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Neuroscience / edited by Dale Purves ... [and others].
LIBRA QP355.2 .N487 2001 disc
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Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) QP355.2 .N487 2001 disc
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurosciences.
- Neurophysiology.
- Neurology.
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
- Neurochemistry.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
- Neurochemistry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm+ 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, [2001]
- System Details:
- System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Pentium II CPU; Windows 95/98/NT4; 32 MB RAM (64 recommended); 8X or better CD-ROM drive; Windows compatible sound card; 16-bit color monitor at 800x600 (24-bit true color recommended).
- System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Macintosh PowerPC CPU, System 7.5.3 or higher; 32 MB RAM (64 recommended); 8X or better CD-ROM drive; 16-bit color monitor at 800x600 (24-bit true color recommended).
- digital
- optical
- text file
- Summary:
- CD-ROM is a interactive atlas of the human nervous system.
- Contents:
- 1 The Organization of the Nervous System 1
- Unit I Neural Signaling
- 2 Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells 43
- 3 Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability 57
- 4 Channels and Transporters 77
- 5 Synaptic Transmission 99
- 6 Neurotransmitters 117
- 7 Neurotransmitter Receptors and Their Effects 141
- 8 Intracellular Signal Transduction 165
- Unit II Sensation and Sensory Processing
- 9 The Somatic Sensory System 189
- 10 Pain 209
- 11 Vision: The Eye 223
- 12 Central Visual Pathways 251
- 13 The Auditory System 275
- 14 The Vestibular System 297
- 15 The Chemical Senses 317
- Unit III Movement and Its Central Control
- 16 Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control 347
- 17 Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord 369
- 18 Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia 391
- 19 Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum 409
- 20 Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration 427
- 21 The Visceral Motor System 443
- Unit IV The Changing Brain
- 22 Early Brain Development 471
- 23 Construction of Neural Circuits 493
- 24 Modification of Brain Circuits as a Result of Experience 519
- 25 Plasticity of Mature Synapses and Circuits 535
- Unit V Complex Brain Functions
- 26 The Association Cortices 565
- 27 Language and Lateralization 587
- 28 Sleep and Wakefulness 603
- 29 Emotions 625
- 30 Sex, Sexuality, and the Brain 645
- 31 Human Memory 665.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Accompanying CD-ROM has title: Sylvius : fundamentals of human neural structure / S. Mark Williams.
- CD-ROM is version 2.0.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- Contains:
- Williams, S. Mark (Stephen Mark), 1963- Sylvius.
- Sylvius : fundamentals of human neural structure.
- ISBN:
- 0878937420
- 0878939172
- OCLC:
- 44627256
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