Part Ⅰ The Neurobiology of Behavior 5
1 The Brain and Behavior 5
2 Nerve Cells and Behavior 19
3 Genes and Behavior 36
Part Ⅱ Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron 67
4 The Cytology of Neurons 67
5 Synthesis and Trafficking of Neuronal Protein 88
6 Ion Channels 105
7 Membrane Potential 125
8 Local Signaling:Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron 140
9 Propagated Signaling:The Action Potential 150
Part Ⅲ Elementary Interactions Between Neurons:Synaptic Transmission 175
10 Overview of Synaptic Transmission 175
11 Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse:Directly Gated Transmission 187
12 Synaptic Integration 207
13 Modulation of Synaptic Transmission:Second Messengers 229
14 Transmitter Release 253
15 Neurotransmitters 280
16 Diseases of Chemical Transmission at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse:Myasthenia Gravis 298
Part Ⅳ The Neural Basis of Cognition 317
17 The Anatomical Organization of the Central Nervous System 317
18 The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement 337
19 Integration of Sensory and Motor Function:The Association Areas of the Cerebral Cortex and the Cognitive Capabilities of the Brain 349
20 From Nerve Cells to Cognition:The Internal Cellular Representation Required for Perception and Action 381
Part Ⅴ Perception 411
21 Coding of Sensory Information 411
22 The Bodily Senses 430
23 Touch 451
24 The Perception of Pain 472
25 Constructing the Visual Image 492
26 Visual Processing by the Retina 507
27 Central Visual Pathways 523
28 Perception of Motion,Depth,and Form 548
29 Color Vision 572
30 Hearing 590
31 Sensory Transduction in the Ear 614
32 Smell and Taste:The Chemical Senses 625
33 The Organization of Movement 653
Part Ⅵ Movement 653
34 The Motor Unit and Muscle Action 674
35 Diseases of the Motor Unit 695
36 Spinal Reflexes 713
37 Locomotion 737
38 Voluntary Movement 756
39 The Control of Gaze 782
40 The Vestibular System 801
41 Posture 816
42 The Cerebellum 832
43 The Basal Ganglia 853
Part Ⅶ Arousal,Emotion,and Behavior Homeostasis 873
44 Brain Stem,Reflexive Behavior,and the Cranial Nerves 873
45 Brain Stem Modulation of Sensation,Movement,and Consciousness 889
46 Seizures and Epilepsy 910
47 Sleep and Dreaming 936
48 Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness 948
49 The Autonomic Nervous System and the Hypothalamus 960
50 Emotional States and Feelings 982
51 Motivational and Addictive States 998
Part Ⅷ The Development of the Nervous System 1019
52 The Induction and Patterning of the Nervous System 1019
53 The Generation and Survival of Nerve Cells 1041
54 The Guidance of Axons to Their Targets 1063
55 The Formation and Regeneration of Synapses 1087
56 Sensory Experience and the Fine-Tuning of Synaptic Connections 1115
57 Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System 1131
58 Aging of the Brain and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type 1149
59 Language and the Aphasias 1169
Part Ⅸ Language,Thought,Mood,and Learning,and Memory 1169
60 Disorders of Thought and Volition:Schizophrenia 1188
61 Disorders of Mood:Depression,Mania,and Anxiety Disorders 1209
62 Learning and Memory 1227
63 Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and the Biological Basis of Individuality 1247
Appendices 1280
A Current Flow in Neurons 1280
B Ventricular Organization of Cerebrospinal Fluid:Blood-Brain Barrier,Brain Edema,and Hydrocephalus 1288
C Circulation of the Brain 1302
D Consciousness and the Neurobiology of the Twenty-First Century 1317
Index 1321