Table of Contents

Brain and neuron; neuron; membranes and potentials; synaptic transmission; neurotransmitters and chemical circuits in the brain; peptides, hormones and the brain; biological imperatives - the hypothalamic connection; sensory processes; motor control systems; life cycle of the brain - development, placticity, and ageing; learning, memory and the brain; language, consciousness and the brain. Appendix: a tiny bit of chemistry, physics, pharmacology and molecular biology.