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  1. EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOR
    1. Evolution of Adaptive Mechanisms
      1. What Do You Think? Natural Selection and Genetic Diseases
      2. Natural Selection
      3. An Evolutionary Snapshot of Human Nature
      4. Some Caveats Concerning Evolutionary Theory
  2. GENETIC INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR
    1. Chromosomes and Genes
      1. Dominant, Recessive, and Polygenic Effects
    2. Behavior Genetics
      1. Adoption and Twin Studies
      2. Genetic Engineering: The Edge of Creation
      3. What Do You Think? From Gene Therapy To Designer Babies?
  3. THE NEURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
    1. Neurons
    2. The Electrical Activity of Neurons
      1. The Action Potential
    3. How Neurons Communicate: Synaptic Transmission
      1. Neurotransmitters
      2. Specialized Transmitter Systems
    4. Applying Psychological Science: Understanding How Drugs Affect Your Brain
  4. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
    1. The Peripheral Nervous System
      1. The Somatic Nervous System
      2. The Autonomic Nervous System
    2. The Central Nervous System
      1. The Spinal Cord
      2. The Brain
      3. Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain
        1. Neuropsychological tests
        2. Destruction and stimulation techniques
        3. Electrical recording
        4. Brain imaging
    3. The Hierarchical Brain: Structures and Behavioral Functions
      1. The Hindbrain
        1. The brain stem: Life support systems
        2. The cerebellum: Motor coordination center
      2. The Midbrain
        1. The reticular formation: The brain's gatekeeper
      3. The Forebrain
        1. The thalamus: The brain's sensory switchboard
        2. The hypothalamus: Motivation and emotion
        3. The limbic system: Memory, emotion, and goal-directed behavior
      4. The Cerebral Hemispheres: Crown of the Brain
        1. The motor cortex
        2. The sensory cortex
        3. Speech comprehension and production
        4. Association cortex
        5. The frontal lobes: The human difference
      5. Research Close-up: Inside the Brain of a Killer
      6. Hemispheric Lateralization: The Left and Right Brains
        1. The split brain: Two minds in one body?
      7. Plasticity in the Brain: The Role of Experience and the Recovery of Function
        1. The role of early experience
        2. Healing the nervous system
      8. Beneath The Surface: Do We Really Use Only Ten Percent of Our Brain Capacity?
  5. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH THE ENDOCRINE AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS
    1. Interactions With the Endocrine System
    2. Interactions Involving the Immune System





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