Behavioral Neurobiology: The Cellular Organization of Natural Behavior

By David Kuchta

Behavioral Neurobiology provides a novel treatment of the neural basis of behavior. The pedagogical premise of the book is that general insights into the neuronal organization of behavior can be gained by examining neural solutions that have evolved in animals to solve problems encountered in their particular environmental niches. Therefore, rather than organizing the chapters around general themes, such as "Motor Systems" or "Learning and Memory," the author presents in-depth "case studies" of individual animals; themes clearly emerge, but take on additional meaning by being considered in a real-world behavioral context.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878930841
• ISBN13: 9780878930845
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent bridge from biology to behavior

With few exceptions the fields of neurobiology, ethology, and animal learning proceed in parallel in the academy, practitioners toiling productively in their respective fields but too rarely taking the time to exchange findings with people who share their questions if not their methods. This book builds wonderful, enlightening bridges between these disciplines, and in the process provides explanations for fascinating phenomena...