Robert Martin, David Brown, Mathew Diamond, Antonino Cattaneo and Francisco Fernandez De-Miguel
Foreword by John Nicholls
For the instructor of Introduction to Neuroscience or Neurobiology courses with students who are intimidated by the study of the brain, our textbook From Neuron to Brain is designed to present difficult material on the nervous system through the process of experimentation. Lines of research are
followed from the inception of an idea to new findings being made in laboratories and clinics today, allowing students to follow the path of experimentation toward an understanding of how the nervous system works. Nicholls et al. have built a readable and informative text that explains how nerve
cells go about their business of transmitting signals, how the signals are put together, and how higher function emerges from this integration, all in an accessible and exciting way that will appeal to students. From Neuron to Brain, Sixth Edition and its exploration of the intricate workings of the
nervous system will be of interest to instructors teaching undergraduate, graduate, and medical school courses in neuroscience.
Part I: Introduction to the Nervous System
1.Principles of Signaling and Organization
2.Signaling in the Visual System
3. Functional Architecture of the Visual Cortex
Part II: Electrical Properties of Neurons and Glia
4. Ion Channels and Signaling
5. Structure of Ion
Channels
6. Ionic Basis of the Resting Potential
7. Ionic Basis of the Action Potential
8. Electrical Signaling in Neurons
9. Ion Transport across Cell Membranes
10. Properties and Functions of Neuroglial Cells
Part III: Intercellular Communication
11. Mechanisms of
Direct Synaptic Transmission
12. Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission
13.Release of Neurotransmitters at Synapses
14. Neurotransmitters in the Central Nervous System
15. Transmitter Synthesis, Storage, Transport, and Inactivation
16. Synaptic Plasticity
17. The
Molecular and Cellular Biology of Synaptic Plasticity
18. Mechanisms of Extrasynaptic Transmission
Part IV: Integrative Mechanisms
19. Autonomic Nervous System
20. Walking, Flying, and Swimming: Cellular Mechanisms of Sensory-motor Behavior in Invertebrates
Part V: Sensation
21. Sensory Transduction
22. Transduction and Transmission in the Retina
23. Touch, Pain, and Texture Sensation
24. Auditory and Vestibular Sensation
25. Constructing Perception
26. Initiation and Control of Coordinated Muscular Movements
Part VI: Development and
Regeneration of the Nervous System
27. Development of the Nervous System
28. Critical Periods in Sensory Systems
29. Regeneration and Repair of Synaptic Connections after Injury
Part VII: Conclusion
30. Open Questions
Appendix A. Current Flow in Electrical Circuits
Appendix B. Metabolic Pathways for the Synthesis and Inactivation of Low-Molecular-Weight Transmitters
Appendix C. Structures and Pathways of the Brain
Appendix D. Molecular Tools in Neurobiology
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John G. Nicholls is Professor of Neuroscience at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste (known as SISSA).
A. Robert Martin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
David A. Brown is
Professor of Pharmacology in the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pharmacology at University College London.
Mathew E. Diamond, like John Nicholls, is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste (SISSA).
Antonio
Cattaneo obtained a Degree in Physics at the University of Rome La Sapienza, after which he began research in Neurobiology at Scuola Normale Superiore with Lamberto Maffei.
Francisco F. De-Miguel is Professor of Neuroscience at the Instituto de Fisiología Celular-Neurociencias of the
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM.)
