Bear, Mark F.

Neuroscience : exploring the brain / Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso. - 3rd ed. - Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007. - xxxviii, 857 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 29 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [817]-836) and index.

1. Neuroscience : past, present, and future -- 2. Neurons and glia -- 3. The neuronal membrane at rest -- 4. The action potential -- 5. Synaptic transmission -- 6. Neurotransmitter systems -- 7. The structure of the nervous system -- 8. The chemical senses -- 9. The eye -- 10. The central visual system -- 11. The auditory and vestibular systems -- 12. The somatic sensory system -- 13. Spinal control of movement -- 14. Brain control of movement -- 15. Chemical control of the brain and behavior -- 16. Motivation -- 17. Sex and the brain -- 18. Brain mechanisms of emotion -- 19. Brain rhythms and sleep -- 20. Language -- 21. Attention -- 22. Mental illness -- 23. Wiring the brain -- 24. Memory systems -- 25. Molecular mechanisms of learning and memory.

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