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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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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