Bob Garrett is a Visiting Scholar at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He was Professor of Psychology at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and held several positions there, including Chairperson of the Department of Psychology, Faculty Development Coordinator, and Interim Dean of Academic Affairs. He received his BA from the University of Texas at Arlington and his MA and PhD from Baylor University. He received further training in the Department of Physiology at Baylor University College of Medicine and at the Aeromedical Research Primate Laboratory, Holloman Air Force Base. Bob lives on a 3,200-acre ranch he shares with 48 other families in the hills outside San Luis Obispo. His sons, Geoffrey and Michael, and grandchildren, Evan, Naomi, and Talia, all live nearby. Gerald (Jerry) Hough is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. He received his BS from Purdue University and his MS and PhD from The Ohio State University. He also worked in the lab of Verner Bingman at Bowling Green State University. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on anatomy, animal behavior, research methods, psychopharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, and learning. He is an elected member of the American Ornithologists Union from his work on sparrows, pigeons, and Hawai'ian 'amakihi birds. He has served as the Undergraduate Advising Coordinator for Psychology, as the Chair of the IACUC, in curriculum development for the Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, and Negotiator and Vice President 1 of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2373 at Rowan University. His research focus is in the evolutionary and neural bases of spatial and communication behaviors in birds. Gerald; his wife, Kerry; their two sons; and his mother, Carole, live in lovely southern New Jersey.
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Acknowledgments 1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience? Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience Nature and Nurture Post-test Answers 2. Communication Within the Nervous System Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Cells That Make Us Who We Are How Neurons Communicate With Each Other Post-test Answers 3. The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Central Nervous System The Peripheral Nervous System Development and Change in the Nervous System Post-test Answers 4. The Methods and Ethics of Research Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Science, Research, and Theory Research Techniques Research Ethics Post-test Answers 5. Drugs, Addiction, and Reward Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Psychoactive Drugs Addiction The Role of Genes in Addiction Post-test Answers 6. Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Motivation and Homeostasis Hunger: A Complex Drive Obesity Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder Post-test Answers 7. The Biology of Sex and Gender Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Sex as a Form of Motivation The Biological Determination of Sex Gender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive Differences Sexual Orientation Post-test Answers 8. Emotion and Health Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Emotion and the Nervous System Stress, Immunity, and Health Biological Origins of Aggression Post-test Answers 9. Hearing and Language Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Hearing Language Post-test Answers 10. Vision and Visual Perception Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Light and the Visual Apparatus Color Vision Form Vision The Perception of Objects, Color, and Movement Post-test Answers 11. The Body Senses and Movement Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Body Senses Movement Post-test Answers 12. Learning and Memory Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Learning as the Storage of Memories Brain Changes in Learning Learning Deficiencies and Disorders Post-test Answers 13. Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning Chapter Outline Learning Objectives The Nature of Intelligence The Biological Origins of Intelligence Deficiencies and Disorders of Intelligence Post-test Answers 14. Psychological Disorders Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Schizophrenia Affective Disorders Anxiety, Trauma, and Stress-Related Disorders Personality Disorders Post-test Answers 15. Sleep and Consciousness Chapter Outline Learning Objectives Sleep and Dreaming The Neural Bases of Consciousness Post-test Answers