The second edition of Instant Notes in Neuroscience covers neuroanatomy, cellular and molecular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, behaviour, development of the nervous system, learning, memory, and common brain disorders. It gives rapid and easy access to the core of the subject in an affordable and manageable-sized text.
Author(s): Alan Longstaff
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Telos
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 449
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Abbreviations......Page 9
Preface......Page 12
Brain cells......Page 14
Classes and numbers of neurons......Page 17
Morphology of chemical synapses......Page 20
Glial cells and myelination......Page 23
Blood--brain barrier......Page 26
Foundations of electrophysiology......Page 28
Action potentials......Page 32
Voltage-dependent ion channels......Page 35
Molecular biology of sodium and potassium channels......Page 39
Action potential conduction......Page 44
Synapse function......Page 48
Fast neurotransmission......Page 51
Slow neurotransmission......Page 56
Receptor molecular biology......Page 61
Neurotransmitter release......Page 66
Voltage-dependent calcium channels......Page 72
Neurotransmitter inactivation......Page 74
Autoreceptors......Page 77
Neural integration......Page 80
Spatial and temporal summation......Page 85
Elements of neuroanatomy......Page 88
Organization of the central nervous system......Page 94
Neuroanatomical techniques......Page 101
Brain imaging......Page 104
Meninges and cerebrospinal fluid......Page 108
Neural coding......Page 112
Intensity and time coding......Page 114
Stimulus localization......Page 117
Stimulus quality......Page 120
Somatosensory systems......Page 124
Dorsal column pathways for touch sensations......Page 129
Anterolateral systems and descending control of pain......Page 133
Sense of balance......Page 139
Vision......Page 144
Eye and visual pathways......Page 148
Retina......Page 154
Phototransduction......Page 159
Retinal processing......Page 163
Early visual processing......Page 169
Parallel processing in the visual system......Page 174
Auditory neuroscience......Page 180
Anatomy and physiology of the ear......Page 182
Peripheral auditory processing......Page 186
Central auditory processing......Page 188
Chemical senses: smell and taste......Page 194
Olfactory pathways......Page 196
Taste......Page 199
Gustatory pathways......Page 202
Motor function: muscle and cortex......Page 204
Motor units and motor pools......Page 210
Elementary motor reflexes......Page 215
Spinal motor function......Page 222
Brainstem postural reflexes......Page 228
Cortical control of voluntary movement......Page 234
Motor disorders......Page 242
Cerebellum and basal ganglia......Page 246
Cerebellar cortical circuitry......Page 250
Functional subdivisions of the cerebellum......Page 253
Cerebellar function......Page 259
Anatomy of the basal ganglia......Page 263
Basal ganglia function......Page 267
Oculomotor control......Page 271
Neuroendocrinology and autonomic functions......Page 278
Posterior pituitary function......Page 283
Neuroendocrine control of metabolism and growth......Page 287
Neuroendocrine control of reproduction......Page 296
Smooth and cardiac muscle......Page 301
Autonomic nervous system function......Page 305
Central control of autonomic function......Page 312
Diffuse monoamine transmission......Page 318
Norepinephrine neurotransmission......Page 322
Serotonin neurotransmission......Page 326
Acetylcholine neurotransmission......Page 329
Brain and behavior......Page 332
Control of feeding......Page 337
Brain biological clocks......Page 342
Sleep......Page 346
Developmental neurobiology......Page 352
Cell determination......Page 359
Cortical development......Page 364
Axon pathfinding......Page 368
Synaptogenesis and developmental plasticity......Page 373
Neurotrophic factors......Page 378
Brain sexual differentiation......Page 383
Learning and memory......Page 388
Invertebrate procedural learning......Page 393
Memory circuitry in mammals......Page 397
Hippocampal learning......Page 403
Cerebellar motor learning......Page 410
Aspects of neuropathology......Page 414
Epilepsy......Page 418
Parkinson's disease......Page 422
Alzheimer's disease......Page 426
Further reading......Page 434
Index......Page 440
