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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... Specific brain regions perform specialized functions 17 1.11 The brain uses maps to organize information 19 1.12 The brain is a massively parallel computational device 21 GENERAL METHODOLOGY 23 1.13 Observation and measurement are the ...
... specific inputs 5.10 Retinal neurons exhibit spontaneous activity waves before the onset of vision 5.11 Retinal waves and correlated activity drive segregation of eye-specific inputs 5.12 Hebb's rule: correlated activity strengthens ...
... specific ion channels 6.19 Sweet and bitter engage mostly segregated pathways from the tongue to the gustatory cortex. Chapter. 7. Constructing. the. Nervous. System. 281 HOW DOES WIRING SPECIFICITY ARISE IN THE DEVELOPING NERVOUS SYSTEM?
... specific motor command nuclei 8.8 The basal ganglia consist of two parallel pathways that are oppositely regulated by dopamine 8.9 The direct and indirect pathways act in concert to facilitate the selection and initiation of motor ...
... specific populations of hypothalamic neurons SUMMARY OPEN QUESTIONS FURTHER READING 11.13 Long-lasting changes of connection strengths involve formation of new synapses WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING AND SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY ...
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 |