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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... NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE AT THE PRESYNAPTIC TERMINAL OCCUR? 3.1 Arrival of the action potential at the presynaptic terminal triggers neurotransmitter release 3.2 Neurotransmitters are released in discrete packets 3.3 Neurotransmitters ...
... neurotransmitter metabolism 12.17 Modulating GABAergic inhibition can alleviate symptoms of anxiety disorders 12.18 Addictive drugs hijack the brain's reward system by enhancing the action of VTA dopamine neurons 12.19 Human genetic ...
... neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. Postsynaptic target cells have postsynaptic specializations (also called postsynaptic densities) enriched in neurotransmitter receptors on their plasma membrane surfaces. Chemical synapses are ...
... neurotransmitter release to transmit information Figure 1–16 Neurons and information fow in the ver tebrate retina. Visual information is collected by photoreceptor cells in the retina, communicated to the bipolar cell, and then to the ...
... neurotransmitter release. Neurotransmitters difuse across the synaptic cleft and bind to their receptors on postsynaptic neurons to produce synaptic potentials (Figure 1-18; Figure 1-14A). Te process of neurotransmitter release from the ...
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 |