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Print Price: $189.95

Format:
Hardback
688 pp.
8.5" x 11"

ISBN-13:
9780190861650

Copyright Year:
2023

Imprint: OUP US


Brain and Behavior

Second Edition

David Eagleman and Jonathan Downar

Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective captures the excitement of cognitive and behavioral neuroscience by focusing on fundamental scientific principles, patterns, and ways of thinking.

Brain and Behavior is clear and vibrant writing, with fascinating real-life examples and applications that help to emphasize the dynamically changing nature of the brain. This text covers a wide territory critical for understanding the brain, from the basics of the nervous system to the sensory and motor systems, sleep, language, memory, emotions and motivation, social cognition, and brain disorders. Throughout the narrative, the authors emphasize the dynamically changing nature of the brain, through the mechanisms of neuroplasticity. The text pulls together the best current knowledge about the brain while acknowledging current areas of ignorance and pointing students toward the most promising directions for future research.

Readership : Biological Psychology, Brain and Behavior students.

Reviews

  • "Brain and Behavior is an excellent introduction to cognitive neuroscience for the undergraduate student. It provides sufficient detail at this level for the students to gain an appreciation of the complexity and the importance of brain function in cognition."
    -Joseph H. Porter, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • "The text is an excellent adoption as an introduction to important topics in neuroscience, is well researched, and well written."
    -John E. Bryant, Bowie State University
  • "A great resource for students interested in neuroscience. Well-written, student-friendly, and easy to understand."
    -Maura Mitrushina, California State University - Northridge

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Brain and the Nervous System
Chapter 3 - Neurons and Synapses
Chapter 4 - Neuroplasticity
Chapter 5 - Vision
Chapter 6 - Other Senses
Chapter 7 - The Motor System
Chapter 8 - Attention and Consciousness
Chapter 9 - Memory
Chapter 10 - Sleep
Chapter 11 - Language and Lateralization
Chapter 12 - Decision Making
Chapter 13 - Emotions
Chapter 14 - Motivation and Reward
Chapter 15 - Social Cognition
Chapter 16 - Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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David Eagleman is a neuroscientist, New York Times best-selling author, and Guggenheim Fellow who currently holds an Adjunct appointment at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Eagleman's areas of research include time perception, vision, synesthesia, and the intersection of neuroscience with the legal system.

Jonathan Downar is the Director of the MRI-Guided rTMS Clinic at the University Health network in Toronto, Canada, and a scientist at the Toronto Western Research Institute. He currently holds appointments with the department of Psychiatry and the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto. As a physician-scientist, his clinical work focuses on using noninvasive brain stimulation to treat patients with severe and medical-resistant forms of psyhiatric illnesses. His research focuses on developing a new generation of more effective, more accessible, and less costly techniques for brain stimulation in these disorders.

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Special Features

  • Starting Out scenarios begin each chapter with a gripping real-world example of chapter concepts, from hikers on Mount Everest who make deadly mistakes, and to a boy who functions normally following the removal of half of his brain.
  • Neuroscience of Everyday Life explains how neuroscience directly relates to our daily lives, like why people have difficulty multitasking
  • A principles-based approach relying on overarching principles rather than lists or facts-to help students see the big picture.
  • A progressive structure that begins with the basics of the nervous system before moving on to the brain's interaction with the world and then on to more complex interactions.
  • An emphasis on case studies, surprising examples from everyday life, and examples in which advances in neuroscience can benefit society are sprinkled throughout the chapters.
  • A clear, modern art program that provides attractive biological drawings to help convey important concepts and information.