Fundamental Neuroscience

Fundamental Neuroscience, Third Edition introduces graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to the full range of contemporary neuroscience. Addressing instructor and student feedback on the previous edition, all of the chapters are rewritten to make this book more concise and student-friendly than ever before. Each chapter is once again heavily illustrated and provides clinical boxes describing experiments, disorders, and methodological approaches and concepts.Capturing the promise and excitement of this fast-moving field, Fundamental Neuroscience, 3rd Edition is the text that students will be able to reference throughout their neuroscience careers!- 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- Multiple model system coverage beyond rats, mice, and monkeys- Extensively expanded index for easier referencing

I: NEUROSCIENCE1: Fundamentals of Neuroscience2: Basic Plan of the Nervous SystemII: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE3: Cellular Components of Nervous Tissue4: Subcellular Organization of the Nervous System: Organelles and Their Functions5: Electrotonic Properties of Axons and Dendrites6: Membrane Potential and Action Potential7: Neurotransmitters8: Release of Neurotransmitters9: Neurotransmitter Receptors10: Intracellular Signaling11: Postsynaptic Potentials and Synaptic Integration12: Complex Information Processing in Dendrites13: Brain Energy MetabolismIII: NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT14: Neural Induction and Pattern Formation15: Cellular Determination16: Neurogenesis and Migration17: Growth Cones and Axon Pathfinding18: Target Selection, Topographic Maps, and Synapse Formation19: Programmed Cell Death and Neurotrophic Factors20: Synapse Elimination21: Dendritic Development22: Early Experience and Sensitive PeriodsIV: SENSORY SYSTEMS23: Fundamentals of Sensory Systems24: Chemical Senses: Taste and Olfaction25: Somatosensory System26: Audition27: VisionV: MOTOR SYSTEMS28: Fundamentals of Motor Systems29: The Spinal and Peripheral Motor System30: Descending Control of Movement31: The Basal Ganglia32: Cerebellum33: Eye MovementsVI: REGULATORY SYSTEMS34: The Hypothalamus: An Overview of Regulatory Systems35: Central Control of Autonomic Functions: Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System36: Neural Regulation of the Cardiovascular System37: Neural Control of BreathingChapter 38: Food Intake and Metabolism39: Water Intake and Body Fluids40: Neuroendocrine Systems 41: Circadian Timekeeping42: Sleep, Dreaming, and Wakefulness43: Reward, Motivation, and AddictionVII: BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE44: Human Brain Evolution45: Cognitive Development and Aging46: Visual Perception of Objects47: Spatial Cognition48: Attention49: Learning and Memory: Basic Mechanisms50: Learning and Memory: Brain Systems51: Language and Communication52: The Prefrontal Cortex and Executive Brain Functions53: ConsciousnessIndex