, and Health
Biological Origins of Aggression
PART III. Interacting With the World
Chapter 9. Hearing and Language
Hearing
Language
Chapter 10. Vision and Visual Perception
Light and the Visual Apparatus
Color Vision
Form Vision
The Perception of Objects, Color, and Movement
Chapter 11. The Body Sense and Movement
The Body Senses
Movement
PART IV. Complex Behavior
Chapter 12. Learning and Memory
Learning as the Storage of Memories
Brain Changes in Learning
Learning Deficiencies and Disorders
Chapter 13. Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning
The Nature of Intelligence
The Biological Origins of Intelligence
Deficiencies and Disorders of Intelligence
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 14. Psychological Disorders
Schizophrenia
Affective Disorders
Anxiety, Trauma, and Stress-Related Disorders
Personality Disorders
Chapter 15. Sleep and Consciousness
Sleep and Dreaming
The Neural Bases of Consciousness
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index