Robert Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread -- in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviors. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be uniquely valuable tool…
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In Affective Neuroscience, Jaak Panksepp provides the most up-to-date information about the brain-operating systems that organize the fundamental emotional tendencies of all mammals. Presenting complex material in a readable manner, the book offers a comprehensive summary of the…
In Affective Neuroscience, Jaak Panksepp provides the most up-to-date information about the brain-operating systems that organize the fundamental emotional tendencies of all mammals. Presenting complex material in a readable manner, the book offers a comprehensive summary of the…
"In Affective Neuroscience, Jaak Panksepp summarizes how the brain-operating systems organize the fundamental emotional tendencies of all mammals. Presenting complex material in a readable manner, the book offers a comprehensive summary of the fundamental neural sources of human…
In Affective Neuroscience, Jaak Panksepp provides the most up-to-date information about the brain-operating systems that organize the fundamental emotional tendencies of all mammals. Presenting complex material in a readable manner, the book offers a comprehensive summary of the…
Like speech, the species-specific vocalizations or calls of non-human primates mediate social interactions, convey important emotional information, and in some cases refer to objects and events in the caller's environment. These functional similarities suggest that the selective…
Like speech, the species-specific vocalizations or calls of non-human primates mediate social interactions, convey important emotional information, and in some cases refer to objects and events in the caller's environment. These functional similarities suggest that the selective…
This accessible textbook introduces undergraduate students and other readers to the field of neuroethology - the study of the neurobiological processes underlying animal behaviour. The book begins with Aristotle's theories of behaviour and leads up to contemporary breakthroughs.
Maintaining a 'big-picture' approach, this fifth edition showcases our rapidly increasing understanding of the biological foundations of behaviour, along with thought-provoking examples and the latest research.
The Neurobiology of Spatial Behaviour is a crucial new reference in the dynamic field of navigation. Kate Jeffery has assembled the creme de la creme of authors on current issues in spatial cognition and, in doing so, has produced the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference …