Kolb B., Whishaw I.Q., Teskey G. Campbell (eds.) An Introduction to Brain and Behavior 2/2

5th edition. — Worth Publishers, 2016. — 2906 p. — ISBN: 978-1-319-11745-0.From authors Bryan Kolb and Ian Whishaw, and new coauthor G. Campbell Teskey, An Introduction to Brain and Behavior offers a unique inquiry-based introduction to behavioral neuroscience, with each chapter focusing on a central question (i.e., "How Does the Nervous System Function?"). It also incorporates a distinctive clinical perspective, with examples showing students what happens when common neuronal processes malfunction. Now this acclaimed book returns in a thoroughly up-to-date new edition.Founders of a prestigious neuroscience institute at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, Kolb and Whishaw are renowned as both active scientists and teachers. G. Campbell Teskey of the University of Calgary, also brings to the book a wealth of experience as a researcher and educator. Together, they are the ideal author team for guiding students from a basic understanding the biology of behavior to the very frontiers of some of the most exciting and impactful research being conducted today. The new edition also has its own dedicated version of Worth Publishers’ breakthrough online course space, LaunchPad, giving it the most robust media component of any textbook for the course.What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior?
What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy?
What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units?
How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information?
How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt?
How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior?
How Do We Study the Brain’s Structures 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?