From Neuron to Brain - A. Robert Martin

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Résumé :
From Neuron to Brain, Sixth Edition, provides a readable, up-to-date book for use in undergraduate, graduate, and medical school courses in neuroscience. As in previous editions, the emphasis is on experiments made by electrical recordings, molecular and cellular biological techniques, and behavioral studies on the nervous system, from simple reflexes to cognitive functions. Lines of research are followed from the inception of an idea to new findings being made in laboratories and clinics today.

From Neuron to Brain will be of interest to anyone--with or without a specialized background in biological sciences--who is curious about the workings of the nervous system....

Biographie:

• Part I: Introduction to the Nervous System


• 1.Principles of Signaling and Organization


• 2.Signaling in the Visual System


• 3. Functional Architecture of the Visual Cortex


• Part II: Electrical Properties of Neurons and Glia


• 4. Ion Channels and Signaling


• 5. Structure of Ion Channels


• 6. Ionic Basis of the Resting Potential


• 7. Ionic Basis of the Action Potential


• 8. Electrical Signaling in Neurons


• 9. Ion Transport across Cell Membranes


• 10. Properties and Functions of Neuroglial Cells


• Part III: Intercellular Communication


• 11. Mechanisms of Direct Synaptic Transmission


• 12. Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission


• 13.Release of Neurotransmitters at Synapses


• 14. Neurotransmitters in the Central Nervous System


• 15. Transmitter Synthesis, Storage, Transport, and Inactivation


• 16. Synaptic Plasticity


• 17. The Molecular and Cellular Biology of Synaptic Plasticity


• 18. Mechanisms of Extrasynaptic Transmission


• Part IV: Integrative Mechanisms


• 19. Autonomic Nervous System


• 20. Walking, Flying, and Swimming: Cellular Mechanisms of Sensory-motor Behavior in Invertebrates


• Part V: Sensation


• 21. Sensory Transduction


• 22. Transduction and Transmission in the Retina


• 23. Touch, Pain, and Texture Sensation


• 24. Auditory and Vestibular Sensation


• 25. Constructing Perception


• 26. Initiation and Control of Coordinated Muscular Movements


• Part VI: Development and Regeneration of the Nervous System


• 27. Development of the Nervous System


• 28. Critical Periods in Sensory Systems


• 29. Regeneration and Repair of Synaptic Connections after Injury


• Part VII: Conclusion


• 30. Open Questions


• Appendix A. Current Flow in Electrical Circuits


• Appendix B. Metabolic Pathways for the Synthesis and Inactivation of Low-Molecular-Weight Transmitters


• Appendix C. Structures and Pathways of the Brain