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Fundamental neuroscience / edited by Larry Squire ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurosciences.
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
- Neurosciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 1256 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, [2008]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Fundamentals of neuroscience
- Basic plan of the nervous system
- Cellular components of nervous tissue
- Subcellular organization of the nervous system: organelles and their functions
- Electrotonic properties of axons and dendrites
- Membrane potential and action potential
- Neurotransmitters
- Release of neurotransmitters
- Neurotransmitter receptors
- Intracellular signaling
- Postsynaptic potentials and synaptic integration
- Complex information processing in dendrites
- Brain energy metabolism
- Neural induction and pattern formation
- Cellular determination
- Neurogenesis and migration
- Growth cones and axon pathfinding
- Target selection, topographic maps, and 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
- Somatosensory system
- Audition
- Vision
- Fundamentals of motor systems
- The spinal and peripheral motor system
- Descending 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 regulation of the cardiovascular system
- Neural control of breathing
- Food intake and metabolism
- Water intake and body fluids
- Neuroendocrine systems
- Circadian timekeeping
- Sleep, dreaming, and wakefulness
- 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 and communication
- The prefrontal cortex and executive brain functions
- The neuroscience of consciousness.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0080561020
- 9780080561028
- Publisher Number:
- 99951059958
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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