Neural Mechanisms of Goal-Directed Behavior and Learning

Neural Mechanisms of Goal-Directed Behavior and Learning provides information pertinent to the neuronal mechanisms of motivation and learning. This book focuses on the theoretical frameworks within which researchers analyze specific problems. Organized into six parts encompassing 39 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the problem of goal-directed behavior that occupies a central position in psychology. This text then examines the behavioral investigations that are directed at delineating the role of contiguity and determining the possible mechanisms of reinforcement in classical defense and reward conditioning. Other chapters consider the homeostatic regulation of various functions, such as nutrition, temperature, respiration, blood pressure, and fluid and electrolyte balance. This book discusses as well the effects of experimental treatments on memory. The final chapter deals with the relationship between perception and memory. This book is a valuable resource for psychologists and scientists. Graduate students in behavioral neuroscience will also find this book useful.

List of ContributorsPrefacePart I Theory and Experimental Issues in the Psychobiology of Motivation and Learning Chapter 1 Introductory Remarks to the Soviet-American Symposium on Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Goal-Directed Behavior Chapter 2 Reflex Mechanisms of Motivational Behavior Chapter 3 Pavlovian Mechanisms of Goal-Directed Behavior Chapter 4 Different Ways in Which Learning Is Involved in Homeostasis Chapter 5 Central and Peripheral Catecholamine Function in Learning and Memory Processes Chapter 6 A Neurophysiological Model of Purposive BehaviorPart II Motivation and Recovery of Function Chapter 7 A Comparison of Instinct and Motivation with Emphasis on Their Difference Chapter 8 Motor Subsystems in Motivated Behavior Chapter 9 Synaptic Growth as a Plasticity Mechanism in the Brain Chapter 10 The Basal Ganglia and Psychomotor Behavior Chapter 11 Basal Ganglia Dopaminergic Control of Sensorimotor Functions Related to Motivated Behavior Chapter 12 Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Subsystems in Elementary Food-Acquisition Behavior Chapter 13 Independence of Behavioral and Autonomic Thermoregulatory ResponsesPart III Neuronal Processes of Learning Chapter 14 Goal as a System-Forming Factor in Behavior and Learning Chapter 15 Brain Mechanisms of Learning Chapter 16 Neurophysiological Studies of Learning in Association with the Pupillary Dilation Conditioned Reflex Chapter 17 Mechanisms of Classical Conditioning of Spinal Reflexes Chapter 18 Analysis of Neuron Activity in the Rabbit's Olfactory Bulb during Food-Acquisition Behavior Chapter 19 The Functional Neuroanatomy of a Conditioned Response Chapter 20 Unit Activity in Cingulate Cortex and Anteroventral Thalamus during Acquisition and Overtraining of Discriminative Avoidance Behavior in RabbitsPart IV Perception and Information Processing Chapter 21 Image, Information, and Episodic Modes of Central Processing Chapter 22 A Study of Neuron Systems Activity in Learning Chapter 23 The Activity of Neuronal Networks in Cognitive Function Chapter 24 Activity of Visual Cortex Neurons in Systems Processes of Behavioral Act Interchange Chapter 25 Brain Mechanisms of Attention and Perception Chapter 26 Behavioral Modulation of Visual Responses of Neurons in Monkey Superior Colliculus and Cerebral CortexPart V Hormonal, Pharmacological, and Developmental Factors Chapter 27 Limbic System Contributions to Goal-Directed Behavior Chapter 28 A Psychopharmacological Approach to Memory Processing Chapter 29 A Case Study in the Neuroendocrine Control of Goal-Directed Behavior: The Interaction Between Angiotensin II and Prostaglandin E1 in the Control of Water Intake Chapter 30 Goal-Directed Behavior in Ontogenesis Chapter 31 The Ontogenesis of Suckling, A Goal-Directed Behavior Chapter 32 Infantile Forgetting of Acquired Information Chapter 33 An Animal Model of "Cooperation LearningPart VI Human Psychophysiology, Information Processing, and Language Chapter 34 The Specific Role of Heart Rate in Sensorimotor Integration Chapter 35 Control of Reflex Blink Excitability Chapter 36 Modification of Goal-Directed Behavior in Discourse Chapter 37 Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Processing Speech Information in Man Chapter 38 Spatial Synchronization of Brain Electrical Activity Related to Cognitive Information Processing Chapter 39 A Mathematical Model for Human Visual Information, Perception, and StorageAppendix A Individual and General DiscussionsAppendix B General DiscussionIndex

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