Contents
PART ONE Cellular Neurobiology: The Nuts and Bolts
CHAPTER 1 The Uniqueness of the Brain
Cells of the Brain: Neurons and Glia
A Synaptic Disease: Myasthenia Gravis
CHAPTER 3 Neuromodulation, Drugs, and the Brain
Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators
Classifying Synaptic Substances
Dopamine, Parkinson’s Disease, and Schizophrenia
Neuropeptides: The Enkephalins—Endogenous Opiates
Mechanoreceptors: Touch and Hearing
Second-Messenger Receptors: Olfactory and Visual
PART TWO Systems Neuroscience: Getting at Behaviors
CHAPTER 5 Simpler Nervous Systems: The Invertebrates
Electrical Signaling and the Squid Giant Axon
Mach Bands and the Horseshoe Crab Eye
Learning, Memory, and a Sea Snail
Circadian Rhythms, Behavioral Genetics, and Flies
CHAPTER 7 Vision: Window to the Brain
Early Processing of Visual Information: The Retina
Next Stages of Visual Processing: The Primary Visual Cortex
Formation of Cortical Receptive Fields
Seeing Depth: Binocular Interactions
Cortical Organization: The Hypercolumn
PART THREE Cognitive Science: Higher Brain Function and Mind
CHAPTER 8 From Brain to Mind: Visual Perception
Area V2 and Higher Visual Areas
Modulation of Cortical Responses
CHAPTER 9 The Dynamic Brain: Development and Plasticity
Migration and Differentiation of Neurons
Visual System Development and Deprivation
Plasticity of the Adult Cortex
CHAPTER 10 Language and Brain Imaging
CHAPTER 11 Remembering Things: Learning and Memory
Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying LTP