Description |
xxxviii, 979 pages,2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents |
The Neurobiology of Behavior -- The Brain and Behavior -- Nerve Cells and Behavior -- Genes and Behavior -- Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron -- The Cytology of Neurons -- Synthesis and Trafficking of Neuronal Protein -- Ion Channels -- Membrane Potential -- Local Signaling: Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron -- Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential -- Elementary Interactions Between Neurons: Synaptic Transmission -- Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission -- Synaptic Integration -- Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers -- Transmitter Release -- Neurotransmitters -- Diseases of Chemical Transmission at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Myasthenia Gravis -- The Neural Basis of Cognition -- The Anatomical Organization of the Central Nervous System -- The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement -- Integration of Sensory and Motor Function: The Association Areas of the Cerebral Cortex and the Cognitive Capabilities of the Brain -- From Nerve Cells to Cognition: The Internal Cellular Representation Required for Perception and Action -- Perception -- Coding of Sensory Information -- The Bodily Senses -- Touch -- The Perception of Pain -- Constructing the Visual Image -- Visual Processing by the Retina -- Central Visual Pathways -- Perception of Motion, Depth, and Form -- Color Vision -- Hearing -- Sensory Transduction in the Ear -- Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses -- Movement -- The Organization of Movement -- The Motor Unit and Muscle Action |
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Diseases of the Motor Unit -- Spinal Reflexes -- Locomotion -- Voluntary Movement -- The Control of Gaze -- The Vestibular System -- Posture -- The Cerebellum -- The Basal Ganglia -- Arousal, Emotion, and Behavior Homeostasis -- Brain Stem, Reflexive Behavior, and the Cranial Nerves -- Brain Stem Modulation of Sensation, Movement, and Consciousness -- Seizures and Epilepsy -- Sleep and Dreaming -- Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness -- The Autonomic Nervous System and the Hypothalamus -- Emotional States and Feelings -- Motivational and Addictive States -- The Development of the Nervous System -- The Induction and Patterning of the Nervous System -- The Generation and Survival of Nerve Cells -- The Guidance of Axons to Their Targets -- The Formation and Regeneration of Synapses -- Sensory Experience and the Fine-Tuning of Synaptic Connections -- Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System -- Aging of the Brain and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type -- Language, Thought, Mood, and Learning, and Memory -- Language and the Aphasias -- Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia -- Disorders of Mood: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety Disorders -- Learning and Memory -- Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and the Biological Basis of Individuality -- Current Flow in Neurons -- Ventricular Organization of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain Edema, and Hydrocephalus -- Circulation of the Brain -- Consciousness and the Neurobiology of the Twenty-First Century |
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Neurology |
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Neurology |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Donated by RACO Victorian Branch, Qualification & Education Committee |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Behavior
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Human behavior.
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Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Neurochemistry.
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Neurology.
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Neurons.
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Neurophysiology.
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Behavior.
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Nervous System Diseases.
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Neurochemistry.
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Neurons.
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Neurophysiology.
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Author |
Jessell, Thomas M.
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Kandel, Eric R.
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Schwartz, James H. (James Harris), 1932-2006.
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LC no. |
91024678 |
ISBN |
0444015620 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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