PrefaceAbout the AuthorsChapter 1 . What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?The Origins of Behavioral NeuroscienceNature and NurturePart I. Neural Foundations of Behavior: The Basic EquipmentChapter 2 . Communication Within the Nervous SystemThe Cells That Make Us Who We AreHow Neurons Communicate With Each OtherChapter 3 . The Organization and Functions of the Nervous SystemThe Central Nervous SystemThe Peripheral Nervous SystemDevelopment and Change in the Nervous SystemChapter 4 . The Methods and Ethics of ResearchScience, Research, and TheoryResearch TechniquesResearch EthicsPart II. Motivation and Emotion: What Makes Us GoChapter 5 . Drugs, Addiction, and RewardPsychoactive DrugsAddictionThe Role of Genes in AddictionChapter 6 .
Motivation and the Regulation of Internal StatesMotivation and HomeostasisHunger: A Complex DriveObesityAnorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating DisorderChapter 7 . The Biology of Sex and GeSex as a Form of MotivationThe Biological Determination of SexGender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive DifferencesBiological Origins of Gender IdentitySexual OrientationChapter 8 . Emotion and HealthEmotion and the Nervous SystemStress, Immunity, and HealthBiological Origins of AggressionPart III. Interacting With the WorldChapter 9 . Hearing and LanguageHearingLanguageChapter 10 . Vision and Visual PerceptionLight and the Visual ApparatusColor VisionForm VisionThe Perception of Objects, Color, and MovementChapter 11 . The Body Senses and MovementThe Body SensesMovementPart IV. Complex BehaviorChapter 12 .
Learning and MemoryLearning as the Storage of MemoriesBrain Changes in LearningLearning Deficiencies and DisordersChapter 13 . Intelligence and Cognitive FunctioningThe Nature of IntelligenceThe Biological Origins of IntelligenceDeficiencies and Disorders of IntelligenceChapter 14 . Psychological DisordersSchizophreniaAffective DisordersAnxiety, Trauma, and Stress-Related DisordersPersonality DisordersChapter 15 . Sleep and ConsciousnessSleep and DreamingThe Neural Bases of ConsciousnessGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index.