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" Neuroscience "
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BL
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557238
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b385958
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| Main Entry
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Dale Purves
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Neuroscience
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4th ed
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Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer,, ©2008.
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xvii, 857, G-16, IC-7, I-29 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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0878936971
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: 9780878936977
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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Created primarily for medical and premedical students, 'Neuroscience' emphasizes the structure of the nervous system, the correlation of structure and function, and the structure/function relationships particularly pertinent to the practice of medicine.",,,,,"Neuroscience guides students through the challenges and excitement of this rapidly changing field. The book's length and accessible writing are a successful combination that has proven to workNeuroscience guides students through the challenges and excitement of this rapidly changing field. The book's length and accessible writing are a successful combination that has proven to workNeuroscience guides students through the challenges and excitement of this rapidly changing field. The book's length and accessible writing are a successful combination that has proven to work
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Lehrbuch
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Anthony-Samuel LaMantia
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David Fitzpatrick
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George J Augustine
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William C Hall
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