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Revised to accompany Bob Garrett’s best seller,
Brain & Behaviour: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, this fully updated Student Study Guide provides additional opportunities for student practice and self-evaluation.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience
Nature and Nurture
Post-test
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2. Communication Within the Nervous System
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Cells That Make Us Who We Are
How Neurons Communicate With Each Other
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3. The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Central Nervous System
The Peripheral Nervous System
Development and Change in the Nervous System
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4. The Methods and Ethics of Research
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Science, Research, and Theory
Research Techniques
Research Ethics
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5. Drugs, Addiction, and Reward
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Psychoactive Drugs
Addiction
The Role of Genes in Addiction
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6. Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Motivation and Homeostasis
Hunger: A Complex Drive
Obesity
Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder
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7. The Biology of Sex and Gender
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Sex as a Form of Motivation
The Biological Determination of Sex
Gender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive Differences
Sexual Orientation
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8. Emotion and Health
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Emotion and the Nervous System
Stress, Immunity, and Health
Biological Origins of Aggression
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9. Hearing and Language
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Hearing
Language
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10. Vision and Visual Perception
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Light and the Visual Apparatus
Color Vision
Form Vision
The Perception of Objects, Color, and Movement
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11. The Body Senses and Movement
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Body Senses
Movement
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12. Learning and Memory
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Learning as the Storage of Memories
Brain Changes in Learning
Learning Deficiencies and Disorders
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13. Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Nature of Intelligence
The Biological Origins of Intelligence
Deficiencies and Disorders of Intelligence
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14. Psychological Disorders
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Schizophrenia
Affective Disorders
Anxiety, Trauma, and Stress-Related Disorders
Personality Disorders
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15. Sleep and Consciousness
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Sleep and Dreaming
The Neural Bases of Consciousness
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About the author
Bob Garrett is a Visiting Scholar at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He was Professor of Psychology at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and held several positions there, including Chairperson of the Department of Psychology, Faculty Development Coordinator, and Interim Dean of Academic Affairs. He received his BA from the University of Texas at Arlington and his MA and PhD from Baylor University. He received further training in the Department of Physiology at Baylor University College of Medicine and at the Aeromedical Research Primate Laboratory, Holloman Air Force Base. Bob lives on a 3,200-acre ranch he shares with 48 other families in the hills outside San Luis Obispo. His sons, Geoffrey and Michael, and grandchildren, Evan, Naomi, and Talia, all live nearby.
Gerald (Jerry) Hough is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. He received his BS from Purdue University and his MS and PhD from The Ohio State University. He also worked in the lab of Verner Bingman at Bowling Green State University. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on anatomy, animal behavior, research methods, psychopharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, and learning. He is an elected member of the American Ornithologists Union from his work on sparrows, pigeons, and Hawai’ian ‘amakihi birds. He has served as the Undergraduate Advising Coordinator for Psychology, as the Chair of the IACUC, in curriculum development for the Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, and Negotiator and Vice President 1 of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2373 at Rowan University. His research focus is in the evolutionary and neural bases of spatial and communication behaviors in birds. Gerald; his wife, Kerry; their two sons; and his mother, Carole, live in lovely southern New Jersey.
Summary
Revised to accompany Bob Garrett’s best seller, Brain & Behaviour: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, this fully updated Student Study Guide provides additional opportunities for student practice and self-evaluation.
