Brain & Behavior
An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
Sixth Edition
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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.
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.
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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
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.
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.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
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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
January 2021 | 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.
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.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
- LMS Cartridge
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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