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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... pathway determines whether a neuronal process becomes an axon or a dendrite 7.8 Local secretory machinery promotes ... pathways that are oppositely regulated by dopamine 8.9 The direct and indirect pathways act in concert to facilitate ...
... pathway (Figure 2-1). Golgi's greatest contribution, however, was the invention of the Golgi stain. When a piece of neural tissue is soaked in a solution of silver nitrate and potassium dichromate in the dark for several weeks, black ...
... pathway just as in the soma (Figure 2-2). Finally, local translation in dendrites has been directly demonstrated using a number of in vitro preparations. Local protein synthesis in dendrites solves several problems: it ameliorates the ...
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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 |