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Neuroscience /

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Imprint:	Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c1997.
Description:	562 p. ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Neurosciences. Neurophysiology. Neurology. Nervous System Physiological Phenomena. Neurochemistry. Neurology. Neurophysiology. Neurosciences.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2590633

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Other authors / contributors:	Purves, Dale.
ISBN:	0878937471 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. The Organization of the Nervous System
Unit I. Neural Signaling
2. Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells
3. Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability
4. Channels and Transporters
5. Synaptic Transmission
6. Neurotransmitters
7. Neurotransmitter Receptors and Their Effects
8. Intracellular Signal Transduction
Unit II. Sensation and Sensory Processing
9. The Somatic Sensory System
10. Pain
11. Vision: The Eye
12. Central Visual Pathways
13. The Auditory System
14. The Vestibular System
15. The Chemical Senses
Unit III. Movement and Its Central Control
16. Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control
17. Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord
18. Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia
19. Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum
20. Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration
21. The Visceral Motor System
Unit IV. The Changing Brain
22. Early Brain Development
23. Construction of Neural Circuits
24. Modification of Brain Circuits as a Result of Experience
25. Plasticity of Mature Synapses and Circuits
Unit V. Complex Brain Functions
26. The Association Cortices
27. Language and Lateralization
28. Sleep and Wakefulness
29. Emotions
30. Sex, Sexuality, and the Brain
31. Human Memory