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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... circuit properties of the retina and the visual cortex, and systems approaches to understanding visual perception. Likewise, 'Memory, Learning, and Synaptic Plasticity' integrates molecular, cellular, circuit, systems, behavioral, and ...
... circuit properties of the retina and the visual cortex, and systems approaches to understanding visual perception. Likewise, 'Memory, Learning, and Synaptic Plasticity' integrates molecular, cellular, circuit, systems, behavioral, and ...
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... circuit motifs Box 2–1 How were kinesins discovered? Box 2–2 A deeper look at R-C circuits Box 2–3 Axon–glia interactions in health and disease Box 2–4 Diverse ion channels for diverse functions Box 3–1 Binomial distribution, Poisson ...
... circuit motifs Box 2–1 How were kinesins discovered? Box 2–2 A deeper look at R-C circuits Box 2–3 Axon–glia interactions in health and disease Box 2–4 Diverse ion channels for diverse functions Box 3–1 Binomial distribution, Poisson ...
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... circuits Electrical circuit models can be used to analyze ion flows across glial and neuronal plasma membrane Passive electrical properties of neurons: electrical signals evolve over time and decay across distance Active electrical ...
... circuits Electrical circuit models can be used to analyze ion flows across glial and neuronal plasma membrane Passive electrical properties of neurons: electrical signals evolve over time and decay across distance Active electrical ...
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... circuit 12.16 Trichromatic color vision in primates originated from variations and duplications of a cone opsin gene 12.17 Introducing an extra cone opsin in dichromatic animals enables superior spectral discrimination EVOLUTION OF ...
... circuit 12.16 Trichromatic color vision in primates originated from variations and duplications of a cone opsin gene 12.17 Introducing an extra cone opsin in dichromatic animals enables superior spectral discrimination EVOLUTION OF ...
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... circuits. When a neurologist's hammer hits the knee of a patient during a neurological exam, the lower leg kicks forward involuntarily (Figure 1–19). The underlying circuit mechanism for this knee-jerk reflex has been identified ...
... circuits. When a neurologist's hammer hits the knee of a patient during a neurological exam, the lower leg kicks forward involuntarily (Figure 1–19). The underlying circuit mechanism for this knee-jerk reflex has been identified ...
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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