Fundamental neuroscience / edited by Larry Squire ... [et al.]. — 3rd ed. — Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / Academic Press, c2008. – (59.59/F981/3rd ed.) |
Contents
Contents
I NEUROSCIENCE
1. Fundamentals of Neuroscience 3
2. Basic Plan of the Nervous System 15
II CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE
3. Cellular Components of Nervous Tissue 41
4. Subcellular Organization of the Nervous System: Organelles and Their Functions 59
5. Electrotonic Properties of Axons and Dendrites 87
6. Membrane Potential and Action Potential 111
7. Neurotransmitters 133
8. Release of Neurotransmitters 157
9. Neurotransmitter Receptors 181
10. Intracellular Signaling 205
11. Postsynaptic Potentials and Synaptic Integration 227
12. Complex Information Processing in Dendrites 247
13. Brain Energy Metabolism 271
III NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
14. Neural Induction and Pattern Formation 297
15. Cellular Determination 321
16. Neurogenesis and Migration 351
17. Growth Cones and Axon Pathfinding 377
18. Target Selection, Topographic Maps, and Synapse Formation 401
19. Programmed Cell Death and Neurotrophic Factors 437
20. Synapse Elimination 469
21. Dendritic Development 491
22. Early Experience and Sensitive Periods 517
IV SENSORY SYSTEMS
23. Fundamentals of Sensory Systems 535
24. Chemical Senses: Taste and Olfaction 549
25. Somatosensory System 581
26. Audition 609
27. Vision 637
V MOTOR SYSTEMS
28. Fundamentals of Motor Systems 663
29. The Spinal and Peripheral Motor System 677
30. Descending Control of Movement 699
31. The Basal Ganglia 725
32. Cerebellum 751
33. Eye Movements 775
VI REGULATORY SYSTEMS
34. The Hypothalamus: An Overview of Regulatory Systems 795
35. Central Control of Autonomic Functions: Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System 807
36. Neural Regulation of the Cardiovascular System 829
37. Neural Control of Breathing 855
38. Food Intake and Metabolism 873
39. Water Intake and Body Fluids 889
40. Neuroendocrine Systems 905
41. Circadian Timekeeping 931
42. Sleep, Dreaming, and Wakefulness 959
43. Reward, Motivation, and Addiction 987
VII BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
44. Human Brain Evolution 1019
45. Cognitive Development and Aging 1039
46. Visual Perception of Objects 1067
47. Spatial Cognition 1091
48. Attention 1113
49. Learning and Memory: Basic Mechanisms 1133
50. Learning and Memory: Brain Systems 1153
51. Language and Communication 1179
52. The Prefrontal Cortex and Executive Brain Functions 1199
53. The Neuroscience of Consciousness 1223