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Fundamental neuroscience /

The fourth edition of this text reinvents itself as an engrossing and comprehensive presentation of the discipline of neuroscience, from molecules to cognition. Thorough but succinct, and lavishly illustrated, the book builds from an introductory section that includes fundamental neuroanatomy and go...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Squire, Larry R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2013]
Edición:Fourth Edition
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fundamentals of Neuroscience
  • Basic Plan of the Nervous System
  • Cellular Components of Nervous Tissue
  • Subcellular Organization of the Nervous System: Organelles and Their Functions
  • Membrane Potential and Action Potential
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Release of Neurotransmitters
  • Neurotransmitter Receptors
  • Intracellular Signaling
  • Postsynaptic Potentials and Synaptic Integration
  • Information Processing in Dendrites and Spines
  • Brain Energy Metabolism
  • Neural Induction and Pattern Formation
  • Cellular Determination
  • Neurogenesis and Migration
  • Growth Cones and Axon Pathfinding
  • Synapse Formation
  • Programmed Cell Death and Neurotrophic Factors
  • Synapse Elimination
  • Dendritic Development
  • Early Experience and Sensitive Periods
  • Fundamentals of Sensory Systems
  • Chemical Senses: Taste and Olfaction
  • The Somatosensory System
  • Audition
  • Vision
  • Fundamentals of Motor Systems
  • The Spinal and Peripheral Motor System
  • Control of Movement
  • The Basal Ganglia
  • Cerebellum
  • Eye Movements
  • The Hypothalamus: An Overview of Regulatory Systems
  • Central Control of Autonomic Functions: Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System
  • Neural Control of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Functions
  • Food Intake and Metabolism
  • Water and Salt Intake and Body Fluid Homeostasis
  • Neuroendocrine Systems
  • Circadian Timekeeping
  • The Neurobiology of Sleep and Dreaming
  • Reward, Motivation, and Addiction
  • Human Brain Evolution
  • Cognitive Development and Aging
  • Visual Perception of Objects
  • Spatial Cognition
  • Attention
  • Learning and Memory: Basic Mechanisms
  • Learning and Memory: Brain Systems
  • Language
  • The Prefrontal Cortex and Executive Brain Functions
  • The Neuroscience of Consciousness.