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Neurobiology of Food and Fluid Intake
Edward M. . Ed(S): Stricker
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Paperback. Editor(s): Stricker, Edward M. Series: Handbooks of Behavioral Neurobiology. Num Pages: 553 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 986.
When I began graduate school in 1961, Physiological Psychology was alive with adventure and opportunity. It seemed possible, indeed easy, to determine which part of the brain influenced which aspect of behavior, and the relative absence of technical hurdles encouraged neophytes into the laboratory. New theories of brain function based on a wealth of reliable and provocative findings also stimu lated further laboratory investigation. And the results obtained in studies of food and fluid ingestion certainly were exciting, albeit perplexing. For example, eating could be stimulated by injecting one chemical agent into the rat brain, whereas drinking was stimulated by ... Read more
When I began graduate school in 1961, Physiological Psychology was alive with adventure and opportunity. It seemed possible, indeed easy, to determine which part of the brain influenced which aspect of behavior, and the relative absence of technical hurdles encouraged neophytes into the laboratory. New theories of brain function based on a wealth of reliable and provocative findings also stimu lated further laboratory investigation. And the results obtained in studies of food and fluid ingestion certainly were exciting, albeit perplexing. For example, eating could be stimulated by injecting one chemical agent into the rat brain, whereas drinking was stimulated by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
553
Condition
New
Series
Handbooks of Behavioral Neurobiology
Number of Pages
553
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461278740
SKU
V9781461278740
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