Title: The neural basis of human behavior.
Authors: Burr, Harold Saxton, 1889-
Publisher: Thomas
Year: 1960
Subjects: Neuropsychology; Behavior; Neuropsychology; Human behavior.
Contents: The problem -- The biological background -- The evolutionary background -- The developmental background -- The cortex and human behavior -- The frontal lobe and expressive behavior -- The parietal lobe and body sense -- Vision and the occipital cortex -- Hearing and the temporal lobe -- The limbic lobe and the viscera -- General properties of the cortex and its relationship to human behavior -- The basal ganglia and automatic behavior -- The anatomy of conflict -- The control of energy sources -- The smelling brain -- The visual brain -- The midbrain and the startle response to external stimuli -- Muscle coordination and equilibrium -- The control of the chemistry of the body -- The spinal cord and reflex behavior -- The controls of behavior -- The philosophy of the organism.