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Section 1:Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Introduction to Neurons andNeural Networks, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 1: RestingPotentials & Action Potentials, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Ionic Mechanismsof Action Potentials, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Propagation ofAction Potentials, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: SynapticTransmission at the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Mechanisms ofNeurotransmitter Release, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: SynapticTransmission in the Central Nervous System, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: SynapticPlasticity, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Organization ofCell Types, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 9: SynapseFormation/Survival/Elimination, Andrew J. Bean, Ph.D.
Chapter 10: Transport andthe Molecular Mechanism of Secretion, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 11: AcetylcholineNeurotransmission, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 12: Biogenic AmineNeurotransmitters, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 13: Amino AcidNeurotransmitters, M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Chapter 14: Neuropeptidesand Nitric Oxide, M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Chapter 15: Genetics andNeuronal Disease, Andrew J. Bean, Ph.D.
Section 2:Sensory Systems
Chapter 1: Overview of theNervous System, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: SomatosensorySystems, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Anatomy of theSpinal Cord, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: SomatosensoryPathways, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: SomatosensoryProcesses, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Pain Principles, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Pain Tracts andSources, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Pain Modulationand Mechanisms, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 9: Chemical Senses:Olfaction and Gustation, Max O. Hutchins, Ph.D.
Chapter 10: VestibularSystem: Structure and Function, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 11: VestibularSystem: Pathways and Reflexes, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 12: Auditory System:Structure and Function, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 13: Auditory System:Pathways and Reflexes, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 14: VisualProcessing: Eye and Retina, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Chapter 15: VisualProcessing: Cortical Pathways, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Section 3:Motor Systems
Chapter 1: Motor Units andMuscle Receptors, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Spinal Reflexesand Descending Motor Pathways, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Motor Cortex, James Knierim, Ph.D
Chapter 4: Basal Ganglia, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Cerebellum, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Disorders of theMotor System, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Ocular MotorSystem, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Ocular MotorControl, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Section 4:Homeostasis and Higher Brain Functions
Chapter 1: Hypothalamus:Structural Organization, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: HypothalamicControl of Pituitary Hormones, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Central Controlof the Autonomic Nervous System & Thermoregulation, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: Central Controlof Feeding Behavior, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Limbic System:Hippocampus, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Limbic System:Amygdala, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Learning andMemory, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Higher CorticalFunctions: Language, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 9: Higher CorticalFunctions: Association and Executive Processing, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 10: CNS Aging andAlzheimer's Disease, Jack Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 11: Blood BrainBarrier and Cerebral Metabolism, Pramod Dash, Ph.D.
Chapter 12: Neurotransmitterand Cell Death, Pramod Dash, Ph.D.