Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, Three-Volume Set, 1- 3

Editor-in-Chief:

George Koob, Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences Department , The Scripps Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
Michel Le Moal, Université Bordeaux and INSERM, France
Richard Thompson, Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Behavioral Neuroscientists study the behavior of animals and humans and the neurobiological and physiological processes that control it. Behavior is the ultimate function of the nervous system, and the study of it is very multidisciplinary. Disorders of behavior in humans touch millions of peoples lives significantly, and it is of paramount importance to understand pathological conditions such as addictions, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, autism among others, in order to be able to develop new treatment possibilities.

Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience is the first and only multi-volume reference to comprehensively cover the foundation knowledge in the field. This three volume work is edited by world renowned behavioral neuroscientists George F. Koob, The Scripps Research Institute, Michel Le Moal, Université Bordeaux, and Richard F. Thompson, University of Southern California and written by a premier selection of the leading scientists in their respective fields. Each section is edited by a specialist in the relevant area. The important research in all areas of Behavioral Neuroscience is covered in a total of 210 chapters on topics ranging from neuroethology and learning and memory, to behavioral disorders and psychiatric diseases.

Audience
A target audience of researchers in academia and industry, health professionals, educators, students and scientific writers. The scope of coverage for the work means that there will be interest from an audience involved in many areas of human and animal behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, including neurologists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, physiologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, geneticists, nutritionists and ingestive behavior scientists, sensory scientists and social researchers.

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Published: April 2010

Imprint: Elsevier

ISBN: 978-0-08-044732-2

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"An excellent resource providing detailed information on specific behavioral neuroscience topics Some 200 articles are alphabetically presented within 24 subject areas. From the list of subject areas, readers may select an article and look at either a preview with an abstract and the article outline, or the full-text PDF. All articles, written by authorities in the field, begin with a helpful glossary that defines key terms. Headings and subheadings clearly show the structure of the articles, wich combine technical information with content that nonexperts can grasp. Articles conclude with a list of resources for further reading. Reader who choose the preview may link to specific subsections in the HTML version of an article. Researchers may also click on links to related journal articles or to articles from reference works: these come from a variety of publications within ScienceDirect (CH, Sep06, 44-0034). Clicking on an articles title brings up an HTML version that includes internatl and external hyperlinks for terms and references. A search box finds all encyclopedia articles that relate to a given term. This ScienceDirect Web site is logically organized, consistent in functionality, loads quickly and features links that work. A look a the table of contents and some sample content from the Oxford Handbook of Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience, edited by M.S. Blumberg, J.H. Freeman, and S.R. Robinson (CH, Jul10, 47-6563) reveals articles that are very physiologically oriented, compared to the more behavioral/psychological/physiological blend in EBN. This encyclopedia, which is also available in print, will be extremely useful for a wide range of readers. Summing up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers."--CHOICE 2011

Alcohol addiction
Anxiety
Cognition: Attention and Impulsivity
Cognition: Learning and Memory: Pavlovian
Cognition: Learning and Memory: Spatial
Cognitive decline in laboratory animals: models, measures, and validity
Depression
Drug addiction
Feeding
Invertebrate learning: Aplysia; C. Elegans; hermissenda; honey bees; Drosophila
Knock-outs: learning and memory
Knock-outs: human psychiatric disorders
Learning and Memory
Manic depression
Maternal deprivation
Motivation
Schizophrenia
Sexual behavior
The value of animal models for predicting CNS therapeutic action
Genes and Behavior: Animal Models
Genes and Languages
Genetic Studies of Personality
Human Evolutionary Genetics
Memory: Genetic Approaches
Aging and cognition
Cholinergic Systems in Aging and Alzheimer¿s disease
Parkinsons
Agnosia
Alzheimer's Disease, Neural Basis of
Amnesia
Anatomical and functional recent studies of langage and memory in epilepsy
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Neural Basis of
Current models and assessment of limb apraxia
Developmental dyslexia
Disorders of face processing
Hallucinations
Korsakoff's Syndrome
Memory impairments in non-Korsakoff alcoholic patients
Neuropsychological aspects of anxiety disorders
The contribution of split-brain studies to the evolution of the concept of hemispheric specialization
Transient Global Amnesia: Neuropsychology, psychopathology and neuroimaging
Brain Imaging
Consciousness/ unconscious
Evolutionary and developmental issues in cognitive neuroscience
Interface between emotion and cognition
Acute Dependence*
Alcohol
Anti-social personality disorder
Brain Imaging and dependence*
Comobidity - anxiety
Comobidity - depression
Conditioned cues
Drug priming
Electrophysiology of drug reward*
GHB
Pain and addiction*
Molecular neurobiology of addiction*
Neuroplasticity and Addiction*
Nicotine
Nicotine Ethanol Interactions*
opiod
psychodelics
Psychostimulants
Sensitization
Stress and drug seeking/craving;
THC
Transition to dependence
Vulnerability
Withdrawal
Aggression: Defensive
Aggression: Kinds of Agression
Aggression: Offensive
Classic and contemporary theories of emotion
Communication of emotions in animals
Fear and anxiety in people
Fear, anxiety and defensive behaviors in animals
Neural and pharmacological substrates of aggression
Neural substrates of conditioned fear, defense, and anxiety
Neural substrates of unconditioned fear, defense, and anxiety
Physical and emotional pain
Pleasure - to include predation, play fighting, among other things
Subjective experience and communication of emotions in man
The evolution of emotion
Abnormal behaviors and environmental constraints
Altruism and cooperation
Behavior adaptation and selection
Behavioral development and socialization
Brain Evolution in Vertebrates
Mating behavior
Orientation and navigation
Parasitic infection and host behavior
Parental behavior and neurohormonal determinants
Physical cognition and reasoning
Primate origins of human behavior
Social cognition and theory of mind
Social communication
Social competition and conflict resolution
Social learning and behavior transmission
Social relationships and individual recognition
Temperament and individual differences
Hemispheric Specialization: Language, Space and Sexual Differentiation
History of the field
Development and language
Language and communication - brain substrate
Avoidance Learning and Escape Learning
Birdsong and Vocal Learning during Development
Blocking, Neural Basis of
Cardiovascular Conditioning: Neural Substrates
Cerebellum: Associative Learning
Classical Conditioning: Neural Basis of
Declarative Memory, Neural Basis of
Episodic and Autobiographical Memory: Psychological and Neural Aspects
Eyelid Classical Conditioning
Fear Conditioning
Fear: Potentiation and Startle
Habituation
Implicit Leaning and Memory: Psychological and Neural Aspects
Learning and Memory: Computational Models
Memory and Aging, Neural Basis of
Memory in C. elegans
Mechanisms of Memory Formation and Storage in Hermissenda
Memory in the Bee
Memory in the Fly, Genetics of
Memory, Consolidation of
Memory: Genetic Approaches
Memory: Synaptic Mechanisms
Motor Control, Brain Systems
Plasticity in the Primary Auditory Cortex: Substrate of Specific Long-Term Memory Traces
Neural Plasticity of Spinal Reflexes
Place cells
Protein Synthesis and Memory
Recognition Memory (in Primates), Neural Basis of
Short-term Memory: Psychological and Neural Aspects
Temporaral lobe and object recognition
Gaze Stabilization and the VOR
Working Memory, Neural Basis of
Brain stimulation and addiction
Brain stimulation reward
Energy Balance
Hormonal contributions to arousal and motivation
Incentive Salience/Incentive Motivation
Neural systems of motivation
Novelty
Thermal Regulation
Basal Ganglia
Navigation in Virtual Space: Psychological and Neural Aspects
Neural Representations of Direction (Head Direction Cells)
Neural Representations of Intended Movement
Compulsive computer addiction
Compulsive sexual behaviors
Compulsive shopping
Gambling
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Kleptomania
Obesity and binge eating disorder
Pyromania
Trichotillomania
Behavioral effects of cytokines
Biomarkers of the stress response
Gastrointestinal peptides and control of food intake
Hormones and Memory
Neuropeptides and regulation of water
Perinatal influences on behaviour and neuroendocrine functions
Psychosocial infleunces on the immune system
Sex hormones, mood and cognition
Female sexual behavior
Infant bonding and attachment
Male sexual behavior
neural basis of gender
Parental Behavior
Play Behavior
Sexual motivation
Social bonding and attachment
Attention and speed of information processing
Brain-machine interfaces
Cortical visual processing
From sensation to perception
Mirror-neuron system
Motor planning
Organisation of human locomotion: proprioception and quadrupedal organisation
Peripersonal space and body schema
Self-regulation process, control and willpower
Taste perception and behaviour in mammals and flies
The role of neuronal synchrony in normal and pathological brain
Tinnitus: processing of auditory phantom sound
TRP channels in thermo- and mechanosensation
Circadian and ultradian clocks/rhythms
Overview of sleep and dream basics
Sleep: Disorders
Sleep: EEG and Homeostasis
Sleep: Bioenergetics of Sleep
Sleep: Learning and Memory
Sleep: Neuropsychology and Imaging
Acute vs. chronic stress: homeostasis
Stress and brain morphology
Stress and emotionality
Stress and feeding behavior
Stress and learning and memory
Stress and reproductive behavior OR stress and sleep/arousal
Stress and reward
Stress and social behavior
Neurogenesis and development
Neurogenesis and exercise
Neurogenesis and memory
Neurogenesis and the environment
Neuron excitability and memory
Synapse formation and memory
Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators
Motor learning in the VOR
Motor Function and Motivation
Psychoneureondocrinology
Deep Brain Stimulation In Psychiatric Disorders

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