The Evolving Brain The Mind and the Neural Control of Behavior

Present-day behavioral and cognitive neuroscience is based on the idea that the conventional philosophical theory of the mind provides a reliable guide to the functional organization of the brain. Consequently, much effort has been expended in a search for the neural basis of such psychological cate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vanderwolf, C. H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The mind and the explanation of behavior
  • An introduction to behavior for neuroscientists
  • Brain organization and behavior: The big picture
  • Human origins and adaptations
  • Human instinctive behavior
  • Memory and experience-dependent behavior
  • Neural mechanisms of locomotion in humans
  • The neural control of voluntary movement in humans
  • About hunting