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Table of Contents
Sensory Systems
Ch. 1: Overview of the Nervous System
Ch. 2: Somatosensory Systems
Ch. 3: Anatomy of the Spinal Cord
Ch. 4: Somatosensory Pathways
Ch. 5: Somatosensory Processes
Ch. 6: Pain Principles
Ch. 7: Pain Tracts and Sources
Ch. 8: Pain Modulation and Mechanisms
Ch. 9: Chemical Senses: Olfaction and Gustation
Ch. 10: Vestibular System: Structure and Function
Ch. 11: Vestibular System: Pathways and Reflexes
Ch. 12: Auditory System: Structure and Function
Ch. 13: Auditory System: Pathways and Reflexes
Ch. 14: Visual Processing: Eye and Retina
Ch. 15: Visual Processing: Cortical Pathways
Motor System
Ch. 1: Motor Units and Muscle Receptors
Ch. 2: Spinal Reflexes and Descending Motor Pathways
Ch. 3: Motor Cortex
Ch. 4: Basal Ganglia
Ch. 5: Cerebellum
Ch. 6: Disorders of the Motor System
Ch. 7: Ocular Motor System
Ch. 8: Ocular Motor Control
Homeostasis and Higher Brain Functions
Ch. 1: Hypothalamus: Structural Organization
Ch. 2: Hypothalamic Control of Pituitary Hormones
Ch. 3: Central Control of the Autonomic Nervous System and Thermoregulation
Ch. 4: Central Control of Feeding Behavior
Ch. 5: Limbic System: Hippocampus
Ch. 6: Limbic System: Amygdala
Ch. 7: Learning and Memory
Ch. 8: Higher Cortical Functions: Language
Ch. 9: Higher Cortical Functions: Association and Executive Processing
Ch. 10: CNS Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Ch. 11: Blood Brain Barrier and Cerebral Metabolism
Ch. 12: Neurotransmitter and Cell Death
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Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Ch. 1: Resting Potentials and Action Potentials
Ch. 2: Ionic Mechanisms of Action Potentials
Ch. 3: Propagation of Action Potentials
Ch. 4: Synaptic Transmission at the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction
Ch. 5: Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
Ch. 6: Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System
Ch. 7: Synaptic Plasticity
Ch. 8: Organization of Cell Types
Ch. 9: Synapse Formation, Survival, Elimination
Ch. 10: Transport and the Molecular Mechanism of Secretion
Ch. 11: Acetylcholine Neurotransmission
Ch. 12: Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters
Ch. 13: Amino Acid Neurotransmitters
Ch. 14: Neuropeptides and Nitric Oxide
Ch. 15: Genetics and Neuronal Disease
Section 1 – Cellular and Molecular
Ch. 15: Visual Processing: Cortical Pathways