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Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, Three Volumes

  • Editors: George F. Koob, Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences Department , The Scripps Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA; Michel Le Moal, Psychobiologie des Comportemen, INSERM, University of Rue Camille Saint Saens, Bordeaux, France; and Richard F. Thompson, Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Imprint: Academic Press
  • Pub Date: June 2010
  • List Price: $1095.00, Hardback
  • ISBN-13:9780080447322
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Features:

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 people’s lives significantly, and it is of paramount importance to understand pathological conditions such as addictions, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and autism, among others, in order to be able to develop new treatment possibilities.

The Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience is the first and only multivolume 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.

KEY FEATURES:
• Includes many entries on the advances in our knowledge of the neurobiological basis of complex behavioral, psychiatric, and neurological disorders
• The first and only multivolume reference that comprehensively covers the foundation knowledge in the field of behavioral neuroscience