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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... cortical neurons respond to lines and edges 4.24 How do visual cortical neurons acquire their receptive fields? 4.25 Cells with similar properties are vertically organized in the visual cortex 4.26 Information generally flows from layer ...
... cortical neurons respond to lines and edges 4.24 How do visual cortical neurons acquire their receptive fields? 4.25 Cells with similar properties are vertically organized in the visual cortex 4.26 Information generally flows from layer ...
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... cortical neurons in a dynamical system 8.11 Population activity of motor cortical neurons can be used CONTENTS xix.
... cortical neurons in a dynamical system 8.11 Population activity of motor cortical neurons can be used CONTENTS xix.
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... Cortical processing of such sensory input gives her the perception that the knee has been hit. Such information is also propagated to other cortical areas including the primary motor cortex. The primary motor cortex sends descending ...
... Cortical processing of such sensory input gives her the perception that the knee has been hit. Such information is also propagated to other cortical areas including the primary motor cortex. The primary motor cortex sends descending ...
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... cortical areas for their native and second languages? The answer depends on the cortical area in question and the age at which an individual acquires the second language. For late bilinguals who were first exposed to the second language ...
... cortical areas for their native and second languages? The answer depends on the cortical area in question and the age at which an individual acquires the second language. For late bilinguals who were first exposed to the second language ...
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... cortical neurons in specific parts of the primary motor cortex elicits movement of specific body parts on the contralateral side. (Movement of the left side of the body is controlled by the right side of the brain and vice versa ...
... cortical neurons in specific parts of the primary motor cortex elicits movement of specific body parts on the contralateral side. (Movement of the left side of the body is controlled by the right side of the brain and vice versa ...
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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