Principles of neural science /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division,
[2000]
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. The brain and behavior
- Ch. 2. Nerve cells and behavior
- Ch. 3. Genes and behavior
- Ch. 4. The cytology of neurons
- Ch. 5. Synthesis and trafficking of neuronal protein
- Ch. 6. Ion channels
- Ch. 7. Membrane potential
- Ch. 8. Local signaling: passive electrical properties of the neuron
- Ch. 9. Propagated signaling: the action potential
- Ch. 10. Overview of synaptic transmission
- Ch. 11. Signaling at the nerve-muscle synapse: directly gated transmission
- Ch. 12. Synaptic integration
- Ch. 13. Modulation of synaptic transmission: second messengers
- Ch. 14. Transmitter release
- Ch. 15. Neurotransmitters
- Ch. 16. Diseases of chemical transmission at the nerve-muscle synapse: myasthenia gravis
- Ch. 17. The anatomical organization of the central nervous system
- Ch. 18. The functional organization of perception and movement
- Ch. 19. Integration of sensory and motor function: the association areas of the cerebral cortex and the cognitive capabilities of the brain
- Ch. 20. From nerve cells to cognition: the internal cellular representation required for perception and action
- Ch. 21. Coding of sensory information
- Ch. 22. The bodily senses
- Ch. 23. Touch
- Ch. 24. The perception of pain
- Ch. 25. Constructing the visual image
- Ch. 26. Visual processing by the retina
- Ch. 27. Central visual pathways
- Ch. 28. Perception of motion, depth, and form
- Ch. 29. Color vision
- Ch. 30. Hearing
- Ch. 31. Sensory transduction in the ear
- Ch. 32. Smell and taste: the chemical senses
- Ch. 33. The organization of movement
- Ch. 34. The motor unit and muscle action
- Ch. 35. Diseases of the motor unit
- Ch. 36. Spinal reflexes
- Ch. 37. Locomotion
- Ch. 38. Voluntary movement
- Ch. 39. The control of gaze
- Ch. 40. The vestibular system
- Ch. 41. Posture
- Ch. 42. The cerebellum
- Ch. 43. The basal ganglia
- Ch. 44. Brain stem, reflexive behavior, and the cranial nerves
- Ch. 45. Brain stem modulation of sensation, movement, and consciousness
- Ch. 46. Seizures and epilepsy
- Ch. 47. Sleep and dreaming
- Ch. 48. Disorders of sleep and wakefulness
- Ch. 49. The autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamus
- Ch. 50. Emotional states and feelings
- Ch. 51. Motivational and addictive states
- Ch. 52. The induction and patterning of the nervous system
- Ch. 53. The generation and survival of nerve cells
- Ch. 54. The guidance of axons to their targets
- Ch. 55. The formation and regeneration of synapses
- Ch. 56. Sensory experience and the fine-tuning of synaptic connections
- Ch. 57. Sexual differentiation of the nervous system
- Ch. 58. Aging of the brain and dementia of the Alzheimer type
- Ch. 59. Language and aphasias
- Ch. 60. Disorders of thought and volition: schizophrenia
- Ch. 61. Disorders of mood: depression, mania, and anxiety disorders
- Ch. 62. Learning and memory
- Ch. 63. Cellular mechanisms of learning and the biological basis of individuality.