| Description |
xix, 771 pages, 37 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM |
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4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
Studying the nervous systems of humans and other animals -- Unit I: Neural signaling Electrical signals of nerve cells -- Voltage-dependent membrane permeability -- Channels and transporters -- Synaptic transmission -- Neurotransmitters and their receptors -- M olecular signaling within neurons -- Unit II: Sensation and sensory processing The somatic sensory system -- Pain -- Vision: the eye -- Central visual pathways -- The auditory system -- The vestibular system -- The chemical senses -- Unit 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 -- Unit 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 -- Unit V: Complex brain functions The association cortices -- Language and speech -- Sleep and wakefulness -- Emotions -- Sex, sexuality, and the brain -- Memory |
| Notes |
Issued with computer optical disc: Sylvius for neuroscience: a visual glossary of human neuroanatomy / S. Mark Williams, Leonard E. White, and Andrew C. Mace |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying computer optical disc: Windows NT 4.0, 98, 2000, or XP; or Mac OS 9 or X; Monitor resolution of at least 1024 x 768 pixels; Audio hardware and speakers required for audio pronunciations: Internet connection required to share notes; Adobe Reader is required to view the Help document |
| Subject |
Neurosciences.
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Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
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Neurochemistry.
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| Author |
Purves, Dale.
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| LC no. |
2004003973 |
| ISBN |
0878937250 (casebound : alk. paper) |
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0878939156 (CD-ROM) |
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