Neuroscience provides increased coverage of taste and smell, circadian rhythms, brain development, and developmental disorders.

Features:

• Includes new information on molecular mechanisms and functional brain imaging
• Includes an Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy, which includes a perforated self-testing workbook
• includes a bound-in CD-ROM, a Connection Website, and LiveAdvise: Neuroscience online tutoring

Contents

Foundations

• Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future
• Neurons and Glia
• The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
• The Action Potential
• Synaptic Transmission
• Neurotransmitter Systems
• The Structure of the Nervous System
• Appendix: An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy

Sensory and Motor Systems

• The Chemical Senses
• The Eye
• The Central Visual System
• The Auditory and Vestibular Systems
• The Somatic Sensory System
• Spinal Control of Movement
• Brain Control of Movement

The Brain and Behavior

• Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior
• Motivation
• Sex and the Brain
• Brain Mechanisms of Emotion
• Rhythms of the Brain
• Language NEW!
• Attention NEW!
• Mental Illness

The Changing Brain

• Wiring the Brain
• Memory Systems
• Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory
• Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
• Business Promotion

Index

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