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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... visual cortex, and systems approaches to understanding visual perception. Likewise, 'Memory, Learning, and Synaptic Plasticity' integrates molecular, cellular, circuit, systems, behavioral, and theoretical approaches with the common ...
... VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSED BEYOND THE RETINA? 4.20 Retinal information is topographically represented in the lateral geniculate nucleus and visual cortex 4.21 Receptive fields of LGN neurons are similar to those of RGCs 4.22 ...
... visual maps Animals also exhibit a remarkable capacity for learning as they adapt to a changing world. We use the ability of barn owls to adjust their auditory maps to changes in their vision to illustrate this capacity. Barn owls have ...
... visual map displaced by 23°, but owls will have lost this ability by the time they reach sexual maturity (Figure 1-7A). Some human learning capabilities, such as the ability to learn foreign languages, likewise decline with age. Tus ...
... visual system. At the same time, neurobiologists can enhance their understanding of the nervous system and the ... visual map allowed researchers to measure the owl's ability to adjust its auditory map to match an altered visual map. We ...
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 |