Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience: Pearson New International Edition - Softcover

Carlson, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292021969 ISBN 13: 9781292021966

Publisher: NEP, 2013

Synopsis

Helps apply the research findings of behavioral neuroscience to daily life – Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience, 9/e offers a concise introduction to behavioral neuroscience.

 

KEY TOPICS:  Improve Critical Thinking –Each chapter begins with a list of Learning Objectives that also serve as the framework for the Study Guide that accompanies this text. Engage Students –An Interim Summary follows each major section of the book. The summaries provide useful reviews and also break each chapter into manageable chunks.

 

MARKET:   For those interested in learning about Physiological/Biopsychology.

About this title

About the Author

Neil Carlson, U Mass Amherst -- Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Neil Carlson's research has focused on the relationship between the brain and behavior—specifically, the role of the limbic system in learning and species-typical behavior. Dr. Carlson received his undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. In addition to writing Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience, Dr. Carlson is also the author of Physiology of Behavior and co-author of Psychology: The Science of Behavior. Dr. Carlson's books have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

Edition details

• Publisher: NEP
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1292021969
• ISBN 13: 9781292021966
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 524