Neuroscience / 
edited by Dale Purves ... [et al.]. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Sunderland, Mass. :  Sinauer,  c2008. 
 - xvii, 857, G-16, IC-7, I-29 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ; 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Studying the nervous system -- Electrical signals of nerve cells -- Voltage-dependent membrane permeability -- Channels and transporters -- Synaptic transmission -- Neurotransmitters and thier receptors -- Molecular signaling within neurons -- Synaptic plasticity -- The somatic sensory system: touch and proprioception -- Pain -- Vision: the eye -- Central visual pathways -- The auditory system -- The vestibular system -- The chemical senses -- Lower motor neuron circuits and motor control -- Upper motor neuron control of the brainstem and spinal cord -- Modulation of movement by the basal ganglia -- Modulation of movement by the cerebellum -- Eye movements and sensory motor integration -- The visceral motor system -- Early brain development -- Contruction of neural circuits -- Modification of brain circuits as a result of experience -- Repair and regeneration in the nervous system -- The association cortices -- Speech and language -- Sleep and wakefulness -- Emotions -- Sex, sexuality, and the brain -- Memory. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780878936977 (hardcover) 0878936971 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Neurosciences.<br/>Nervous System Physiology.<br/>Neurochemistry.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.8  / NEU