Physiology of Behavior, Global Edition, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (September 4, 2017) © 2018

  • Neil R. Carlson University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Melissa A. Birkett Southern Oregon University
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  • A Course ID link or VLE link from your instructor is required
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  • Includes eText, Apps and study tools
  • Instant feedback on assignments
  • Help when and where you need it

Title overview

For courses in Physiological/Biopsychology
An up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible overview of behavioral neuroscience
Physiology of Behavior provides a scholarly yet accessible portrait of the dynamic interaction between biology and behavior. Lead author Neil Carlson and new co-author Melissa Birkett drew upon their experience teaching and working with students to create the new edition of this comprehensive and accessible guide for students of behavioral neuroscience. In addition to updated research, the Twelfth Edition offers an updated art and visual program and a more robust learning architecture that highlights key concepts, guiding students through the text.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System
  • 3. Structure of the Nervous System
  • 4. Psychopharmacology
  • 5. Methods and Strategies of Research
  • 6. Vision
  • 7. Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses
  • 8. Control of Movement
  • 9. Sleep and Biological Rhythms
  • 10. Reproductive Behavior
  • 11. Emotion
  • 12. Ingestive Behavior
  • 13. Learning and Memory
  • 14. Human Communication
  • 15. Neurological Disorders
  • 16. Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders
  • 17. Stress, Anxiety, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • 18. Substance Abuse

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