Table of Contents

1: Introduction
PART I: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms
2: Molecular Neurobiology
3: Neurons and Glia
4: The Membrane Potential
5: The Action Potential
6: The Synapse
7: Synaptic Potentials and Synaptic Integration
8: Second Messengers and Neuromodulators
9: Developmental Neurobiology
PART II: Sensory Systems
10: Introduction: From Receptors to Perceptions
11: Chemical Senses
12: The Somatic Senses
13: Muscle Sense and Kinesthesia
14: The sense of Balance
15: Hearing
16: Vision
PART III: Motor Systems
17: Introduction: The Nature of Motor Function
18: Autonomic Functions
19: Reflexes and Fixed Motor Responses
20: Locomotion
21: Motor Hierarchies
22: Manipulation
23: Communication and Speech
PART IV: Central Systems
24: Introduction: The Nature of Central Systems
25: Biorhythms
26: Visceral Brains: Feeding
27: Visceral Brains: Mating
28: Emotion
29: Learning and Memory
30: The Cerebral Cortex and Human Behavior

About the Author

Gordon M. Shepherd is Professor of Neuroscience at Yale University. He is the author of The Synaptic Organization of the Brain (Oxford University Press, 1979).

Reviews

"Very impressive; clear writing and a well-rounded overview of modern neurobiology."--Dr. Duane McPherson, SUNY Geneseo
"The author succeeded in performing what seemed to be an almost impossible mission: writing a comprehensive, updated and well-written textbook of neurobiology within reasonable spatial constraints....[An] especially attractive feature of this book is the delightful style of writing which makes reading a real pleasure....I strongly recommend this book as a textbook for undergraduate and medical students, or as a general reference book for neurobiology...it is
far superior to other textbooks of its kind."--Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology
"An excellent text for use in introductory Neuroscience courses for graduate students. It is well written, with very good illustrations, and covers the broad area of neurobiology."--Greg Maguire, University of Texas Medical School
From reviews of previous editions: "It is easy to be enthusiastic about this superb volume. It should become the required text for all first-year medical students and all graduate students in the neurosciences." --Journal of the American Medical Association
"Although there has been an explosive increase in factual information about the nervous system in the past decade, an integrated conceptual approach to understanding its workings has been sorely lacking, especially in introductory textbooks. This handsome book is the most lucid and comprehensive available to fill this void." --New England Journal of Medicine