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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... mechanisms of neurogenesis 13.22 Cortical area specialization can be shaped by input patterns 14.10 Transgene expression can also be achieved by viral transduction and other transient methods 14.11 Genetic access to specific neuronal ...
... mechanisms While observation and measurement can lead to discovery of interesting phenomena, they are often inadequate for investigating the underlying mechanisms. Further insight can be obtained by altering key parameters in a ...
... mechanisms underlying myriad neurobiological processes. As the lesion and electrical stimulation exemplify, loss- and gain-of-function perturbations do not refer only to experiments that manipulate genes. In contemporary neuroscience, a ...
... mechanisms. In the following sections, we will study these mechanisms, beginning with the basic molecular and cell biology of the neuron. 2.1 Neurons obey the central dogma of molecular biology and rules of intracellular vesicle ...
... mechanisms account for diferent modes of axonal transport? Teoretical studies indicate that passive difusion within axons is too slow to account for even slow axonal transport, suggesting that all of these transport modes are active ...
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 |