Seán Commins

Behavioural Neuroscience

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Produktbeschreibung

A visually engaging explanation of the neural process underlying various behaviours in species ranging from the simplest organisms to humans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 191mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9781107506992
• ISBN-10: 1107506999
• Artikelnr.: 49229513

Autorenporträt

Seán Commins is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at National University of Ireland, Maynooth. His research focuses on the biological basis of learning and memory, spatial navigation and the impact of stroke on cognition. Dr Commins has published extensively and has received numerous awards in recognition of his research.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Neurons and neural communication
2. An introduction to the brain
3. Neuroscientific methods
4. Examination of animal behaviour: general principles and techniques
5. Habituation and sensitisation in the Aplysia
6. Classical conditioning in the Aplysia
7. Long-term synaptic plasticity in mammals I: long-term potentiation (LTP)
8. Long-term synaptic plasticity in mammals II: long-term depression (LTD)
9. Eye-blink conditioning
10. Fear conditioning
11. Taste aversion
12. Sound localisation
13. Bat echolocation
14. Spatial navigation
15. Birdsong learning
16. Circadian rhythms
Index.