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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. vii)
• User's Guide (p. xiii)
• Acknowledgments (p. xviii)
• Path of Discovery Authors (p. xix)
• Part I Foundations (p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future (p. 3)
• Introduction (p. 4)
• The Origins of Neuroscience (p. 4)
• Neuroscience Today (p. 13)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 20)
• Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia (p. 23)
• Introduction (p. 24)
• The Neuron Doctrine (p. 24)
• The Prototypical Neuron (p. 28)
• Classifying Neurons (p. 45)
• Glia (p. 46)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 48)
• Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest (p. 51)
• Introduction (p. 52)
• The Cast of Chemicals (p. 53)
• The Movement of Ions (p. 59)
• The Ionic Basis of the Resting Membrane Potential (p. 61)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 71)
• Chapter 4 The Action Potential (p. 75)
• Introduction (p. 76)
• Properties of the Action Potential (p. 76)
• The Action Potential, in Theory (p. 80)
• The Action Potential, in Reality (p. 82)
• Action Potential Conduction (p. 93)
• Action Potentials, Axons, and Dendrites (p. 97)
• Divergence and Convergence in Neurotransmitter Systems (p. 164)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 164)
• Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System (p. 167)
• Introduction (p. 168)
• Gross Organization of the Mammalian Nervous System (p. 168)
• Understanding CNS Structure Through Development (p. 178)
• A Guide to the Cerebral Cortex (p. 195)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 199)
• Appendix An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy (p. 205)
• Part II Sensory and Motor Systems (p. 249)
• Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses (p. 251)
• Introduction (p. 252)
• Taste (p. 252)
• Smell (p. 263)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 98)
• Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission (p. 101)
• Introduction (p. 102)
• Types of Synapses (p. 103)
• Principles of Chemical Synaptic Transmission (p. 111)
• Principles of Synaptic Integration (p. 122)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 130)
• Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems (p. 133)
• Introduction (p. 134)
• Studying Neurotransmitter Systems (p. 135)
• Neurotransmitter Chemistry (p. 141)
• Transmitter-Gated Channels (p. 152)
• G-Protein-Coupled Receptors and Effectors (p. 157)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 274)
• Chapter 9 The Eye (p. 277)
• Introduction (p. 278)
• Properties of Light (p. 279)
• The Structure of the Eye (p. 280)
• Image Formation by the Eye (p. 283)
• Microscopic Anatomy of the Retina (p. 288)
• Phototransduction (p. 292)
• Retinal Output (p. 300)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 306)
• Chapter 10 The Central Visual System (p. 309)
• Introduction (p. 310)
• The Retinofugal Projection (p. 310)
• The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (p. 315)
• Anatomy of the Striate Cortex (p. 318)
• Physiology of the Striate Cortex (p. 324)
• Beyond Striate Cortex (p. 333)
• From Single Neurons to Perception (p. 337)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 340)
• Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systems (p. 343)
• Introduction (p. 344)
• The Nature of Sound (p. 344)
• The Structure of the Auditory System (p. 347)
• The Middle Ear (p. 348)
• The Inner Ear (p. 351)
• Central Auditory Processes (p. 363)
• Encoding Sound Intensity and Frequency (p. 365)
• Mechanisms of Sound Localization (p. 368)
• Auditory Cortex (p. 372)
• The Vestibular System (p. 376)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 384)
• Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System (p. 387)
• Introduction (p. 388)
• Touch (p. 388)
• Pain (p. 408)
• Temperature (p. 418)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 421)
• Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement (p. 423)
• Introduction (p. 424)
• The Somatic Motor System (p. 424)
• The Lower Motor Neuron (p. 426)
• Excitation-Contraction Coupling (p. 432)
• Spinal Control of Motor Units (p. 437)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 449)
• Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement (p. 451)
• Introduction (p. 452)
• Descending Spinal Tracts (p. 453)
• The Planning of Movement by the Cerebral Cortex (p. 459)
• The Basal Ganglia (p. 464)
• The Initiation of Movement by Primary Motor Cortex (p. 468)
• The Cerebellum (p. 472)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 477)
• Part III The Brain and Behavior (p. 479)
• Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior (p. 481)
• Introduction (p. 482)
• The Secretory Hypothalamus (p. 484)
• The Autonomic Nervous System (p. 490)
• The Diffuse Modulatory Systems of the Brain (p. 498)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 507)
• Chapter 16 Motivation (p. 509)
• Introduction (p. 510)
• The Hypothalamus, Homeostasis, and Motivated Behavior (p. 510)
• The Long-Term Regulation of Feeding Behavior (p. 511)
• The Short-Term Regulation of Feeding Behavior (p. 519)
• Why Do We Eat? (p. 522)
• Other Motivated Behaviors (p. 527)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 530)
• Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain (p. 533)
• Introduction (p. 534)
• Sex and Gender (p. 534)
• The Hormonal Control of Sex (p. 537)
• The Neural Basis of Sexual Behaviors (p. 541)
• Why and How Male and Female Brains Differ (p. 546)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 560)
• Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion (p. 563)
• Introduction (p. 564)
• What is Emotion? (p. 564)
• The Limbic System Concept (p. 568)
• The Amygdala and Associated Brain Circuits (p. 572)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 582)
• Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep (p. 585)
• Introduction (p. 586)
• The Electroencephalogram (p. 586)
• Sleep (p. 594)
• Circadian Rhythms (p. 607)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 615)
• Chapter 20 Language (p. 617)
• Introduction (p. 618)
• The Discovery of Specialized Language Areas in the Brain (p. 618)
• Types of Aphasia (p. 621)
• Asymmetrical Language Processing in the Cerebral Hemispheres (p. 628)
• Language Studies using Brain Stimulation and Brain Imaging (p. 632)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 641)
• Chapter 21 Attention (p. 643)
• Introduction (p. 644)
• Physiological Effects of Attention (p. 649)
• How is Attention Directed? (p. 656)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 658)
• Chapter 22 Mental Illness (p. 661)
• Introduction (p. 662)
• Mental Illness and the Brain (p. 662)
• Anxiety Disorders (p. 665)
• Affective Disorders (p. 673)
• Schizophrenia (p. 679)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 684)
• Part IV The Changing Brain (p. 687)
• Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain (p. 689)
• Introduction (p. 690)
• The Genesis of Neurons (p. 691)
• The Genesis of Connections (p. 697)
• The Elimination of Cells and Synapses (p. 704)
• Activity-Dependent Synaptic Rearrangement (p. 708)
• Elementary Mechanisms of Cortical Synaptic Plasticity (p. 716)
• Why Critical Periods End (p. 720)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 722)
• Chapter 24 Memory Systems (p. 725)
• Introduction (p. 726)
• Types of Memory and Amnesia (p. 726)
• The Search for the Engram (p. 731)
• The Temporal Lobes and Declarative Memory (p. 738)
• The Striatum and Procedural Memory (p. 751)
• The Neocortex and Working Memory (p. 754)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 758)
• Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory (p. 761)
• Introduction (p. 762)
• Procedural Learning (p. 763)
• Simple Systems: Invertebrate Models of Learning (p. 765)
• Vertebrate Models of Learning (p. 772)
• The Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory (p. 787)
• Concluding Remarks (p. 792)