This new addition to the popular Secrets series follows the same question-and-answer format, and is packed with information on virtually every facet of neuroscience. Topics covered range from individual neurons and synaptic transmission, through the various sensory and motor systems, to neural plasticity and the neurobiology of behavioral disorders.
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1. Neurons and Glia: Structure and Electrical Properties. 2. Synaptic Transmission. 3. Development of the Nervous System. 4. Somatosensory system. 5. Visual System. 6. Auditory System. 7. Vestibular System. 8. Chemical Senses: Olfaction and Taste. 9. Cranial Nerves and Nuclei. 10. Motor systems: Spinal Cord and Spinal Reflexes. 11. Motor cortex. 12. The Extrapyramidal System. 13. Basal Ganglia. 14. Cerebellum. 15. Autonomic Nervous System. 16. Hypothalamus Neuroendocrinology.
