This document outlines 15 sections describing the origins, functions, and processes of the brain and nervous system, including how neurons transmit information, communicate and adapt over time, and influence behavior, senses, movement, emotion, sleep, learning, thought, and disorders. It concludes by reflecting on what we've learned about the brain and nervous system and its value.
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Kolb - Introduction to Brain and Behavior 2e - ToC
This document outlines 15 sections describing the origins, functions, and processes of the brain and nervous system, including how neurons transmit information, communicate and adapt over time, and influence behavior, senses, movement, emotion, sleep, learning, thought, and disorders. It concludes by reflecting on what we've learned about the brain and nervous system and its value.
This document outlines 15 sections describing the origins, functions, and processes of the brain and nervous system, including how neurons transmit information, communicate and adapt over time, and influence behavior, senses, movement, emotion, sleep, learning, thought, and disorders. It concludes by reflecting on what we've learned about the brain and nervous system and its value.
3. What are the Units of Nervous System Function? 4. How do Neurons Transmit Information? 5. How do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? 6. How does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? 7. How do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? 8. How do we Sense, Perceive and See the World? 9. How do we Hear, Speak and Make Music? 10. How does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? 11. What Causes Emotion and Motivated Behavior? 12. Why do we Sleep and Dream? 13. How do we Learn from Experience and Remember? 14. How does the Nervous System Produce Thought? 15. What Happens when the Brain Misbehaves? Epilogue: What have we Learned and What is its Value?