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An introduction to brain and behavior / Bryan Kolb, Ian Q. Whishaw.

By: Kolb, Bryan, 1947- [author.]Contributor(s): Whishaw, Ian Q, 1939- [author.]Publisher: New York, NY : Worth Publishers, [2014]Edition: Fourth edition; International editionDescription: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 43123ISBN: 9781464118999 (pbk.) :Other title: An introduction to brain and behaviourSubject(s): Neurophysiology | Human behavior | Brain | Health and WellbeingDDC classification: 153 KOL LOC classification: QP376 | .K635 2014Summary: Drawing on their extensive experience in teaching and research, the authors explore the biological basis of behaviour, whilst emphasising clinical aspects of neuroscience and reinforcing its relationship to the human experience.
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Drawing on their extensive experience in teaching and research, the authors explore the biological basis of behaviour, whilst emphasising clinical aspects of neuroscience and reinforcing its relationship to the human experience.

Previous edition: 2011.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drawing on their extensive experience in teaching and research, the authors explore the biological basis of behaviour, whilst emphasising clinical aspects of neuroscience and reinforcing its relationship to the human experience.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior?
  • How Does the Nervous System Function?
  • What Are the Functional Units of the Nervous System?
  • How Do Neurons Use Electrical Activity to Transmit Information?
  • How Do Neurons Use Electrochemical Signals to Communicate and Adapt?
  • How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior?
  • How Do We Study the Brain's Structure and Functions?
  • How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt?
  • How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World?
  • How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music?
  • How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement?
  • What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior?
  • Why Do We Sleep and Dream?
  • How Do We Learn and Remember?
  • How Does the Brain Think?
  • What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?

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