The new edition of Kolb and Whishaw's text exploring the biological basis of behaviour, communicates the excitement of the tremendous advances in the field over the past decade. Drawing on their extensive teaching and research experience, the authors organise their text around the key questions that intrigue brain researchers and students alike. By emphasising the clinical aspects of neuroscience the authors continually reinforce the relevance of the field to human experience, while providing basic neurobiological information of specific interest to students pursuing careers in social sciences, life sciences, or health professions.
Contents
What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior?
How Is the Brain Organized?
What are the Units of Brain Function?
How Do Neurons Convey Information?
How Do Neurons Communicate?
How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence our Behavior?
How Does the Brain Develop?
How Do We See the World?
Audition and Communication
How Does the Brain Produce Movement?
Motivation
Why Do We Sleep?
Experience and the Changing Brain
How Does the Brain Think?
Epilogue: Concepts and Applications
Appendix
Contents
What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior?
How Is the Brain Organized?
What are the Units of Brain Function?
How Do Neurons Convey Information?
How Do Neurons Communicate?
How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence our Behavior?
How Does the Brain Develop?
How Do We See the World?
Audition and Communication
How Does the Brain Produce Movement?
Motivation
Why Do We Sleep?
Experience and the Changing Brain
How Does the Brain Think?
Epilogue: Concepts and Applications
Appendix