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Chapter 4

Canadian Connections to Research in this Chapter

Clark, M. M., DeSousa, D., Vonk, J., & Galef, B. G. Jr. (1997). Parenting and potency: Alternative routes to reproductive success in male Mongolian gerbils. Animal Behaviour, 54, 635-642. (McMaster University: http://www.mcmaster.ca/)


Duva, C. A., Floresco, S. B.,Wunderlich, G. R., Lao, T. L., Pinel, J. P. J., & Phillips, A. G. (1997). Disruption of spatial but not object-recognition memory by neurotoxic lesions of the dorsal hippocampus in rats. Behavioral Neuroscience, 111,1184-1196. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)

Anthony Phillips was the 1995 winner of the Donald O. Hebb Award of the Canadian Psychological Association.


Field, E. F., Whishaw, I. Q., & Pellis, S. M. (1997). A kinematic analysis of sex-typical movement patterns used during evasive dodging to protect a food item: The role of testicular hormones. Behavioral Neuroscience, 111, 808-815. (University of Lethbridge: http://home.uleth.ca/)

Ian Whishaw was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1998.


Hebb, D. O. (1949). The organization of behavior. New York: Wiley-Interscience. (McGill University: http://www.mcgill.ca/)

Donald Hebb was the first winner (in 1980) of the Donald O. Hebb Award of the Canadian Psychological Association and the 1961 winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.


Kolb, B. & Whishaw, I. Q. (1998). Brain plasticity and behavior. Annual Review of Psychology. Vol 49, 43-64.(University of Lethbridge: http://www.uleth.ca/)

Bryan Kolb was the 2000 winner of the Donald O. Hebb Award of the Canadian Psychological Association and was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2000. Ian Whishaw was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1998.


Milner, B., Squire, L. R., & Kandell, E. R. (1998). Cognitive neuroscience and the study of memory. Neuron, 20, 445-468. (McGill University: http://www.mcgill.ca/)

Brenda Milner was the 1981 winner of the Donald O. Hebb Award of the Canadian Psychological Association and the 1973 winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Larry Squire was the 1993 winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Eric Kandell was the 2000 winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.


Olds, J., & Milner, P. (1954). Positive reinforcement produced by electrical stimulation of the septal area and other regions of the rat brain. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 47, 419-427. (McGill University: http://www.mcgill.ca/)

James Olds was the 1967 winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.


Paus T., Zijdenbos, A., Worsley, K.,Collins, D.L, Blumenthal, J., Giedd, J.N., Rapoport, J.L, & Evans, A.C.(1999). Structural maturation of neural pathways in children and adolescents: In vivo study. Science, 283, 1908-1911. (McGill University:http://www.mcgill.ca/)


Penfield, W., & Jasper, H. (1954). Epilepsy and the functional anatomy of the human brain. Boston: Little, Brown. (McGill University: http://www.mcgill.ca/)


Treit, D., & Menard, J. (1997). Dissociations among the anxiolytic effects of septal, hippocampal, and amygdaloid lesions. Behavioral Neuroscience, 111, 653-658. (University of Alberta: http://www.ualberta.ca/)


Vanderwolf, C.H., & Cain, D.P.(1993). The behavioral neurobiology of learning and memory: A conceptual reorientation. Brain Research Reviews, 19, 264-297. (University of Western Ontario: http://www.uwo.ca/)

 

Weblinks

The Whole Brain Atlas
This address is for the Whole Brain Atlas at Harvard University, which can be used as a general reference and a place to explore the latest in brain imaging. Take the time to explore the most current images of the brain.
Neuropsychology Homepage
This Web page sets out to explain neuropsychology and brain injury. Links and resources are offered to help understand the neuropsychologist’s role in dealing with brain injury.
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
This nonprofit organization of neuroscientists provides information on their Web page about brain research. Publications and newsletters of the organizations are included with lists of news and events, as well as an opportunity to e-mail the organization questions about brain research.
Addiction Research Foundation
This is a bilingual Web page detailing the work done at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. Research papers on drug and alcohol addiction are presented, as well as general information on drug and alcohol usage.

 

Suggestions for Further Reading

Grilly, D. M. (1994). Drugs and human behavior (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Julien, R. M. (1995). A primer of drug action: A concise, nontechnical guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs (7th ed.). San Francisco: W. H. Freeman.

If you are interested in learning more about the effects of drugs that are often abused, you may want to read these books, both of which contain much helpful information about the effects of popular drugs and their use and abuse in society.


Carlson, N. R. (1999). Foundations of physiological psychology (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

This introductory textbook of physiological psychology discusses the topics presented in this chapter in more detail.

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