Table of Contents

The Organization of the Nervous System; Neural Signaling; Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells; Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability; Channels and Transporters; Synaptic Transmission; Neurotransmitters; Neurotransmitter Receptors and Their Effects; Intracellular Signal Transduction; Sensation and Sensory Processing; The Somatic Sensory System; Pain; Vision: The Eye; Central Visual Pathways; The Auditory System; The Vestibular System; The Chemical Senses l; Movement and Its Central Control; Local Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control; Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord; Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia; The Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum; Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration; The Visceral Motor System; The Changing Brain; Early Brain Development; Construction of Neural Circuits; Modification of Brain Circuits as a Result of Experience; Plasticity of Mature Synapses and Circuits; Complex Brain Functions; The Association Cortices; Language And Lateralization; Sleep and Wakefulness; Emotions; Sex, Sexuality and the Brain; Human Memory

About the Author

George J. Augustine Ph.D. David Fitzpatrick Ph.D. Lawrence C. Katz Ph.D. Anthony-Samuel Lamantia Ph.D. James O. Mcnamara M.D. Dale Purves M.D. S. Mark Williams Ph.D.

Reviews

"'...an outstanding textbok and one that will be useful for Instructors and students of many introductory courses.' - Neuron on the First Edition"