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Summary: "Principles of Neurobiology, Second Edition presents the major concepts of neuroscience with an emphasis on how we know what we know. The text is organized around a series of key experiments to illustrate how scientific progress is made and helps upper-level undergraduate and graduate students discover the relevant primary literature. Written by a single author in a clear and consistent writing style, each topic builds in complexity from electrophysiology to molecular genetics to systems level in a highly integrative approach. Students can fully engage with the content via thematically linked chapters and will be able to read the book in its entirety in a semester-long course. Principles of Neurobiology is accompanied by a rich package of online student and instructor resources including animations, figures in PowerPoint, and a Question Bank for adopting instructors"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Chapter 1: An Invitation to Neurobiology
Chapter 2: Signaling within Neurons
Chapter 3: Signaling across Synapses
Chapter 4: Vision
Chapter 5: Wiring the Visual System
Chapter 6: Olfaction, Taste, Audition, and Somatosensation
Chapter 7: Constructing the Nervous System
Chapter 8: Motor Systems
Chapter 9: Regulatory Systems
Chapter 10: Sexual Behavior
Chapter 11: Memory, Learning, and Synaptic Plasticity
Chapter 12: Brain Disorders
Chapter 13: Evolution of the Nervous System
Chapter 14: Ways of Exploring
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