From neuron to brain

The entirely rewritten Fifth Edition of 'From Neuron to Brain' describes how nerve cells go about their business of transmitting signals, how the signals are put together, and how, out of this integration, higher functions emerge. This exciting new edition begins with the anatomy and physiology of the visual system. JOHN G. NICHOLLSProfessor of Neuroscience at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste (known as SISSA), Italy. A. ROBERT MARTINProfessorEmeritus in the Department of Physiology at the University of Colorado Schoolof Medicine, USA. PAUL A. FUCHSDirector of Research and the John E. Bordley Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Neuroscience and co-Director of the Center for Sensory Biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. DAVID A. BROWNProfessor of Pharmacology in the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pharmacology at University College London, UK. MATHEW E. DIAMONDProfessor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste (SISSA), Italy. DAVID A. WEISBLATProfessor of Cell and Developmental Biology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. INDICE: Introduction to the Fifth Edition - PART I: NEURAL ORGANIZATION FOR PERCEPTION - Principles of Signaling and Organization - Signaling in the Visual System - Functional Architecture of the Visual Cortex - PART II: ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF NEURONS - Ion Channels and Signaling - Structural Basis of IonChannel Function - The Ionic Basis of the Resting Potential - The Ionic Basisof the Action Potential - Electrical Signaling in Neurons - Transport across Cell Membranes - Properties and Functions of Neuroglian Cells - PART III: INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION - Mechanisms of Direct Synaptic Transmission - Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission - Release of Neurotransmitters - Neurotransmitters in the Central Nervous System - Transmitter Synthesis, Transport, Storage, and Inactivation - Synaptic Plasticity - PART IV: INTEGRATIVE MECHANISMS - Autonomic Nervous System - Cellular Mechanisms of Behavior in Ants, Bees,and Leeches - PART V: SENSING AND MOVING - Sensory Transduction - Transduction and Transmission in the Retina - Touch, Pain, and Texture Sensation - Auditory and Vestibular Sensation - Constructing Perception - Circuits Controlling Reflexes, Respiration, and Coordinated Movements - PART VI: DEVELOPMENT - Development of the Nervous System - Critical Periods in Sensory Systems - Regeneration of Synaptic Connections after Injury - PART VII: CONCLUSION - Open Questions - Clinical relevance emphasized - Appendices - Current Flow in Electrical Circuits - Metabolic Pathways for the Synthesis and Inactivation of Low Molecular Weight Transmitters - Structures and Pathways of the Brain -

• ISBN: 978-0-87893-609-0
• Editorial: WH Freeman
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 580
• Fecha Publicación: 16/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés