An edition of An Introduction to Brain and Behavior
(2014)
An Introduction to Brain and Behavior
by Brian Kolb
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"An Introduction to Brain and Behavior" takes uninitiated students to the frontiers of contemporary physiological psychology more effectively than any other textbook. Renowned researchers and veteran teachers, Kolb and Whishaw help students connect nervous-system activity to human behavior, drawing on the latest research and revealing case studies.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? 1
Chapter 2 How Does the Nervous System Function? 33
Chapter 3 What Are the Functional Units of the Nervous System? 73
Chapter 4 How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit
Information? 109
Chapter 5 How Do Neurons Use Electrochemical Signals to Communicate
and Adapt? 139
Chapter 6 How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain
and Behavior? 171
Chapter 7 How Do We Study the Brain’s Structure and Functions? 211
Chapter 8 How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? 245
Chapter 9 How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? 281
Chapter 10 How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? 319
Chapter 11 How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and
Produce Movement? 353
Chapter 12 What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? 397
Chapter 13 Why Do We Sleep and Dream? 443
Chapter 14 How Do We Learn and Remember? 481
Chapter 15 How Does the Brain Think? 523
Chapter 16 What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves? 565
Answers to Section Review Self-Tests A-1
Glossary G-1
References R-1
Name Index NI-1
Subject Index SI-1
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