Principles of NeurobiologyPrinciples of Neurobiology presents the major concepts of neuroscience with an emphasis on how we know what we know. The text is organized around a series of key experiments to illustrate how scientific progress is made and helps upper-level undergraduate and graduate students discover the relevant primary literature. Written by a single author in |
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... Figure 1–20). If a postsynaptic neuron synapses onto its own presynaptic partner, this would produce a feedback excitation motif (Figure 1–21D). Neurons that transmit parallel streams of information can also excite each other, forming a ...
... Figure 1–20). If a postsynaptic neuron synapses onto its own presynaptic partner, this would produce a feedback excitation motif (Figure 1–21D). Neurons that transmit parallel streams of information can also excite each other, forming a ...
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... (Figure 1–23B) in patients who could not speak. This area was subsequently named Broca's area (Figure 1–23A). Karl Wernicke subsequently found that lesions in a distinct area in the left temporal lobe, now named Wernicke's area (Figure 1 ...
... (Figure 1–23B) in patients who could not speak. This area was subsequently named Broca's area (Figure 1–23A). Karl Wernicke subsequently found that lesions in a distinct area in the left temporal lobe, now named Wernicke's area (Figure 1 ...
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... Figure 2–4). Chemicals or drugs could be added to the axoplasm to study their effect on the motility assay. It was already known in the early 1980s that the actin-based motor, myosin, utilized ATP hydrolysis to power movement along F ...
... Figure 2–4). Chemicals or drugs could be added to the axoplasm to study their effect on the motility assay. It was already known in the early 1980s that the actin-based motor, myosin, utilized ATP hydrolysis to power movement along F ...
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... Figure 2–9 Electrochemical gradient of charged solutes such as ions. When there is no electrical potential ... (Figure 2–9). When the electrical gradient and the chemical gradient are in the same direction, they enhance each other in ...
... Figure 2–9 Electrochemical gradient of charged solutes such as ions. When there is no electrical potential ... (Figure 2–9). When the electrical gradient and the chemical gradient are in the same direction, they enhance each other in ...
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... (Figure 2–14A, left), once the switch is turned on, the current decays exponentially over time from the initial value (Figure 2–14A, middle), while the voltage across the capacitor increases exponentially as it approaches the voltage of ...
... (Figure 2–14A, left), once the switch is turned on, the current decays exponentially over time from the initial value (Figure 2–14A, middle), while the voltage across the capacitor increases exponentially as it approaches the voltage of ...
Contents
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Chapter 3 Signaling across Synapses | 69 |
Chapter 4 Vision | 121 |
Chapter 5 Wiring of the Visual System | 167 |
Chapter 6 Olfaction Taste Audition and Somatosensation | 207 |
Chapter 7 Wiring of the Nervous System | 277 |
Chapter 8 Motor and Regulatory Systems | 325 |
Chapter 9 Sexual Behavior | 377 |
Chapter 10 Memory Learning and Synaptic Plasticity | 415 |
Chapter 11 Brain Disorders | 467 |
Chapter 12 Evolution of the NervousSystem | 513 |
Chapter 13 Ways of Exploring | 557 |
GLOSSARY | 1 |
INDEX | 1 |
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