An introduction to nervous systems / by Ralph J. Greenspan. — Cold Spring Harbor, NY : Neurosciences Institute, 2007. – (59.59/G815)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    INTRODUCTION
    What Are Brains For?
    CHAPTER 1 Avoidance and the Single Cell: Ionic Signals
    CHAPTER 2 YOU Can't Run but Maybe You Can Hide: Chemical Signals
    CHAPTER 3 Truth for the Jellyfish: Coordination to Fit the Occasion
    CHAPTER 4 Modulation: The Spice of Neural Life
    CHAPTER 5 An Internal Wake-up Ca
    CHAPTER 6 Wanderlust
    CHAPTER 7 Love on the Fly
    CHAPTER 8 The World As We Find It
    CHAPTER 9 Are All Brains Alike? Are All Brains Different?
    Bibliography
    Glossary
    Credits
    Index