Principles of neural science

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.