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About the Author
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
1
History and Introduction
1.1
Goals of This Textbook
1.2
History of Neuroscience
1.3
The Many Areas of Biopsychology
1.4
Why Studying Biopsychology Is Important
1.5
Contemporary Issues: The Future and Transhumanism
1.6
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Functional Anatomy
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2.1
Cells of the Nervous System
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2.2
Anatomical Orientation and Directional Terms
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2.3
Basic Divisions and Structures of the Central Nervous System
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2.4
Brain Anatomy
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2.5
Contemporary Issues: Big Brain Projects
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2.6
End-of-Chapter Content
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Neuron Communication
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3.1
Neuron Membrane and Polarity
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3.2
Action Potential
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3.3
The Synapse
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3.4
Neurotransmitters
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3.5
Contemporary Issues: Connectomes
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3.6
End-of-Chapter Content
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Research Methods: Histology, Imaging, and Stimulating
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4.1
Scientific Method and Animal Research
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Animal Surgical Techniques
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Histology, Staining, and Tracing
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4.4
Scanning and Recording
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Brain Stimulation and Modification
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Contemporary Issues: Brain-Computer Interface
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4.7
End-of-Chapter Content
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Genetics and Evolution
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5.1
DNA and Genetics
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5.2
Methods for Studying Genetics in Neuroscience
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Genes and Behaviors
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Natural Selection and Evolution
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Eugenics and Intelligence Testing
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Contemporary Issues: Optogenetics
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5.7
End-of-Chapter Content
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Vision and Chemoreception
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6.1
Light and the Eye
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6.2
Visual Transduction
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6.3
Receptive Fields
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Visual Pathway and the Thalamus
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6.5
Visual Cortex
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6.6
The Chemical Senses
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Contemporary Issues: Sensory Prosthetics—Artificial Retina and Cochlear Implants
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Hearing, Language, and Lateralization
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7.1
Sound and the Outer and Middle Ear
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The Inner Ear and Auditory Transduction
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Auditory Perception
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Neurobiology of Language
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Animal Communication and Animal Language Research
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Brain Lateralization
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7.7
Hemispatial Neglect, the Wada Test, and Split-Brain Surgery
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Contemporary Issues: Mind Reading
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7.9
End-of-Chapter Content
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Somatosensory and Motor Movement
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8.1
Vestibular Apparatus: Balance, Rotation, and Acceleration
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Skin and the Sense of Touch
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The Cortex and Motor Movement
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Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum
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Moving a Muscle
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8.6
Neuromuscular Disorders
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Contemporary Issues: Spinal Cord Injuries
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End-of-Chapter Content
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Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms
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9.1
Cycles and Circadian Rhythms
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Measuring Sleep
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Anatomy and Chemistry of Sleep
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Why Do We Sleep and Dream?
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Sleep Disorders
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Contemporary Issues: Biofeedback and Wearables
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End-of-Chapter Content
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Homeostasis: Hunger, Thirst, and Temperature
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Digestion, Hunger, and Satiety
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Chemical Signals
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Psychological and Social Factors and Appetite
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Problems with Food
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Water Regulation and Thirst
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Thermoregulation
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Contemporary Issues: Microbiome
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End-of-Chapter Content
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Hormones, Sex, and Love
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Hormones
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Sexual Dimorphism and Development
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Atypical Development
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Attraction, Love, and Long-Term Bonding
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Contemporary Issues: Matchmaking
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Emotions and Stress
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Emotions
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The Biology of Emotions
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Stress
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Human Research on the Physiology of Emotions and Stress
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Contemporary Issues: Health Psychology and Exercise
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Learning and Memory
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Learning
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Biology of Learning
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Memory
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Memory Consolidation
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Long-Term Memory Storage
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Problems with Learning and Memory
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Contemporary Issues: Enhancing Memories
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Psychopharmacology, Recreational Drugs, Tolerance, and Sensitization
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Routes of Drug Administration and the Synapse
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Recreational Psychoactive Drugs: Alcohol and Nicotine
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Drug Tolerance and Sensitization
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Contemporary Issues: Opioid Epidemic and Naloxone
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Addiction, Developmental Disorders, and Affective Disorders
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Developmental Disorders
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Contemporary Issues: Hallucinogens as Possible Treatments
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Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Brain Injuries, and Brain Pathologies
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Neurodegenerative Diseases of Memory
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Brain Injury
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Brain Injury Diagnosis
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At Risk for Brain Injuries
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Head Injuries and Psychology
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Brain Pathologies
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Contemporary Issues: The Immune System and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
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Conclusion
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End-of-Chapter Content
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