PART I

OVERALL PERSPECTIVE   Kandel, Hudspeth

1

The Brain and Behavior   Kandel, Hudspeth

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Nerve Cells, Neural Circuitry, and Behavior   Kandel, Barres, Hudspeth

3

Genes and Behavior   Bargmann, Gilliam

PART II

CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE NEURON   Siegelbaum, Hudspeth

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The Cells of the Nervous System   Schwartz, Barres, Goldman

5

Ion Channels   Siegelbaum, Koester

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Membrane Potential and the Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron   Siegelbaum, Koester

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Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential   Siegelbaum, Koester

PART III

OVERVIEW: SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION   Siegelbaum, Hudspeth

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Overview of Synaptic Transmission   Siegelbaum, Kandel

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Signaling at the Nerve Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission   Siegelbaum, Kandel

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Synaptic Integration in the Central Nervous System   Siegelbaum, Kandel, Yuste

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Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers   Clapham, Siegelbaum, Schwartz

12

Transmitter Release   Siegelbaum, Kandel, Sudhof

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Neurotransmitters   Schwartz, Javitch

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Diseases of Nerve and the Motor Unit   Brown, Cannon, Rowland

PART IV

THE NEURAL BASIS OF COGNITION   Hudspeth, Kandel

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The Organization of the Central Nervous System   Amaral, Strick

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The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement   Amaral

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From Nerve Cells to Cognition: The Internal Representations for Space and Action   Kandel

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The Organization of Cognition   Olson, Colby

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Cognitive Functions of the Premotor System   Rizzolatti, Strick

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Functional Imaging of Cognition   Small, Heeger

PART V

PERCEPTION   Hudspeth

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Sensory Coding   Gardner, Johnson

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The Somatosensory System: Receptors and Central Pathways   Gardner, Johnson

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Touch   Gardner, Johnson

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Pain   Basbaum, Jessell

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The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing   Gilbert

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Low-Level Visual Processing: The Retina   Meister, Tessier-Lavigne

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Intermediate-Level Visual Processing: Visual Primitives   Gilbert

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High-Level Visual Processing: Cognitive Influences   Albright

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Visual Processing and Action   Wurtz, Goldberg

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The Inner Ear   Hudspeth

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The Auditory Central Nervous System   Oertel, Doupe

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Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses   Buck, Bargmann

PART VI

MOVEMENT   Hudspeth

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The Organization and Planning of Movement   Wolpert, Pearson, Ghez

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The Motor Unit and Muscle Action   Enoka, Pearson

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Spinal Reflexes   Pearson, Gordon

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Locomotion   Pearson, Gordon

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Voluntary Movement: The Primary Motor Cortex   Kalaska, Rizzolatti

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Voluntary Movement: The Parietal and Premotor Cortex   Rizzolatti, Kalaska

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The Control of Gaze   Goldberg

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The Vestibular System   Goldberg, Hudspeth

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Posture   MacPherson, Horack

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The Cerebellum   Lisberger, Thach

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The Basal Ganglia   Wichmann, DeLong

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Genetic Mechanisms in Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System   Zoghbi

PART VII

THE UNCONSCIOUS AND CONSCIOUS PROCESSING OF NEURAL INFORMATION   Kandel, Siegelbaum, Schwartz

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The Sensory, Motor, and Reflex Functions of the Brain Stem   Saper, Lumsden, Richerson

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The Modulatory Functions of the Brain Stem   Richerson, Aston-Jones, Saper

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The Autonomic Motor System and the Hypothalamus   Horn, Swanson

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Emotions and Feelings   LeDoux, Damasio

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Homeostasis, Motivation, and Addictive States   Shizgal, Hyman

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Seizures and Epilepsy   Westbrook

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Sleep and Dreaming   McCormick, Westbrook

PART VIII

DEVELOPMENT AND THE EMERGENCE OF BEHAVIOR   Jessell

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Patterning the Nervous System   Jessell, Sanes

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Differentiation and Survival of Nerve Cells   Jessell, Sanes

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The Growth and Guidance of Axons   Sanes, Jessell

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Formation and Elimination of Synapses   Sanes, Jessell

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Experience and the Refinement of Synaptic Connections   Jessell, Sanes

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Repairing the Damaged Brain   Sanes, Jessell

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Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System   Shah, Jessell, Sanes

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The Aging Brain   Jessell, Sanes

PART IX

LANGUAGE, THOUGHT, AFFECT, AND LEARNING   Kandel, Schwartz

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Language   Kuhl, Damasio

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Disorders of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes   C. Frith

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Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia   Hyman, Cohen

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Disorders of Mood and Anxiety   Hyman, Cohen

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Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders Affecting Cognition   U. Frith, Happe, Amaral, and Warren

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Learning and Memory   Schacter, Wagner

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Cellular Mechanisms of Implicit Memory Storage and the Biological Basis of Individuality   Kandel, Siegelbaum

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Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and the Biology of Explicit Memory Storage

APPENDICES

A

Review of Basic Circuit Theory   Koester

B

The Neurological Examination of the Patient   Kriegstein, Brust

C

Circulation of the Brain   Brust

D

The Blood-Brain Barrier, Choroid Plexus, and Cerebrospinal Fluid   Laterra, Goldstein

E

Neural Networks   Seung, Yuste

F

Theoretical Approaches to Neuroscience: Examples From Single Neurons to Networks   Abbott, Fusi, Miller