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| Contents | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xxxv |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxxvii |
| Contributors | p. xxxix |
| The Neurobiology of Behavior | |
| The Brain and Behavior | p. 5 |
| Nerve Cells and Behavior | p. 19 |
| Genes and Behavior | p. 36 |
| Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron | |
| The Cytology of Neurons | p. 67 |
| Synthesis and Trafficking of Neuronal Protein | p. 88 |
| Ion Channels | p. 105 |
| Membrane Potential | p. 125 |
| Local Signaling: Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron | p. 140 |
| Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential | p. 150 |
| Elementary Interactions Between Neurons: Synaptic Transmission | |
| Overview of Synaptic Transmission | p. 175 |
| Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission | p. 187 |
| Synaptic Integration | p. 207 |
| Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers | p. 229 |
| Transmitter Release | p. 253 |
| Neurotransmitters | p. 280 |
| Diseases of Chemical Transmission at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Myasthenia Gravis | p. 298 |
| The Neural Basis of Cognition | |
| The Anatomical Organization of the Central Nervous System | p. 317 |
| The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement | p. 337 |
| Integration of Sensory and Motor Function: The Association Areas of the Cerebral Cortex and the Cognitive Capabilities of the Brain | p. 349 |
| From Nerve Cells to Cognition: The Internal Cellular Representation Required for Perception and Action | p. 381 |
| Perception | |
| Coding of Sensory Information | p. 411 |
| The Bodily Senses | p. 430 |
| Touch | p. 451 |
| The Perception of Pain | p. 472 |
| Constructing the Visual Image | p. 492 |
| Visual Processing by the Retina | p. 507 |
| Central Visual Pathways | p. 523 |
| Perception of Motion, Depth, and Form | p. 548 |
| Color Vision | p. 572 |
| Hearing | p. 590 |
| Sensory Transduction in the Ear | p. 614 |
| Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses | p. 625 |
| Movement | |
| The Organization of Movement | p. 653 |
| The Motor Unit and Muscle Action | p. 674 |
| Diseases of the Motor Unit | p. 695 |
| Spinal Reflexes | p. 713 |
| Locomotion | p. 737 |
| Voluntary Movement | p. 756 |
| The Control of Gaze | p. 782 |
| The Vestibular System | p. 801 |
| Posture | p. 816 |
| The Cerebellum | p. 832 |
| The Basal Ganglia | p. 853 |
| Arousal, Emotion, and Behavior Homeostasis | |
| Brain Stem, Reflexive Behavior, and the Cranial Nerves | p. 873 |
| Brain Stem Modulation of Sensation, Movement, and Consciousness | p. 889 |
| Seizures and Epilepsy | p. 910 |
| Sleep and Dreaming | p. 936 |
| Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness | p. 948 |
| The Autonomic Nervous System and the Hypothalamus | p. 960 |
| Emotional States and Feelings | p. 982 |
| Motivational and Addictive States | p. 998 |
| The Development of the Nervous System | |
| The Induction and Patterning of the Nervous System | p. 1019 |
| The Generation and Survival of Nerve Cells | p. 1041 |
| The Guidance of Axons to Their Targets | p. 1063 |
| The Formation and Regeneration of Synapses | p. 1087 |
| Sensory Experience and the Fine-Tuning of Synaptic Connections | p. 1115 |
| Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System | p. 1131 |
| Aging of the Brain and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type | p. 1149 |
| Language, Thought, Mood, and Learning, and Memory | |
| Language and the Aphasias | p. 1169 |
| Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia | p. 1188 |
| Disorders of Mood: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety Disorders | p. 1209 |
| Learning and Memory | p. 1227 |
| Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and the Biological Basis of Individuality | p. 1247 |
| Appendices | |
| Current Flow in Neurons | p. 1280 |
| Ventricular Organization of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain Edema, and Hydrocephalus | p. 1288 |
| Circulation of the Brain | p. 1302 |
| Consciousness and the Neurobiology of the Twenty-First Century | p. 1317 |
| Index | p. 1321 |
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Principles of Neural Science
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