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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... cells constructs the center–surround receptive fields 4.15 Diverse retinal cell types and their precise connections enable parallel information processing 4.16Direction-selectivity of RGCsarises from asymmetric inhibition by amacrine cells ...
... cell bodies, dendrites, axon terminals, and connections between neurons. Microglia are the resident immune cells of the nervous system: they engulf damaged cells and debris and help reorganize neuronal connections during development and ...
... cell bodies axons 10 μm Figure 1-12 Three different views of hippocampal granule cells. (A) Golgi's drawing of granule cells of the hippocampus. The dendritic, cell body, and axonal layers are indicated on the left. In Golgi's drawing ...
... cells have postsynaptic specializations (also called postsynaptic densities) enriched in neurotransmitter receptors on their plasma membrane surfaces. Chemical synapses are the predominant type of synapse allowing neurons to communicate ...
... cell body * terminal endings axon terminals axon terminals (C) (E) cell body cell body * * dendrites * basal dendrite cell body axon ... cells information must generally fow from sensory organs to. 12 An Invitation to Neurobiology CHAPTER 1.
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 |