Principles of Neural Science

Table of Contents

PART I: Overall Perspective
1. The Brain and Behavior
2. Nerve Cells and Behavior
3. Genes and Behavior

4. Circuits and Behavior

PART II: Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron
5. The Cells of the Nervous System

6. Ion Channels
7. Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential

PART III: Overview: Synaptic Transmission
8. Overview of Synaptic Transmission
9. Signaling at the Nerve Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission
10. Synaptic Integration in the Central Nervous System
11. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers
12. Transmitter Release
13. Neurotransmitters

PART IV: Perception
14. Sensory Coding

15. The Somatosensory System: Receptors and Central Pathways
16. Touch
17. Pain
18. The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing
19. Low-Level Visual Processing: The Retina
20. Intermediate-Level Visual Processing: Visual Primitives
21. High-Level Visual Processing: Cognitive Influences
22. Visual Processing and Action
23. The Inner Ear

24. The Vestibular System
25. The Auditory Central Nervous System
26. Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses

PART V: Movement
27. The Organization and Planning of Movement
28. The Motor Unit, Muscle Action, and Spinal Reflexes
29. Locomotion
30. Voluntary Movement
31. The Control of Gaze
32. Posture
33. The Cerebellum
34. The Basal Ganglia

PART VI: The Unconscious and Conscious Processing of Neural Information
35. The Brain Stem

36. The Autonomic Motor System and the Hypothalamus
37. Emotions and Feelings
38. Homeostasis, Motivation, and Addictive States
39. Seizures and Epilepsy
40. Sleep and Dreaming

PART VII: Development and the Emergence of Behavior
41. Patterning the Nervous System
42. Differentiation and Survival of Nerve Cells
43. The Growth and Guidance of Axons
44. Formation and Elimination of Synapses
45. Experience and the Refinement of Synaptic Connections
46. Repairing the Damaged Brain
47. Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System

PART VII: Language, Thought, Affect, and Learning
48. From Nerve Cells to Cognition Internal Representations for Space and Action

49. Language
50. Learning and Memory
51. Cellular Mechanisms of Implicit Memory Storage
52. Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and the Biology of Explicit Memory Storage
53. Navigation  and Spatial Memory

PART IX: Neurologic Disorders

54. Diseases of the Nerve and Motor Unit

55. Disorders of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes

56. Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia

57. Disorders of Mood and Anxiety

58. Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders Affecting Cognition

59. Genetic Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases

60. The Aging Brain

Appendices
A. Functional Imaging of Cognition

B. Review of Basic Circuit Theory
C. The Neurological Examination of the Patient
D. Circulation of the Brain
E. The Blood-Brain Barrier, Choroid Plexus, and Cerebrospinal Fluid
F. Neural Networks

Part VII: Development and the Emergence of Behavior
Chapter 45: Patterning the Nervous System
Chapter 46: Differentiation and Survival of Nerve Cells
Chapter 47: The Growth and Guidance of Axons
Chapter 48: Formation and Elimination of Synapses
Chapter 49: Experience and the Refinement of Synaptic Connections
Chapter 50: Repairing the Damaged Brain
Chapter 51: Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System

Part VIII: Learning, Memory, Language and Cognition
Chapter 52: Learning and Memory
Chapter 53: Cellular Mechanisms of Implicit Memory Storage and the Biological Basis of Individuality
Chapter 54: The Hippocampus and the Neural Basis of Explicit Memory Storage
Chapter 55: Language
Chapter 56: Decision-Making and Consciousness

Part IX: Diseases of the Nervous System
Chapter 57: Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve and Motor Unit
Chapter 58: Seizures and Epilepsy
Chapter 59: Disorders of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes
Chapter 60: Disorders of Thought and Volition in Schizophrenia
Chapter 61: Disorders of Mood and Anxiety
Chapter 62: Disorders Affecting Social Cognition: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter 63: Genetic Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
Chapter 64: The Aging Brain

Appendices
A. Functional Imaging of Cognition

B. Review of Basic Circuit Theory
C. The Neurological Examination of the Patient
D. Circulation of the Brain
E. The Blood-Brain Barrier, Choroid Plexus, and Cerebrospinal Fluid
F. Neural Networks