Behavioral Neuroscience

  1. Regulatory Systems and Homeostasis
    1. Principles of Homeostasis
      1. Negative Feedback
        1. Set Points
          1. Error Detection
            1. Corrective Responses
            2. Positive Feedback
              1. Amplification Systems
                1. Threshold Effects
                2. Feedforward Control
                  1. Anticipatory Responses
                    1. Predictive Mechanisms
                  2. Autonomic Nervous System
                    1. Sympathetic Division
                      1. Anatomy and Organization
                        1. Neurotransmitters
                          1. Fight-or-Flight Response
                          2. Parasympathetic Division
                            1. Anatomy and Organization
                              1. Neurotransmitters
                                1. Rest-and-Digest Response
                                2. Enteric Nervous System
                                  1. Gastrointestinal Control
                                    1. Local Reflexes
                                      1. Central Modulation
                                    2. Neuroendocrine System
                                      1. Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis
                                        1. Hypothalamic Hormones
                                          1. Anterior Pituitary
                                            1. Posterior Pituitary
                                            2. Hormone Classification
                                              1. Peptide Hormones
                                                1. Steroid Hormones
                                                  1. Amine Hormones
                                                  2. Hormone Receptors
                                                    1. Membrane Receptors
                                                      1. Nuclear Receptors
                                                        1. Signal Transduction
                                                      2. Temperature Regulation
                                                        1. Thermoreception
                                                          1. Peripheral Thermoreceptors
                                                            1. Central Thermoreceptors
                                                              1. Temperature Integration
                                                              2. Heat Production
                                                                1. Shivering Thermogenesis
                                                                  1. Non-Shivering Thermogenesis
                                                                    1. Behavioral Thermoregulation
                                                                    2. Heat Loss
                                                                      1. Vasodilation
                                                                        1. Sweating
                                                                          1. Behavioral Responses
                                                                          2. Hypothalamic Control
                                                                            1. Preoptic Area
                                                                              1. Temperature Set Point
                                                                                1. Fever Response
                                                                              2. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
                                                                                1. Water Balance
                                                                                  1. Osmotic Regulation
                                                                                    1. Volume Regulation
                                                                                      1. Thirst Mechanisms
                                                                                      2. Osmometric Thirst
                                                                                        1. Osmoreceptors
                                                                                          1. Cellular Dehydration
                                                                                            1. Vasopressin Release
                                                                                            2. Volumetric Thirst
                                                                                              1. Baroreceptors
                                                                                                1. Renin-Angiotensin System
                                                                                                  1. Hypovolemia Response
                                                                                                  2. Sodium Appetite
                                                                                                    1. Aldosterone Effects
                                                                                                      1. Salt Craving
                                                                                                        1. Regulatory Mechanisms
                                                                                                      2. Energy Balance and Feeding
                                                                                                        1. Metabolic Signals
                                                                                                          1. Glucose Regulation
                                                                                                            1. Lipid Metabolism
                                                                                                              1. Protein Balance
                                                                                                              2. Hormonal Control
                                                                                                                1. Insulin
                                                                                                                  1. Leptin
                                                                                                                    1. Ghrelin
                                                                                                                      1. Cholecystokinin
                                                                                                                      2. Hypothalamic Feeding Centers
                                                                                                                        1. Arcuate Nucleus
                                                                                                                          1. Lateral Hypothalamus
                                                                                                                            1. Ventromedial Hypothalamus
                                                                                                                              1. Paraventricular Nucleus
                                                                                                                              2. Feeding Behavior
                                                                                                                                1. Hunger and Satiety
                                                                                                                                  1. Food Preferences
                                                                                                                                    1. Meal Patterns
                                                                                                                                      1. Obesity Mechanisms

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