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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... located at www.garlandscience.com/instructors. The website provides access not only to the teaching resources for this book but also to all other Garland Science textbooks. Adopting instructors can obtain access to the site from their ...
... located at www.garlandscience.com/instructors. The website provides access not only to the teaching resources for this book but also to all other Garland Science textbooks. Adopting instructors can obtain access to the site from their ...
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... located at www.garlandscience.com/neurobio-students Journal Club The Journal Club recommends journal articles that complement topics in the textbook to improve students' critical analysis of research and to promote a better ...
... located at www.garlandscience.com/neurobio-students Journal Club The Journal Club recommends journal articles that complement topics in the textbook to improve students' critical analysis of research and to promote a better ...
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... Located in a dorsal root ganglion just outside the spinal cord, a sensory neuron in the somatosensory system (which provides bodily sensation) extends a single process that bifurcates, forming a peripheral axon that gives rise to ...
... Located in a dorsal root ganglion just outside the spinal cord, a sensory neuron in the somatosensory system (which provides bodily sensation) extends a single process that bifurcates, forming a peripheral axon that gives rise to ...
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... located in a dorsal root ganglion adjacent to the spinal cord. muscle to relax. Contraction of the extensor muscle is coordinated. how is the nervous system organized? 15 1.9 Neurons function in the context of specific neural circuits.
... located in a dorsal root ganglion adjacent to the spinal cord. muscle to relax. Contraction of the extensor muscle is coordinated. how is the nervous system organized? 15 1.9 Neurons function in the context of specific neural circuits.
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... located in the left frontal lobe adjacent to the part of the primary motor cortex that controls movement of mouth and lips (see Figure 1–25). Wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe adjacent to the auditory cortex. (B) ...
... located in the left frontal lobe adjacent to the part of the primary motor cortex that controls movement of mouth and lips (see Figure 1–25). Wernicke's area is located in the left temporal lobe adjacent to the auditory cortex. (B) ...
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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