Research Catalog

Title

Principles of neural science / edited by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell ; art direction by Sarah Mack and Jane Dodd.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, ©2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kandel, Eric R.
• Schwartz, James H. (James Harris), 1932-2006.
• Jessell, Thomas M.

Description

xli, 1414 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm

Subjects

• Neurophysiology
• Neurons
• Neurology
• Neurosciences
• Nervous System Diseases
• Behavior
• Neurochemistry

Note

• Spec-Coll Copy: With inscription from the authors on front free flyleaf dated "Jan. 2000."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. The Neurobiology of Behavior -- 1. The Brain and Behavior -- 2. Nerve Cells and Behavior -- 3. Genes and Behavior -- Part II. Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron -- 4. The Cytology of Neurons -- 5. Synthesis and Trafficking of Neuronal Protein -- 6. Ion Channels -- 7. Membrane Potential -- 8. Local Signaling: Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron -- 9. Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential -- Part III. Elementary Interactions Between Neurons: Synaptic Transmission -- 10. Overview of Synaptic Transmission -- 11. Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission -- 12. Synaptic Integration -- 13. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers -- 14. Transmitter Release -- 15. Neurotransmitters -- 16. Diseases of Chemical Transmission at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Myasthenia Gravis -- Part IV. The Neural Basis of Cognition -- 17. The Anatomical Organization of the Central Nervous System -- 18. The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement -- 19. Integration of Sensory and Motor Function: The Association Areas of the Cerebral Cortex and the Cognitive Capabilities of the Brain -- 20. From Nerve Cells to Cognition: The Internal Cellular Representation Required for Perception and Action -- Part V. Perception -- 21. Coding of Sensory Information -- 22. The Bodily Senses -- 23. Touch -- 24. The Perception of Pain -- 25. Constructing the Visual Image -- 26. Visual Processing by the Retina -- 27. Central Visual Pathways -- 28. Perception of Motion, Depth, and Form -- 29. Color Vision -- 30. Hearing -- 31. Sensory Transduction in the Ear -- 32. Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses -- Part VI. Movement -- 33. The Organization of Movement -- 34. The Motor Unit and Muscle Action -- 35. Diseases of the Motor Unit -- 36. Spinal Reflexes -- 37. Locomotion -- 38. Voluntary Movement -- 39. The Control of Gaze -- 40. The Vestibular System -- 41. Posture -- 42. The Cerebellum -- 43. The Basal Ganglia -- Part VII. Arousal, Emotion, and Behavior Homeostasis -- 44. Brain Stem, Reflexive Behavior, and the Cranial Nerves -- 45. Brain Stem Modulation of Sensation, Movement, and Consciousness -- 46. Seizures and Epilepsy -- 47. Sleep and Dreaming -- 48. Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness -- 49. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Hypothalamus -- 50. Emotional States and Feelings -- 51. Motivational and Addictive States -- Part VIII. The Development of the Nervous System -- 52. The Induction and Patterning of the Nervous System -- 53. The Generation and Survival of Nerve Cells -- 54. The Guidance of Axons to Their Targets -- 55. The Formation and Regeneration of Synapses -- 56. Sensory Experience and the Fine-Tuning of Synaptic Connections -- 57. Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System -- 58. Aging of the Brain and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type -- Part IX. Language, Thought, Mood, and Learning, and Memory -- 59. Language and the Aphasias -- 60. Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia -- 61. Disorders of Mood: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety Disorders -- 62. Learning and Memory -- 63. Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and the Biological Basis of Individuality -- A. Current Flow in Neurons -- B. Ventricular Organization of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Blood-Brain Barrier, Brain Edema, and Hydrocephalus -- C. Circulation of the Brain -- D. Consciousness and the Neurobiology of the Twenty-First Century.

ISBN

0838577016 (case : alk. paper)

LCCN

99044479

OCLC

ocm42073108

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries