Handbook of Classical Conditioning

ISBN-13: 9781461349938 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 448 str.

David G. Lavond; Joseph E. Steinmetz

Opis

This book explores hands-on issues of how to implement classical conditioning experiments, describing many of the techniques and equipment used to discover the locus for a simple memory in the brain. It details circuit diagrams for instrumentation and software for control and analysis.

Spis treści

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. The Classical Conditioning Paradigm. 2. The Delivery of Stimuli. 3. Measuring Behavioral Responses. 4. Recording Neuronal Data During Classical Conditioning Experiments. 5. Collecting and Analyzing Behavioral and Neuronal Data. 6. Other Behavioral Programs. 7. Surgical Methods and Techniques. 8. Lesion Techniques for Behavioral Experiments. 9. Brain Stimulation Techniques. 10. Histological Methods. 11. Controlling Classical Conditioning and Other Behavioral Neuroscience Experiments. 12. Important Electronics for Classical Conditioning Experiments. Appendix A: Suppliers. Appendix B: Rabbit Atlas. References. Index.