Carroll (psychology and neuroscience, U. of Minnesota) and Overmier (psychology, U. of Minnesota) present 22 essays promoting the use of animal behavior research as an important window into the
psychological study of human problems such as anxiety, stress, aggression, dementia, drug abuse, and depression. After an introduction that discusses the benefits, uses, and ethics of the use
of laboratory research with animals, the contributions explore specific studies that may have contributed to the understanding of human behavior. In addition to the problems mentioned above,
issues explored include, sleep, injury and pain, learning, memory, and cognition. Finally, a fuller exploration of the ethics of using animals in human behavioral research is included.
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