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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... studies revealed that human rods can detect single photons 4.2 Electrophysiological studies identified the single-photon response of rods: light hyperpolarizes vertebrate photoreceptors 4.3 Light activates rhodopsin, a prototypical G ...
... studies revealed that human rods can detect single photons 4.2 Electrophysiological studies identified the single-photon response of rods: light hyperpolarizes vertebrate photoreceptors 4.3 Light activates rhodopsin, a prototypical G ...
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... Studies of brain disorders and basic neurobiology research advance each other SUMMARY FURTHER READING 11.6 Microglia dysfunction contributes to late-onset Alzheimer's disease 11.7 How can we treat Alzheimer's disease? 11.8 Prion ...
... Studies of brain disorders and basic neurobiology research advance each other SUMMARY FURTHER READING 11.6 Microglia dysfunction contributes to late-onset Alzheimer's disease 11.7 How can we treat Alzheimer's disease? 11.8 Prion ...
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... studies can identify key facets of molecular organization within neurons 13.18 Mapping neuronal projections allows the tracking of information flow across different brain regions 13.19 Mapping synaptic connections reveals neural ...
... studies can identify key facets of molecular organization within neurons 13.18 Mapping neuronal projections allows the tracking of information flow across different brain regions 13.19 Mapping synaptic connections reveals neural ...
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... studies include all factors that are not inherited from parents' DNA. These include postnatal environment, which is what we typically think of as nurture, but also prenatal environment, stochasticity (A) (B) 1 correlation of IQ scores ...
... studies include all factors that are not inherited from parents' DNA. These include postnatal environment, which is what we typically think of as nurture, but also prenatal environment, stochasticity (A) (B) 1 correlation of IQ scores ...
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... studies have been used to estimate the heritability of many human traits ranging from height (~90%) to the chance of developing schizophrenia (60–80%). An important caveat to these estimates is that most human traits result from complex ...
... studies have been used to estimate the heritability of many human traits ranging from height (~90%) to the chance of developing schizophrenia (60–80%). An important caveat to these estimates is that most human traits result from complex ...
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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