Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral PharmacologyThis student-friendly, accessible text provides students with a thorough introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology and prepares them to analyze drug information from a variety of sources. The text describes impartially and scientifically the effects of drugs on behavior, and the various ways that behavior principles facilitate an understanding of both the actions of drugs and the way people use them. *Reviews the basic principles and concepts of pharmacology, psychology, and neurophysiology. *Uniform coverage of drug classes. *Provides an historical background for each drug and explains each drug's effect from subjective, behavioral, and neurological perspectives. *Introduces students to recent findings on withdrawal and abuse potential and describes the drug's harmful effects and methods of treatment. *Includes over 700 references to original research and review articles. |
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... cortex . Thus , the RAS is activated by incoming stimu- lation and projects a diffuse net of axons for- ward into the entire cortex and higher parts of the brain so that when the RAS becomes active , so does the entire brain . One ...
... cortex . Thus , the RAS is activated by incoming stimu- lation and projects a diffuse net of axons for- ward into the entire cortex and higher parts of the brain so that when the RAS becomes active , so does the entire brain . One ...
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... cortex and from the muscles themselves , via the spinal cord . It com- pares these two signals and modifies the output of the cortex both by direct actions on its sig- nals as they pass through the brain stem and by fibers connected ...
... cortex and from the muscles themselves , via the spinal cord . It com- pares these two signals and modifies the output of the cortex both by direct actions on its sig- nals as they pass through the brain stem and by fibers connected ...
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... Cortex . The cortex makes up the upper- most surface of the brain and virtually covers the rest of the brain . It is convoluted and gives the brain the appearance of a walnut . Because of its convolutions , most of the cortex cannot be ...
... Cortex . The cortex makes up the upper- most surface of the brain and virtually covers the rest of the brain . It is convoluted and gives the brain the appearance of a walnut . Because of its convolutions , most of the cortex cannot be ...
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Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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