Physiology of Behavior Plus NEW MyPsychLab with eText -- Access Card Package

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Table of Contents:
In this Section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents   1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 1    Introduction  Chapter 2   Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System    Chapter 3   Structure of the Nervous System  Chapter 4   Psychopharmacology Chapter 5   Methods and Strategies of Research  Chapter 6  Vision  Chapter 7   Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Sense  Chapter 8   Control of Movement  Chapter 9   Sleep and Biological Rhythms  Chapter 10    Reproductive Behavior  Chapter 11    Emotion  Chapter 12    Ingestive Behavior  Chapter 13    Learning and Memory  Chapter 14    Human Communication  Chapter 15    Neurological Disorders  Chapter 16    Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders  Chapter 17    Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity    Disorder, and Stress Disorders  Chapter 18    Drug Abuse      2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 1   Introduction  Understanding Human Consciousness: A Physiological Approach The Nature of Physiological Psychology  Natural Selection and Evolution  Ethical Issues In Research With Animals  Careers in Neuroscience  Strategies for Learning    Chapter 2 Structure and Functions of Cells of The Nervous System    Cells of the Nervous System  Communication within a Neuron  Communication between Neurons    Chapter 3 Structure of the Nervous System  Basic Features of the Nervous System  The Central Nervous System  The Peripheral Nervous System    Chapter 4 Psychopharmacology Principles Of Psychopharmacology  Sites Of Drug Action  Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators    Chapter 5 Methods and Strategies of Research  Experimental Ablation  Recording And Stimulating Neural Activity  Neurochemical Methods  Genetic Methods    Chapter 6     Vision  The Stimulus  Anatomy of the Visual System  Coding Of Visual Information in the Retina  Analysis of Visual Information: Role of The Striate Cortex  Analysis of Visual Information: Role of The Visual Association Cortex    Chapter 7 Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Sense  Audition  Vestibular System  Somatosenses  Gustation  Olfaction    Chapter 8 Control of Movement  Muscles  Reflexive Control of Movement  Control of Movement by the Brain    Chapter 9 Sleep and Biological Rhythms  A Physiological and Behavioral Description Of Sleep  Disorders of Sleep  Why Do We Sleep?  Physiological Mechanisms of Sleep And Waking  Biological Clocks    Chapter 10   Reproductive Behavior  Sexual Development  Hormonal Control of Sexual Behavior  Neural Control of Sexual Behavior  Parental Behavior    Chapter 11   Emotion  Emotions as Response Patterns  Communication of Emotions  Feelings of Emotions    Chapter 12   Ingestive Behavior  Physiological Regulatory Mechanisms  Drinking  Eating: Some Facts about Metabolism  What Starts A Meal?  What Stops A Meal?  Brain Mechanisms  Obesity  Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa    Chapter 13   Learning and Memory  The Nature of Learning  Synaptic Plasticity: Long-Term Potentiation and Long-Term Depression  Perceptual Learning  Classical Conditioning  Instrumental Conditioning  Relational Learning    Chapter 14   Human Communication  Speech Production and Comprehension: Brain Mechanisms  Disorders of Reading and Writing    Chapter 15   Neurological Disorders  Tumors  Seizure Disorders  Cerebrovascular Accidents  Disorders of Development  Degenerative Disorders  Disorders Caused By Infectious Diseases    Chapter 16  Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders  Schizophrenia  Major Affective Disorders    Chapter 17 Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders  Anxiety Disorders  Autistic Disorder  Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder  Stress Disorders    Chapter 18   Drug Abuse  Common Features of Addiction Commonly Abused Drugs Heredity and Drug Abuse Therapy for Drug Abuse  

About the Author :
I pursued my undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois. I had planned to study nuclear physics, but when I discovered in an introductory psychology course that psychology was really a science, I decided that was what I wanted to do. Before changing my major, I talked with several professors and visited their laboratories, and when I saw what physiological psychologists do, I knew that I had found my niche. I stayed on at Illinois and received my Ph.D. Then, after a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Iowa, I came to the University of Massachusetts, where I’ve been ever since. When I arrived at UMass I established a laboratory where I investigated the role of the limbic system in species-typical and learned behaviors, continuing work I had done at the University of Illinois. I received several Biomedical Research Support Grants and a research grant from NICHD. As I became more involved in textbook writing, I began to focus my attention more and more on this activity and on my teaching. I took the opportunity afforded by my first sabbatical leave to write the first edition of Physiology of Behavior. I very much enjoyed the experience, and this endeavor taught me much more about behavioral neuroscience. I was gratified with the positive response of my students and of the colleagues who adopted the book. The pleasure provided by this response and by the enjoyment of keeping up with the literature and writing about it has kept me going for 11 editions. (I have no plans to stop writing.)   I retired from UMass in the fall of 2004 but continue to keep up with developments in the field of behavioral neuroscience and revise my book. The Psychology Department has kindly let me keep an office at the university, which makes it easier for me to continue interacting with my former colleagues. My interests outside of writing include spending time with our family, traveling, fly fishing, skiing, and flying our small airplane."   --Neil Carlson