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Table of Contents

    • About the Author
    • Dedication
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • 1History and Introduction
      • 1.1Goals of This Textbook
      • 1.2History of Neuroscience
      • 1.3The Many Areas of Biopsychology
      • 1.4Why Studying Biopsychology Is Important
      • 1.5Contemporary Issues: The Future and Transhumanism
      • 1.6End-of-Chapter Content
    • 2Functional Anatomy

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      • 2.1Cells of the Nervous System

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      • 2.2Anatomical Orientation and Directional Terms

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      • 2.3Basic Divisions and Structures of the Central Nervous System

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      • 2.4Brain Anatomy

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      • 2.5Contemporary Issues: Big Brain Projects

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      • 2.6End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 3Neuron Communication

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      • 3.1Neuron Membrane and Polarity

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      • 3.2Action Potential

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      • 3.3The Synapse

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      • 3.4Neurotransmitters

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      • 3.5Contemporary Issues: Connectomes

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      • 3.6End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 4Research Methods: Histology, Imaging, and Stimulating

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      • 4.1Scientific Method and Animal Research

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      • 4.2Animal Surgical Techniques

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      • 4.3Histology, Staining, and Tracing

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      • 4.4Scanning and Recording

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      • 4.5Brain Stimulation and Modification

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      • 4.6Contemporary Issues: Brain-Computer Interface

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      • 4.7End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 5Genetics and Evolution

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      • 5.1DNA and Genetics

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      • 5.2Methods for Studying Genetics in Neuroscience

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      • 5.3Genes and Behaviors

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      • 5.4Natural Selection and Evolution

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      • 5.5Eugenics and Intelligence Testing

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      • 5.6Contemporary Issues: Optogenetics

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      • 5.7End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 6Vision and Chemoreception

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      • 6.1Light and the Eye

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      • 6.2Visual Transduction

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      • 6.3Receptive Fields

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      • 6.4Visual Pathway and the Thalamus

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      • 6.5Visual Cortex

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      • 6.6The Chemical Senses

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      • 6.7Contemporary Issues: Sensory Prosthetics—Artificial Retina and Cochlear Implants

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      • 6.8End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 7Hearing, Language, and Lateralization

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      • 7.1Sound and the Outer and Middle Ear

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      • 7.2The Inner Ear and Auditory Transduction

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      • 7.3Auditory Perception

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      • 7.4Neurobiology of Language

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      • 7.5Animal Communication and Animal Language Research

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      • 7.6Brain Lateralization

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      • 7.7Hemispatial Neglect, the Wada Test, and Split-Brain Surgery

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      • 7.8Contemporary Issues: Mind Reading

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      • 7.9End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 8Somatosensory and Motor Movement

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      • 8.1Vestibular Apparatus: Balance, Rotation, and Acceleration

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      • 8.2Skin and the Sense of Touch

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      • 8.3The Cortex and Motor Movement

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      • 8.4Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum

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      • 8.5Moving a Muscle

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      • 8.6Neuromuscular Disorders

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      • 8.7Contemporary Issues: Spinal Cord Injuries

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      • 8.8End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 9Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

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      • 9.1Cycles and Circadian Rhythms

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      • 9.2Measuring Sleep

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      • 9.3Anatomy and Chemistry of Sleep

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      • 9.4Why Do We Sleep and Dream?

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      • 9.5Sleep Disorders

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      • 9.6Contemporary Issues: Biofeedback and Wearables

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      • 9.7End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 10Homeostasis: Hunger, Thirst, and Temperature

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      • 10.1Digestion, Hunger, and Satiety

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      • 10.2Chemical Signals

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      • 10.3Psychological and Social Factors and Appetite

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      • 10.4Problems with Food

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      • 10.5Water Regulation and Thirst

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      • 10.6Thermoregulation

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      • 10.7Contemporary Issues: Microbiome

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      • 10.8End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 11Hormones, Sex, and Love

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      • 11.1Hormones

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      • 11.2Sexual Dimorphism and Development

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      • 11.3Atypical Development

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      • 11.4Attraction, Love, and Long-Term Bonding

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      • 11.5Contemporary Issues: Matchmaking

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      • 11.6End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 12Emotions and Stress

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      • 12.1Emotions

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      • 12.2The Biology of Emotions

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      • 12.3Stress

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      • 12.4Human Research on the Physiology of Emotions and Stress

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      • 12.5Contemporary Issues: Health Psychology and Exercise

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      • 12.6End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 13Learning and Memory

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      • 13.1Learning

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      • 13.2Biology of Learning

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      • 13.3Memory

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      • 13.4Memory Consolidation

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      • 13.5Long-Term Memory Storage

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      • 13.6Problems with Learning and Memory

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      • 13.7Contemporary Issues: Enhancing Memories

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      • 13.8End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 14Psychopharmacology, Recreational Drugs, Tolerance, and Sensitization

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      • 14.1Routes of Drug Administration and the Synapse

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      • 14.2Recreational Psychoactive Drugs: Alcohol and Nicotine

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      • 14.3Cocaine and Amphetamines

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      • 14.4Opioids

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      • 14.5Hallucinogens and Cannabis

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      • 14.6Drug Tolerance and Sensitization

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      • 14.7Contemporary Issues: Opioid Epidemic and Naloxone

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      • 14.8End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 15Addiction, Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, and Affective Disorders

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      • 15.1Addiction

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      • 15.2Developmental Disorders

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      • 15.3Depression and Bipolar Disorder

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      • 15.4Anxiety and Stress Disorders

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      • 15.5Contemporary Issues: Hallucinogens as Possible Treatments

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      • 15.6End-of-Chapter Content

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    • 16Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Brain Injuries, and Brain Pathologies

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      • 16.1Schizophrenia

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      • 16.2Neurodegenerative Diseases of Memory

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      • 16.3Seizure Disorders

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      • 16.4Tumors and Strokes

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      • 16.5Brain Injury

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      • 16.6Brain Injury Diagnosis

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      • 16.7At Risk for Brain Injuries

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      • 16.8Head Injuries and Psychology

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      • 16.9Brain Pathologies

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      • 16.10Contemporary Issues: The Immune System and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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      • 16.11Conclusion

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      • 16.12End-of-Chapter Content

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