Principles of NeurobiologyPrinciples of Neurobiology, Second Edition 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 a clear and consistent writing style, each topic builds in complexity from electrophysiology to molecular genetics to systems level in a highly integrative approach. Students can fully engage with the content via thematically linked chapters and will be able to read the book in its entirety in a semester-long course. Principles of Neurobiology is accompanied by a rich package of online student and instructor resources including animations, figures in PowerPoint, and a Question Bank for adopting instructors. |
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... action potentials HOW DO ELECTRICAL SIGNALS PROPAGATE FROM THE NEURONAL CELL BODY TO ITS AXON TERMINALS? 2.10 Action potentials are initiated by depolarization-induced inward fow of Na+ 2.11 Sequential, voltage-dependent changes in Na+ ...
... action potentials? How do action potential firing patterns transmit information? 14.32 How does neural circuit architecture enable computation? INDEX (A) (B) cerebral cortex basal ganglia thalamus hypothalamus amygdala midbrain xxvi ...
... action potential. In Chapter 2, we will study in greater detail the molecular basis of action potentials, including why they exhibit the all-or-none property. Te second concept is that neurons use the frequency of action potentials to ...
... (action potentials) from an associated sensory nerve. (B) With increasing pressure applied to a cat's toe, the frequency of action potentials measured at the sensory nerve also increases, but the size and shape of each action potential ...
... action potentials and release neurotransmitters—they make their postsynaptic target cells more likely to fre action potentials. Terefore, mechanical stimulation activates sensory neurons. Tis in turn activates the postsynaptic motor ...
Contents
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Chapter 3 Signaling across Synapses | 69 |
Chapter 4 Vision | 121 |
Chapter 5 Wiring the Visual System | 173 |
Chapter 6 Olfaction Taste Audition and Somatosensation | 213 |
Chapter 7 Constructing the Nervous System | 281 |
Chapter 8 Motor Systems | 335 |
Chapter 10 Sexual Behavior | 411 |
Chapter 11 Memory Learning and Synaptic Plasticity | 445 |
Chapter 12 Brain Disorders | 499 |
Chapter 13 Evolution of the Nervous System | 547 |
Chapter 14 Ways of Exploring | 591 |
Glossary | 1 |
Index | 1 |
Chapter 9 Regulatory Systems | 375 |