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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... LIGHT SIGNALS? 4.1 Psychophysical 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 ...
... light microscopy, which scientists since Hooke have used to observe biological samples, cannot resolve structures less than 200 nm apart because of the physical properties of light.) Te use of electron microscopy to examine chemical ...
... light chain Figure 2-7 Discovery of the fr st kinesin. (A) An image of a segment from an intact squid giant axon, taken using videoenhanced differential interference contrast (VE-DIC) microscopy, shows horizontal linear elements (LE ...
... light chains. Each heavy chain has an N-terminal globular domain that contains the microtubule-binding site and an ATPase, a long coiled-coil domain that mediates the dimerization of two heavy chains, and a C-terminal domain that binds ...
... Light: energy is derived from photon absorption. Transporters driven by chemical reactions or by light are also called pumps. We will discuss light-driven pumps in the context of the evolution of vision in Chapter 13. (3) Coupled ...
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 |