Machine generated contents note: I. Introduction, 3 -- 1. Signaling in the Brain, 5 -- 2. Form and Function in Cells of the Brain, 25 -- II. Electrical Properties of Neurons, 45 -- 3. Electrical Signaling in Neurons, 47 -- 4. Membrane Ion Channels and Ion Currents, 67 -- 5. Ion Channels Are Membrane Proteins, 89 -- 6. Ion Channels, Membrane Ion Currents, and the Action Potential, 113 -- 7. Diversity in the Structure and Function of Ion Channels, 139 -- III. Intercellular Communication, 163 -- 8. How Neurons Communicate: Gap Junctions and Neurosecretion, 165 -- 9. Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters, 195 -- 10. Neurotransmitters and Neurohormones, 223 -- 11. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms I: Receptors Coupled Directly -- to Ion Channels, 253 -- 12. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms II: Indirectly Coupled -- Receptor/Ion Channel Systems, 285 -- 13. Neuromodulation: Mechanisms of Induced Changes in the Electrical -- Behavior of Nerve Cells, 315 -- 14. Sensory Receptors, 341 -- IV. Behavior and Plasticity, 373 -- 15. The Birth and Death of a Neuron, 375 -- 16. Neuronal Growth and Trophic Factors, 395 -- 17. Adhesion Molecules and Axon Pathfinding, 435 -- 18. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses, 467 -- 19. Neural Networks and Behavior, 507 -- 20. Learning and Memory, 537 -- Bibliography, 571 -- Index, 589.