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Principles of neural science
Publisher
McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division
Publication Date
c2000
Language
English
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From the Book - 4th ed.
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.
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9780838577011
9780071120005
9780071120005
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