ABSTRACT

The Physiological Basis of Behaviour deals with the basic structures of the central nervous system, the techniques used in neuroscience and examnines how drugs affect the brain.

chapter 1|8 pages

Methods of investigating brain function

chapter 2|9 pages

The neuron

chapter 3|12 pages

Organisation of the central nervous system

chapter 4|6 pages

The autonomic nervous system

chapter 5|11 pages

The endocrine system

chapter 6|14 pages

Homeostasis

chapter 7|6 pages

How drugs affect the brain

chapter 8|8 pages

Classifying psychoactive drugs

chapter 9|7 pages

Drugs and behaviour

chapter 10|8 pages

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