FoundationalConceptsNeuroscience

Contents

List of Figures

Preface: From Molecules to Consciousness

1. Origins


2. Nervous Systems and Brains


3. Chemistry and Life


4. Genes and the History of Molecular Biology


5. How Neurons Generate Signals


6. Synapses, Neurotransmitters, and Receptors


7. Neuroanatomy and Excitability


8. Poison, Medicine, and Pharmacology


9. Psychoactive Drugs


10. Neural Development and Neuroplasticity


11. Sensory Perception


12. Nose and Smell