Abbreviations Preface Section A-Brain cells A1 Neuron structure A2 Classes and numbers of neurons A3 Morphology of chemical synapses A4 Glial cells and myelination A5 Blood-brain barrier Section B-Foundations of electrophysiology B1 Resting potentials B2 Action potentials B3 Voltage-dependent ion channels B4 Molecular biology of sodium and potassium channels B5 Action potential conduction Section C-Synapse function C1 Overview of synaptic function C2 Fast neurotransmission C3 Slow neurotransmission C4 Receptor molecular biology C5 Neurotransmitter release C6 Voltage-dependent calcium channels C7 Neurotransmitter inactivation C8 Autoreceptors Section D-Neural integration D1 Properties of neurites D2 Spatial and temporal summation Section E-Elements of neuroanatomy E1 Organization of the peripheral nervous system E2 Organization of the central nervous system E3 Neuroanatomical techniques E4 Brain imaging E5 Meninges and cerebrospinal fluid Section F-Neural coding F1 Information representation by neurons F2 Intensity and time coding F3 Stimulus localization F4 Stimulus quality Section G-Somatosensory systems G1 Cutaneous sensory receptors G2 Dorsal column pathways for touch sensations G3 Anterolateral systems and descending control of pain G4 Sense of balance Section H-Vision H1 Attributes of vision H2 Eye and visual pathways H3 Retina H4 Phototransduction H5 Retinal processing H6 Early visual processing H7 Parallel processing in the visual system Section I-Auditory neuroscience I1 Acoustics and audition I2 Anatomy and physiology of the ear I3 Peripheral auditory processing I4 Central auditory processing Section J-Chemical senses:smell and taste J1 Olfactory receptor neurons J2 Olfactory pathways J3 Taste J4 Gustatory pathways Section K-Motor function:muscle and cortex K1 Skeletal muscles and excitation-contraction coupling K2 Motor units and motor pools K3 Elementary motor reflexes K4 Spinal motor function K5 Brainstem postural reflexes K6 Cortical control of voluntary movement K7 Motor disorders Section L-Cerebellum and basal ganglia L1 Anatomy of the cerebellum L2 Cerebellar cortical circuitry L3 Functional subdivisions of the cerebellum L4 Cerebellar function L5 Anatomy of the basal ganglia L6 Basal ganglia function L7 Oculomotor control Section M-Neuroendocrinology and autonomic functions M1 Anatomy and connections of the hypothalamus M2 Posterior pituitary function M3 Neuroendocrine control of metabolism and growth M4 Neuroendocrine control of reproduction M5 Smooth and cardiac muscle M6 Autonomic nervous system function M7 Central control of autonomic function Section N-Diffuse monoamine transmission N1 Dopamine neurotransmission N2 Norepinephrine neurotransmission N3 Serotonin neurotransmission N4 Acetylcholine neurotransmission Section O-Brain and behavior O1 Motivation O2 Control of feeding O3 Brain biological clocks O4 Sleep Section P-Developmental neurobiology P1 Early patterning of the nervous system P2 Cell determination P3 Cortical development P4 Axon pathfinding P5 Synaptogenesis and developmental plasticity P6 Neurotrophic factors P7 Brain sexual differentiation Section Q-Learning and memory Q1 Types of learning Q2 Invertebrate procedural learning Q3 Memory circuitry in mammals Q4 Hippocampal learning Q5 Cerebellar motor learning Section R-Aspects of neuropathology R1 Strokes and excitotoxicity R2 Epilepsy R3 Parkinson's disease R4 Alzheimer's disease Further reading Index
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