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Principles of neural science /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kandel, Eric R., Schwartz, James H. (James Harris), 1932-2006, Jessell, Thomas M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, [2000]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Neurophysiology.
Behavior.
Nervous System Diseases.
Neurochemistry.
Neurons.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. The neurobiology of behavior
  • The brain and behavior
  • Nerve cells and behavior
  • Genes and behavior
  • Pt. 2. Cell and molecular biology of the neuron
  • The cytology of neurons
  • Synthesis and trafficking of neuronal protein
  • Ion channels
  • Membrane potential
  • Local signaling: passive electrical properties of the neuron
  • Propagated signaling: the action potential
  • Pt. 3. Elementary interactions between neurons : synaptic transmission
  • Overview of synaptic transmission
  • Signaling at the nerve-muscle synapse: directly gated transmission
  • Synaptic integration
  • Modulation of synaptic transmission: second messengers
  • Transmitter release
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Diseases of chemical transmission at the nerve-muscle synapse: myasthenia gravis
  • Pt. 4. The neural basis of cognition
  • The anatomical organization of the central nervous system
  • The functional organization of perception and movement
  • Integration of sensory and motor function: the association areas of the cerebral cortex and the cognitive capabilities of the brain
  • From nerve cells to cognition: the internal cellular representation required for perception and action
  • Pt. 5. Perception
  • Coding of sensory information
  • The bodily senses
  • Touch
  • The perception of pain
  • Constructing the visual image
  • Visual processing by the retina
  • Central visual pathways
  • Perception of motion, depth, and form
  • Color vision
  • Hearing
  • Sensory transduction in the ear
  • Smell and taste: the chemical senses
  • Pt. 6. Movement
  • The organization of movement
  • The motor unit and muscle action
  • Diseases of the motor unit
  • Spinal reflexes
  • Locomotion
  • Voluntary movement
  • The control of gaze
  • The vestibular system
  • Posture
  • The cerebellum
  • The basal ganglia
  • Pt. 7. Arousal, emotion, and behavior homeostasis
  • Brain stem, reflexive behavior, and the cranial nerves
  • Brain stem modulation of sensation, movement, and consciousness
  • Seizures and epilepsy
  • Sleep and dreaming
  • Disorders of sleep and wakefulness
  • The autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamus
  • Emotional states and feelings
  • Motivational and addictive states
  • Pt. 8. The development of the nervous system
  • The induction and patterning of the nervous system
  • The generation and survival of nerve cells
  • The guidance of axons to their targets
  • The formation and regeneration of synapses
  • Sensory experience and the fine-tuning of synaptic connections
  • Sexual differentiation of the nervous system
  • Aging of the brain and dementia of the Alzheimer type
  • Pt. 9. Language, thought, mood, and learning, and memory
  • Language and the aphasias
  • Disorders of thought and volition: schizophrenia
  • Disorders of mood: depression, mania, and anxiety disorders
  • Learning and memory
  • Cellular mechanisms of learning and the biological basis of individuality
  • Appendices
  • A. Current flow in neurons
  • B. Ventricular organization of cerebrospinal fluid: blood-brain barrier, brain edema, and hydrocephalus
  • C. Circulation of the brain
  • D. Consciousness and the neurobiology of the twenty-first century.