PrefaceAbout the AuthorsChapter 1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience? The Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience Nature and NurturePART I. Neural Foundations of Behavior: The Basic EquipmentChapter 2. Communication Within the Nervous System The Cells That Make Us Who We Are How Neurons Communicate With Each OtherChapter 3. The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System The Central Nervous System The Peripheral Nervous System Development and Change in the Nervous SystemChapter 4. The Methods and Ethics of Research Science, Research, and Theory Research Techniques Research EthicsPART II. Motivation and Emotion: What Makes Us GoChapter 5. Drugs, Addiction, and Reward Psychoactive Drugs Addiction The Role of Genes in AddictionChapter 6.
Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States Motivation and Homeostasis Hunger: A Complex Drive Obesity Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating DisorderChapter 7. The Biology of Sex and Gender Sex as a Form of Motivation The Biological Determination of Sex Gender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive Differences Biological Origins of Gender Identity Sexual OrientationChapter 8. Emotion and Health Emotion and the Nervous System Stress, Immunity, and Health Biological Origins of AggressionPART III. Interacting With the WorldChapter 9. Hearing and Language Hearing LanguageChapter 10. Vision and Visual Perception Light and the Visual Apparatus Color Vision Form Vision The Perception of Objects, Color, and MovementChapter 11. The Body Sense and Movement The Body Senses MovementPART IV. Complex BehaviorChapter 12.
Learning and Memory Learning as the Storage of Memories Brain Changes in Learning Learning Deficiencies and DisordersChapter 13. Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning The Nature of Intelligence The Biological Origins of Intelligence Deficiencies and Disorders of Intelligence Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 14. Psychological Disorders Schizophrenia Affective Disorders Anxiety, Trauma, and Stress-Related Disorders Personality DisordersChapter 15. Sleep and Consciousness Sleep and Dreaming The Neural Bases of ConsciousnessGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index.