Fundamental neuroscience
Larry R. Squire (Editor)
The fourth edition of this text reinvents itself as an engrossing and comprehensive presentation of the discipline of neuroscience, from molecules to cognition. Thorough but succinct, and lavishly illustrated, the book builds from an introductory section that includes fundamental neuroanatomy and goes on to cover cellular and molecular neuroscience, development, sensory systems, motor systems, regulatory systems, and behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. The book has been retooled to better serve its audience in the neuroscience and medical communities. The chapters include more than 100 boxes describing clinical conditions, techniques, and other special topics. Each chapter went through a thorough review process, giving the book an evenness of tone. The chapters are authored by outstanding working scientists who are experts on the topics they cover. 30% new material including new chapters on Dendritic Development and Spine Morphogenesis, Chemical Senses, Cerebellum, Eye Movements, Circadian Timing, Sleep and Dreaming, and Consciousness. Additional text boxes describing key experiments, disorders, methods, and concepts. More than 650 four-color illustrations, micrographs, and neuroimages. Multiple model system coverage beyond rats, mice, and monkeys. Extensively expanded index for easier referencing
eBook, English, 2013
Fourth Edition View all formats and editions
Elsevier/Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2013
1 online resource (xxiv, 1127 pages) : illustrations (some color)
9780123858719, 0123858712
830351091
Fundamentals of Neuroscience
Basic Plan of the Nervous System
Cellular Components of Nervous Tissue
Subcellular Organization of the Nervous System: Organelles and Their Functions
Membrane Potential and Action Potential
Neurotransmitters
Release of Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitter Receptors
Intracellular Signaling
Postsynaptic Potentials and Synaptic Integration
Information Processing in Dendrites and Spines
Brain Energy Metabolism
Neural Induction and Pattern Formation
Cellular Determination
Neurogenesis and Migration
Growth Cones and Axon Pathfinding
Synapse Formation
Programmed Cell Death and Neurotrophic Factors
Synapse Elimination
Dendritic Development
Early Experience and Sensitive Periods
Fundamentals of Sensory Systems
Chemical Senses: Taste and Olfaction
The Somatosensory System
Audition
Vision
Fundamentals of Motor Systems
The Spinal and Peripheral Motor System
Control of Movement
The Basal Ganglia
Cerebellum
Eye Movements
The Hypothalamus: An Overview of Regulatory Systems
Central Control of Autonomic Functions: Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System
Neural Control of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Functions
Food Intake and Metabolism
Water and Salt Intake and Body Fluid Homeostasis
Neuroendocrine Systems
Circadian Timekeeping
The Neurobiology of Sleep and Dreaming
Reward, Motivation, and Addiction
Human Brain Evolution
Cognitive Development and Aging
Visual Perception of Objects
Spatial Cognition
Attention
Learning and Memory: Basic Mechanisms
Learning and Memory: Brain Systems
Language
The Prefrontal Cortex and Executive Brain Functions
The Neuroscience of Consciousness
English