Front Cover; Psychobiology: Behavior from a Biological Perspective; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Evolution of Behavior; I. Introduction; II. Behavior as Adaptation to the Environment; III. How Selection Operates; IV. The Origins of Behavior; V. Sexual Isolation; References; Chapter 2. The Concept of Instinct; I. Introduction; II. Traditional Instinct Approach; III. The Ontogenetic Approach; IV. The Variance Approach; V. Instinct and Heritability; VI. Difficulties with the Model; VII. Measurement of Heritability; VIII. The Control of Behavior

IX. Experience and the Development of BehaviorX. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Sensory Processes and Behavior; I. Introduction; II. The Behavioral Relevance of Physiological Findings; III. Sensory Systems and Behavior; References; Chapter 4. Appetite Motivation; I. Introduction; II. Hunger and Thirst; III. What Produces Thirst?; IV. What Produces Hunger?; V. Where Do Changes Producing Hunger and Thirst Act?; VI. Has Thirst Really Been Produced?; VII. Central Nervous System Loci Linked to Hunger; VIII. Is It Real Hunger Which Is Produced by Electrical Stimulation?

IX. What Other Properties Do These Central Drive Mechanisms Have?X. Regulation of Amount Eaten or Drunk; XI. Counterinjection; XII. The Afferent Inhibition View of Satiation; XIII. Specific Hungers; XIV. Reward; References; Chapter 5. Attentive Processes; I. Introduction; II. Objects of Sensorial Attention; III. The Measurement of Attention; IV. The Utility of the Construct ""Attention""; V. Neural Mechanisms; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Brain Mechanisms of Memory; I. The Development of Our Ideas about Localization of Brain Functions; II. The Localization of Function

III. The Localizationist PositionIV. Theories of Memory Localization; V. The Antilocalizationist Viewpoint; VI. The Localization of Memory; VII. The Localization of Speech Function; VIII. Objections to Deterministic Theories; IX. How Are Memories Established?; X. Self-Selection of Representational Neurons; XI. Critical Substance and Critical Shift; XII. The Multiple-Trace Theory; XIII. Does Critical Shift in Some Cells Imply Deterministic Function?; XIV. Mechanisms of Stable Information Storage; XV. Electrophysiological Studies of Learning and Memory; XVI. Tracer Technique

XVII. Appearance of Electrical Similarities in Different Brain RegionsXVIII. Relationship between Waveshape and Site of Stimulation; XIX. Relationship between Waveshape and Meaning; XX. Endogenous Components in the Response of the Brain to Stimuli; XXI. Difference Waveshapes and the Readout of Stored Information; XXII. Relation between Single-Unit Activity and Evoked Potentials; XXIII. Chronic Microelectrode Studies; XXIV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Cognitive Deficit: Experimental Analysis; I. Aims and Methods; II. Natural History; III. Perception; IV. Language Disorder