Title:
Neuroscience : exploring the brain
Author:
Bear, Mark F.
ISBN:
9780781776073
9780781760034
9780781766180
Personal Author:
Edition:
3rd ed.
Publication Information:
Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2007.
Physical Description:
xxxviii, 857 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Contents:
1. Neuroscience : past, present, and future -- 2. Neurons and glia -- 3. The neuronal membrane at rest -- 4. The action potential -- 5. Synaptic transmission -- 6. Neurotransmitter systems -- 7. The structure of the nervous system -- 8. The chemical senses -- 9. The eye -- 10. The central visual system -- 11. The auditory and vestibular systems -- 12. The somatic sensory system -- 13. Spinal control of movement -- 14. Brain control of movement -- 15. Chemical control of the brain and behavior -- 16. Motivation -- 17. Sex and the brain -- 18. Brain mechanisms of emotion -- 19. Brain rhythms and sleep -- 20. Language -- 21. Attention -- 22. Mental illness -- 23. Wiring the brain -- 24. Memory systems -- 25. Molecular mechanisms of learning and memory.
Abstract:
Accompanying compact disc titled "Student CD-ROM to accompany Neuroscience : exploring the brain" includes animations, videos, exercises, glossary, and answers to review questions in Adobe Acrobat PDF and other file formats.
Electronic Access:
InhaltsverzeichnisTable of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005034900.html
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Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/hbz/toc/ht014623318.pdf
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