BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL NEUROANATOMY

This new edition of a successful text retains the core aim of providing an accessible introduction to behavioral neuroanatomy. Human behavior directly reflects the anatomy of the central nervous system, and it is the goal of the behavioral neuroscientist to uncover the neuroanatomical basis of behavior. Recent developments in neuroimaging technologies have led to significant advances on this front. The text is presented in a highly structured and organized format to help the reader distinguish between issues of anatomical, behavioral and physiological relevance. Simplified and clear diagrams are provided throughout the chapters to illustrate key points.

This new edition of The Brain and Behavior builds on the success of the previous edition and retains the core aim of providing an accessible introduction to behavioral neuroanatomy. Human behaviour directly reflects the anatomy of the central nervous system, and it is the goal of the behavioural neuroscientist to uncover the neuroanatomical basis of behaviour. Recent developments in neuroimaging technologies have led to significant advances on this front. The text is presented in a highly structured and organised format to help the reader distinguish between issues of anatomical, behavioural and physiological relevance. Simplified and clear diagrams are provided throughout the chapters to illustrate key points. Case examples are explored to set the neuroanatomy in the context of clinical experience. The book is written for behavioural clinicians, trainees, residents and students, and will also be of interest to psychiatrists, neurologists and neuroscientists seeking an accessible overview of behavioural neuroanatomy.

1. Introduction; 2. Gross anatomy of the brain; 3. Histology; 4. Occipital and parietal lobes; 5. Temporal lobe-neocortical structures; 6. Frontal lobe; 7. Basal ganglia; 8. Diencephalon: hypothalamus and epithalamus; 9. Diencephalon: thalamus; 10. Brainstem; 11. Limbic system: temporal lobe; 12. Limbic system: cingulate cortex; 13. Limbic system: overview; 14. Interhemispheric connections and laterality.

This new edition of The Brain and Behavior retains the core aim of the previous successful edition, and provides an accessible introduction to behavioral neuroanatomy. The text is presented in a highly structured and organised format to help distinguish between issues of anatomical, behavioural and physiological relevance.