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Chapter One Nerve cells and synapses |
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Membrane potentials and action potentials |
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Neurons and their connections |
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2 | (6) |
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8 | (3) |
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Chapter Two Central nervous system basics-the brain and spinal cord |
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11 | (14) |
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12 | (2) |
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The main parts of the brain |
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14 | (1) |
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External features of the brain |
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15 | (3) |
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The language of brain anatomy |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (6) |
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Chapter Three A map of the brain |
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25 | (18) |
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Mini-atlas of the rat brain |
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26 | (17) |
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Chapter Four Peripheral nerves |
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43 | (12) |
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44 | (1) |
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Somatic and visceral motor and sensory elements |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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Spinal nerves supplying the limbs |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (8) |
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Chapter Five Command and control-the motor systems |
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Command and control of skeletal muscles |
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56 | (1) |
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Areas of the motor cortex |
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57 | (2) |
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Survival skills: the hypothalamus |
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59 | (1) |
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Brainstem and spinal cord modules for control of organized movement |
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60 | (1) |
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Descending control pathways other than the corticospinal tract |
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61 | (1) |
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The role of the cerebellum in motor control |
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61 | (3) |
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The roles of the striatum and pallidum in motor control |
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64 | (2) |
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The final common pathway for all motor systems-the motor neuron |
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66 | (2) |
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Command and control of the viscera-the autonomic nervous system |
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68 | (4) |
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Command and control of the neuroendocrine system |
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72 | (3) |
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Chapter Six Gathering information-the sensory systems |
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75 | (22) |
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76 | (1) |
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Keeping sensory maps intact |
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77 | (1) |
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Interpretation and understanding |
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77 | (1) |
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Sensory areas in the cerebral cortex |
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78 | (6) |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (4) |
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93 | (1) |
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93 | (2) |
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Sensory processing outside the cortex |
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95 | (1) |
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An example: rolling an ankle |
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95 | (2) |
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Chapter Seven The human cerebral cortex |
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97 | (12) |
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The cerebral cortex-anatomy and histology |
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98 | (4) |
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Guiding principles of cortical structure and function |
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102 | (1) |
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The functional layout of the human cerebral cortex |
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103 | (3) |
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The cerebral cortex and behavior |
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106 | (3) |
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Chapter Eight Higher level functions-consciousness, memory, learning, and emotions |
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109 | (16) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (4) |
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Emotions and the amygdala |
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121 | (4) |
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Chapter Nine When things go wrong-brain disease and brain injury in humans |
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125 | (16) |
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Infections of the brain and spinal cord |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Stroke (cerebrovascular accident) |
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130 | (1) |
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Alzheimer's disease and dementia |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (1) |
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Brain trauma and brain death |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (3) |
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The tragic history of the treatment of severe mental illness |
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136 | (5) |
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Chapter Ten The development of the brain and spinal cord |
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Genes and brain development |
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142 | (1) |
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Early development of the brain and spinal cord |
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142 | (3) |
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Regional development of the nervous system-segmentation and organizing centers |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Environmental influences on gene expression |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Later processes that refine the structure of the brain |
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152 | (1) |
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Chapter Eleven Techniques for studying the brain |
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153 | (13) |
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Cutting thin sections of the brain |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (6) |
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160 | (1) |
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Hodology: using tracers to map connections |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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Non-invasive imaging techniques |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (2) |
Appendices |
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166 | (8) |
Supplementary reading |
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174 | (6) |
Glossary |
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180 | (10) |
Bibliography |
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190 | (4) |
Index |
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