Neuroscience Fundamentals for Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Neuroscience Fundamentals for Communication Sciences and Disorders, Second Edition is a comprehensive textbook primarily designed for undergraduate neural bases or graduate neuroscience courses in communication sciences and disorders programs (CSD). The text can also be used as an accessible go-to r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andreatta, Richard D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Plural Publishing, Incorporated, 2022.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Central Nervous System > physiology
Central Nervous System > anatomy & histology
Sensation > physiology
Perception > physiology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • About the Illustrator: Maury Aaseng
  • Contributors
  • Reviewers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Section 1. Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Foundations
  • Chapter 1. Introduction and Organization of Neuroscience Fundamentals in Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • What Is Neuroscience?
  • What Is This Book About?
  • The View From 30,000 Feet Up
  • Overview of Section 1: Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Foundations
  • Overview of Section 2: Sensory Systems
  • Overview of Section 3: Motor Systems
  • Overview of Section 4: Neural Substrates of
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Study Strategies and Tips
  • Closing Thoughts
  • Chapter 2. Basic Structure and Function of Neurons
  • Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Discovery of Two Classes of Cells in the Nervous System
  • The Neuron
  • Neurons Are Made for Signaling and Communication
  • Neurons Never Function Alone
  • Neurons Perform Fundamental Activities
  • Reflexes Provide a Window Into the Fundamental Operation of Neural Networks
  • Nerve Cells Have Different Shapes, Sizes, and Functions
  • Structural Features of the Neuron
  • Soma, Cell Membrane, and Cytoskeleton
  • Cytoplasm
  • Mitochondria
  • Smooth and Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • The Nucleus Mediates the Process of Gene Expression
  • Axons and Dendrites
  • The Glial Cell
  • Glial Cells Are Divided Into Two Major Functional Groups
  • Conclusion
  • The Top Ten List
  • Chapter 2 Abbreviations
  • Study Questions and Activities
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Basics of Neural Signaling and Synaptic Function
  • Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Foundations of Neural Signaling: The Nature of Information in the Nervous System
  • Electronics 101
  • Gradients: Putting Substances Into Motion
  • Developing an Electrical Gradient
  • Voltage, Current, and Resistance
  • The Fluid Environment of the Neuron: Intracellular and Extracellular Composition
  • Ion Channels: Tunnels Across the Neuron's Cell Membrane
  • Ion Channels Can Control the Motion of Ions
  • Ion Channels Can Gate Ionic Current in Three Ways
  • Some Ion Channels Are Always Open
  • Ion Pumps Are Active Transporters of Ions Across the Neuron's Cell Membrane
  • Understanding Membrane Potentials
  • Membrane Voltages Are Created by a Separation of Charges
  • Vm Can Be Changed by Ionic Gradients and Currents
  • Development of the Neuron's Resting Membrane Potential
  • The Action Potential
  • Voltage-Gated Ion Channels Are Chiefly Responsible for AP Generation
  • Voltage-Gated Na+ and K+ Channels Differ in Their Opening Speed
  • The Action Potential in "Action"
  • Propagation of the Action Potential Down the Axon
  • Synapses: The Point of Communication Between Neurons
  • Electrical Synapses Allow for Virtually Instantaneous Signal Transmission
  • Chemical Synapses: The Workhorse of the Nervous System
  • Structure of the Chemical Synapse
  • Chemical Synapse Function: Transmission Phase

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