Introduction -- Structure and functions of cells of the nervous system -- Structure of the nervous system -- Psychopharmacology -- Methods and strategies of research -- Vision -- Audition, the body senses, and the chemical senses -- Control of movement -- Sleep and biological rhythms -- Reproductive behavior -- Emotion -- Ingestive behavior : drinking -- Ingestive behavior : eating -- Learning and memory : basic mechanisms -- Relational learning and amnesia -- Human communication -- Schizophrenia and the affective disorders -- Anxiety disorders, autistic disorder, and stress disorders -- Drug abuse.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-674) and indexes.