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Brain & Behavior
An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
Sixth Edition
- Bob Garrett - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, USA
- Gerald Hough - Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
October 2020 | 704 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association's The McGuffey Longevity Award
In Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, authors Bob Garrett and Gerald Hough showcase the ever-expanding body of research into the biological foundations of human behavior through a big-picture approach. With thought-provoking examples and a carefully crafted, vibrant visual program, the text allows any student to appreciate the importance and relevance of this field of study. New features to the Sixth Edition include fully revised learning objectives, a streamlined box feature program, an expanded collection of foundational animations, and updated research on timely topics such as drugs and addiction, sex and gender, and emotions and health.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.
In Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, authors Bob Garrett and Gerald Hough showcase the ever-expanding body of research into the biological foundations of human behavior through a big-picture approach. With thought-provoking examples and a carefully crafted, vibrant visual program, the text allows any student to appreciate the importance and relevance of this field of study. New features to the Sixth Edition include fully revised learning objectives, a streamlined box feature program, an expanded collection of foundational animations, and updated research on timely topics such as drugs and addiction, sex and gender, and emotions and health.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo.
Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1 . What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
Part I. Neural Foundations of Behavior: The Basic Equipment
Chapter 2 . Communication Within the Nervous System
Chapter 3 . The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System
Chapter 4 . The Methods and Ethics of Research
Part II. Motivation and Emotion: What Makes Us Go
Chapter 5 . Drugs, Addiction, and Reward
Chapter 6 . Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States
Chapter 7 . The Biology of Sex and Ge
Chapter 8 . Emotion and Health
Part III. Interacting With the World
Chapter 9 . Hearing and Language
Chapter 10 . Vision and Visual Perception
Chapter 11 . The Body Senses and Movement
Part IV. Complex Behavior
Chapter 12 . Learning and Memory
Chapter 13 . Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning
Chapter 14 . Psychological Disorders
Chapter 15 . Sleep and Consciousness
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Supplements
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LMS cartridge included with this title for use in Blackboard, Canvas, Brightspace by Desire2Learn (D2L), and Moodle
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- Test banks
- Editable chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides
- Sample course syllabi
- Lecture notes
- All tables and figures from the textbook
You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience
Chapter 2. Communication Within the Nervous System