Table of Contents

The Organization of the Nervous System; PART I: NEURAL SIGNALING: Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells; Voltage dependent; Membrane Permeability Channels and Transporters; Synaptic Transmission; Neurotransmitters, Receptors ;and their Effects; Intracellular Signal Transduction; The Somatic Sensory System; Pain; PART II: Vision: The Eye; Central Visual Pathways; The Auditory System; The Vestibular System; PART III: MOVEMENT AND ITS CENTRAL CONTROL: Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control; Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord; Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia; Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum; Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration; The Visceral Motor System; PART IV: 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; PART V: COMPLEX BRAIN FUNCTIONS: The Association; Cortices; Language and Speech; Sleep and Wakefulness; Emotions; Sex, Sexuality, and the Brain; Memory; APPENDIX A: THE BRAINSTEM AND CRANIAL NERVES; APPENDIX B: VASCULAR SUPPLY, THE MENINGES, AND THE VENTRICLES; Glossary; Illustration; Credits; Index

About the Author

DALE PURVES, M.D. Duke University, USA GEORGE J. AUGUSTINE, Ph.D. Duke University, USA DAVID FITZPATRICK, Ph.D. Duke University, USA