What I really liked about the textbook are the last two chapters: one on evolution of the nervous system, in which the role of genetics and development interact to produce the form that enables neural function. The concluding chapter on “Ways of Exploring,” will be welcome to instructor and student, alike. It thoughtfully discusses the use and selection of animal models in neurobiology research, and most importantly, the new techniques, such as optogenetics and connectomics technology are made accessible for the aspiring neurobiologist, fresh from introductory biology. In particular, discussion of genetic techniques including the likely revolutionary genome engineering made possible by the CRISPR-Cas9 technology makes this text up-to-date.

Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, Enhanced Edition:

aCh. 1. Introduction to neuroscience -- Ch. 2. Neurons and glia -- Ch. 3. The neuronal membrane at rest -- Ch. 4. The action potential -- Ch. 5. Synaptic transmission -- Ch. 6. Neurotransmitter systems -- Ch. 7. The structure of the nervous system -- Ch. 8. The chemical senses -- Ch. 9. The eye -- Ch. 10. The central visual system -- Ch. 11. The auditory and vestibular systems -- Ch. 12. The somatic sensory system -- Ch. 13. Spinal control of movement -- Ch. 14. Brain control of movement -- Ch. 15. Chemical control of the brain and behavior -- Ch. 16. Motivation -- Ch. 17. Sex and the brain -- Ch. 18. Brain mechanisms of emotion -- Ch. 19. Rhythms of the brain -- Ch. 20. Language and attention -- Ch. 21. Mental illness -- Ch. 22. Wiring the brain -- Ch. 23. Memory systems -- Ch. 24. Molecular mechanisms of learning and memory. i43996966 |b1170003054243 |dwsst |g- |m |h5 |x1 |t0 |i2 |j18 |k050113 |n01-29-2023 23:17 |o- |aQP355.2.B425 2001