An Introduction to Brain and Behavior
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Beschreibung
Undergraduate Psychology students taking modules in Biological Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience, Introduction to Brain and Behaviour.
Written by two masterful researchers and educators, Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology was the first textbook to introduce students to the scientific exploration of human behaviour from a neuroscientist’s perspective.
With this updated edition, Bryan Kolb and Ian Whishaw again take students to the very forefront of one of the most eventful and impactful areas of scientific inquiry today, making an extraordinary amount of recent research and the real-world impact of those discoveries fascinating and accessible.
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- Unique, neuroscientific perspective on human behaviour
- Takes recent research and discoveries and makes them accessible for students
- Highlights include a new chapter opening Portrait on neuroprosthetics (Ch. 9) and a case study on childhood amnesia (Ch. 18).
- More emphasis on genetic and epigenetic influences on behaviour: for example see section on Genes, Environment and Behaviour (Ch. 2).
- New connections made between Brain Function's Influence on Behaviour and Behaviour's Influence on Brain Function
- Up-to-date coverage of imaging methods, such as static, dynamic, electrophysiological imaging methods currently in use. A new section, Comparing Brain-Imaging Techniques and Uses, (in Ch. 7, Imaging the Brain's Activity) summarises the pros and cons of each method, including relative costs.
- More emphasis on connectivity, highlighting the connections among network nodes and hubs, pathways, and functionality
- New "Maze" Icon indicates discussions of the development of testing methods, their experimental bases, and their role in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and other disciplines (see The Social Brain, Ch. 20).
Thoroughly Revised throughout, especially in Chapter 4. How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information?; Chapter 5. How Do Neurons Use Electrochemical Signals to Communicate and Adapt?; Chapter 7. How Do We Study the Brain’s Structure and Functions?
New coverage of the enteric nervous system (Chapter 2. How Does the Nervous System Function?)
More coverage of the impact of socio-economic status on development (Chapter 8. How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt?)
Autor*in
Bryan Kolb