Neuroscience / editors, Dale Purves, George J. Augustine, David Pitzpatrick, William C. Hall, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Leonard E. White ; Associate Editors, Richard D. Mooney, MIchael L. Platt.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Studying the nervous system -- Neural signaling. Electrical signals of nerve cells ; Voltage-dependent membrane permeability ; Ion channels and transporters ; Synaptic transmission ; Neurotransmitters and their receptors ; Molecular signaling within neurons ; Synaptic plasticity -- Sensation and sensory processing. Somatic sensory system : touch and proprioception ; Pain ; Vision : the eye ; Central visual pathways ; The auditory system ; The vestibular system ; The chemical senses -- Movement and its central control. Lower motor neuron circuits and motor control ; Upper motor neuron control of the brainstem and spinal cord ; Modulation of movement by the basal ganglia ; Modulation of movement by the cerebellum ; Eye movements and sensory motor integration ; The visceral motor system -- The changing brain. Early brain development ; Construction of neural circuits ; Modification of neural circuits as a result of experience ; Repair and regeneration in the nervous system -- Complex brain functions. Association cortex and cognition ; Speech and language ; Sleep and wakefulness ; Emotions ; Sex, sexuality, and the brain ; Memory -- Appendix: Survey of human neuroanatomy -- Atlas: the human central nervous system

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