Brain & Behavior

An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
Sixth Edition
Bob Garrett - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, USA
Gerald Hough - Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Brain & Behavior
October 2020 | 704 pages | Sage US
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Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association's The McGuffey Longevity Award
In Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, authors Bob Garrett and Gerald Hough showcase the ever-expanding body of research into the biological foundations of human behavior through a big-picture approach. With thought-provoking examples and a carefully crafted, vibrant visual program, the text allows any student to appreciate the importance and relevance of this field of study. New features to the Sixth Edition include fully revised learning objectives, a streamlined box feature program, an expanded collection of foundational animations, and updated research on timely topics such as drugs and addiction, sex and gender, and emotions and health.

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Contents

Preface

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 Ge
  • 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 Senses 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
  • 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

Glossary

References

References

Author Index

Author Index

Subject Index

Subject Index

Resources

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Description

Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association's The McGuffey Longevity Award
In Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, authors Bob Garrett and Gerald Hough showcase the ever-expanding body of research into the biological foundations of human behavior through a big-picture approach. With thought-provoking examples and a carefully crafted, vibrant visual program, the text allows any student to appreciate the importance and relevance of this field of study. New features to the Sixth Edition include fully revised learning objectives, a streamlined box feature program, an expanded collection of foundational animations, and updated research on timely topics such as drugs and addiction, sex and gender, and emotions and health.

This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo.
  • Digital Option / Courseware
    Sage Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
    • Assignable Video with Assessment
      Assignable video (available with Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now.
  • LMS Cartridge
    Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.


Contents

Preface

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 Ge
  • 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 Senses 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
  • 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

Glossary

References

References

Author Index

Author Index

Subject Index

Subject Index

Resources

Student Study Site

edge.sagepub.com/garrett6e

 

The open-access Student Study Site makes it easy for students to maximize their study time, anywhere, anytime. It offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts, as well as learning objectives that reinforce the most important material.

http://edge.sagepub.com/garrett6e

Instructor Resource Site

edge.sagepub.com/garrett6e

For additional information, custom options, or to request a personalized walkthrough of these resources, please contact your sales representative.


LMS cartridge included with this title for use in Blackboard, Canvas, Brightspace by Desire2Learn (D2L), and Moodle

The LMS cartridge makes it easy to import this title’s instructor resources into your learning management system (LMS). These resources include:

  • Test banks
  • Editable chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides
  • Sample course syllabi
  • Lecture notes
  • All tables and figures from the textbook 
Don’t use an LMS platform?

You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.
http://edge.sagepub.com/garrett6e
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Brain & Behavior

An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience

Bob Garrett , Gerald Hough
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October 2020 | 704 pages | Sage US

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Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association's The McGuffey Longevity Award
In Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, authors Bob Garrett and Gerald Hough showcase the ever-expanding body of research into the biological foundations of human behavior through a big-picture approach. With thought-provoking examples and a carefully crafted, vibrant visual program, the text allows any student to appreciate the importance and relevance of this field of study. New features to the Sixth Edition include fully revised learning objectives, a streamlined box feature program, an expanded collection of foundational animations, and updated research on timely topics such as drugs and addiction, sex and gender, and emotions and health.

This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo.
  • Digital Option / Courseware
    Sage Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
    • Assignable Video with Assessment
      Assignable video (available with Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now.
  • LMS Cartridge
    Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.



Table Of Contents:

  • 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 Ge
  • 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 Senses 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
  • 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

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