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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... 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 are released when ...
... 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 retinal ganglion ...
... 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 presynaptic ...
... release neurotransmitters directly onto the dendrites of their partner motor neurons. Tese motor neurons extend their own axons outward from the spinal cord and terminate in the same extensor muscle in which the sensory neurons embed ...
... release. Neurotransmitters then bind to receptors on the postsynaptic target neurons, producing synaptic potentials and thus completing a full round of neuronal communication. In this chapter and in Chapter 3, we will discuss 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 |