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xvii, 857, G-16, IC-7, I-29 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. Studying the nervous system -- Electrical signals of nerve cells -- Voltage-dependent membrane permeability -- Channels and transporters -- Synaptic transmission -- Neurotransmitters and thier receptors -- Molecular signaling within neurons -- Synaptic plasticity -- The somatic sensory system: touch and proprioception -- Pain -- Vision: the eye -- Central visual pathways -- The auditory system -- The vestibular system -- The chemical senses -- Lower motor neuron circuits and motor control -- Upper motor neuron control of the brainstem and spinal cord -- Modulation of movement by the basal ganglia -- Modulation of movement by the cerebellum -- Eye movements and sensory motor integration -- The visceral motor system -- Early brain development -- Contruction of neural circuits -- Modification of brain circuits as a result of experience -- Repair and regeneration in the nervous system -- The association cortices -- Speech and language -- Sleep and wakefulness -- Emotions -- Sex, sexuality, and the brain -- Memory. edited by Dale Purves ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Neurosciences Nervous System Physiology Neurochemistry QP355.2 .N487 2008 612.8 NEU 2007 L-035 WL 102 N50588 2008 9780878936977 (hardcover) 0878936971 (hardcover) 2007024950 DNLM/DLC 070615 20150123122920.0 14893833