How your brain works : neuroscience experiments for everyone / Greg Gage and Tim Marzullo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gage, Greg, author.

Marzullo, Tim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurosciences--Experiments.

Neurosciences.

Neurosciences--Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]

Summary:

"A fun, informative, illustrated guide to hands-on experiments for home or the classroom that explain the principles of neuroscience; including electrophysiology, neuroengineering, & neuroethology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1: Introduction

Why DIY Neuroscience?

How to Use This Book

The Ethics of Using Animals

I: Neurons

2: Hear and See a Neuron

Experiment: Recording Spikes

The Spike

Follow-Up Questions

3: Neurons for Touch

Experiment: Somatosensory Neurons

Experiment: Somatotopy

Experiment: Rate Coding

4: How Fast Are Neurons?

Experiment: Earthworm Conduction Velocity

5: Neuron Stimulation

Experiment: DC Microstimulation

Experiment: AC Microstimulation

Experiment: Frequency Analysis of Microstimulation

6: Neurons for Smell

Experiment: Silkworm Moth Mating Behavior

Experiment: Silk Moth Chemotaxis

Experiment: Silk Moth Electroantennogram

7: Neuronal Adaptation

Experiment: Neural Adaptation

8: Neurons for Vision

Experiment: Electroretinogram (ERG)

Experiment: Color Electroretinograms

Experiment: Broad Spectrum Electroretinograms

9: Neuropharmacology

Experiment: Cricket Cercal System

Experiment: Inhibitory Neurotransmitters

Experiment: Excitatory Neurotransmitters

II: Brains

10: See Your Own Brain

Experiment: Electroencephalography (EEG)

Experiment: Alpha Rhythms of the Visual Cortex

11: Sleep

Experiment: Sleep-Cycle EEGs

Experiment: Sleep Hypnograms

Protection Theory

Energy-Conservation Theory

Body-Repair Theory

Strengthen-Learning Theory

12: Enhance Your Memories During Sleep

Experiment: Targeted Memory Reactivation

Learning Phase

Pre-Sleep Phase

Sleep Phase

Post-Sleep Phase

What Makes a Memory?

13: Dealing with the Unexpected

Experiment: The P300 Response.

Follow-Up Questions

14: Mu Movement Mind Reading

Experiment: Mu Rhythms of the Motor Cortex

Experiment: Desynchronization of Mu Rhythms during Movements

Experiment: Detecting Mu Rhythms Desynchronization from Different Body Parts

Experiment: Differentiate Alpha Waves from Mu Rhythms

Experiment: Mu Rhythms Desynchronization in Imagined Movements

15: Your Brain on Meditation

Experiment: EEG of Meditation and Rest

Rest versus Meditation . . . Fight!

Analysis

III: Systems Neuroscience

16: The Brain's Control of the Body

Experiment: Measuring Heart Action Potentials (EKG/ECG)

Experiment: Electrocardiographic Response to Exercise

17: Autonomic Nervous System

Experiment: Sympathetic Nervous System Activation

Experiment: Parasympathetic Nervous System Activation

18: Motor Movements

Experiment: Recording Electromyograms (EMG)

Experiment: Motor Unit Action Potentials

19: Motor Unit Recruitment

Experiment: Muscle Recruitment in Chewing

20: Eye Movements

Experiment: Horizontal Electrooculogram (EOG)

Experiment: Vertical Electrooculogram (EOG)

Experiment: Saccades

21: Muscle Fatigue

Experiment: Isometric Biceps Hold

Experiment: Modeling Rates of Fatigue in Isometric Grip

22: Reflexes

Experiment: Patellar Stretch Reflex

Experiment: Contralateral Patellar Touch Response

23: Reaction Time

Experiment: Simple Reaction Time

Experiment: Choice Reaction Time

24: Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Table of Experiments

Appendix 1: How to Care for Cockroaches

Appendix 2: How to Build a SpikerBox

Power Circuit.

Neural Amplification Circuit

Audio Amplifier Circuit

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-262-37127-8

0-262-37128-6

OCLC:

1298713181