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Neuroscience / edited by Dale Purves ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Purves, Dale.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, 1997Description: various paging : ill (some col.) ; 29 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0878937471 .Subject(s): Neurosciences | Neurophysiology | Neurology | NeurochemistryDDC classification: 612.8
Contents:
The organization of the nervous system -- Unit I: Neural signaling: Electrical signals of nerve cells -- Voltage-dependent membrane permeability -- Channels and pumps -- Synaptic transmission -- Neurotransmitters -- Neurotransmitter receptors and their effects -- Unit II: Sensation and sensory processing: The somatic sensory system -- Pain -- Vision: the eye -- Central visual pathways -- The auditory system -- The vestibular system -- The chemical senses -- Unit III: Movement and its central control: Spinal cord circuits and motor control -- Descending control of spinal cord circuitry -- Modulation of movement by the basal ganglia and cerebellum -- Cellular mechanisms of motor modulation -- Eye movements and sensory-motor integration -- Unit IV: The changing brain: Early brain development -- Construction of neural circuits -- Modification of developing brain circuits by neural activity -- Plasticity in the adult nervous system -- Unit V: Complex brain functions: Cognition -- Language and lateralization -- Sleep and wakefulness -- Emotions -- Sex, sexuality and the brain -- Human memory.
Holdings
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 612.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00070775
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A classy introductory text to how the nervous system works highlighting the challenges, controversies, and uncertainties in neuroscience. The 15 contributors (neurobiology, Duke U. Medical Center) extend both their talents in neuroscience and teaching in a systematic outline of the nervous system's organization, neural signaling, sensation and sensory processing, movement and its central control, brain development, and complex brain function including discussions of cognition, sleep, and sexuality. Includes quality color illustrations and photographs. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The organization of the nervous system -- Unit I: Neural signaling: Electrical signals of nerve cells -- Voltage-dependent membrane permeability -- Channels and pumps -- Synaptic transmission -- Neurotransmitters -- Neurotransmitter receptors and their effects -- Unit II: Sensation and sensory processing: The somatic sensory system -- Pain -- Vision: the eye -- Central visual pathways -- The auditory system -- The vestibular system -- The chemical senses -- Unit III: Movement and its central control: Spinal cord circuits and motor control -- Descending control of spinal cord circuitry -- Modulation of movement by the basal ganglia and cerebellum -- Cellular mechanisms of motor modulation -- Eye movements and sensory-motor integration -- Unit IV: The changing brain: Early brain development -- Construction of neural circuits -- Modification of developing brain circuits by neural activity -- Plasticity in the adult nervous system -- Unit V: Complex brain functions: Cognition -- Language and lateralization -- Sleep and wakefulness -- Emotions -- Sex, sexuality and the brain -- Human memory.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 The Organization of the Nervous System (p. 1)
  • Unit I Neural Signaling
  • 2 Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells (p. 43)
  • 3 Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability (p. 57)
  • 4 Channels and Transporters (p. 77)
  • 5 Synaptic Transmission (p. 99)
  • 6 Neurotransmitters (p. 117)
  • 7 Neurotransmitter Receptors and Their Effects (p. 141)
  • 8 Intracellular Signal Transduction (p. 165)
  • Unit II Sensation and Sensory Processing
  • 9 The Somatic Sensory System (p. 189)
  • 10 Pain (p. 209)
  • 11 Vision: The Eye (p. 223)
  • 12 Central Visual Pathways (p. 251)
  • 13 The Auditory System (p. 275)
  • 14 The Vestibular System (p. 297)
  • 15 The Chemical Senses (p. 317)
  • Unit III Movement and Its Central Control
  • 16 Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control (p. 347)
  • 17 Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord (p. 369)
  • 18 Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia (p. 391)
  • 19 Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum (p. 409)
  • 20 Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration (p. 427)
  • 21 The Visceral Motor System (p. 443)
  • Unit IV The Changing Brain
  • 22 Early Brain Development (p. 471)
  • 23 Construction of Neural Circuits (p. 493)
  • 24 Modification of Brain Circuits as a Result of Experience (p. 519)
  • 25 Plasticity of Mature Synapses and Circuits (p. 535)
  • Unit V Complex Brain Functions
  • 26 The Association Cortices (p. 565)
  • 27 Language and Lateralization (p. 587)
  • 28 Sleep and Wakefulness (p. 603)
  • 29 Emotions (p. 625)
  • 30 Sex, Sexuality, and the Brain (p. 645)
  • 31 Human Memory (p. 665)