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Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
From Neurophysiology to Neuroscience: New Technologies and New Concepts in the Twentieth Century....Pages 1-18
Evolution of Nervous Systems and Brains....Pages 19-45
Ontogeny of the Vertebrate Nervous System....Pages 47-61
Diseases....Pages 63-74
Neurophilosophy....Pages 75-79
Cellular and Molecular Basis of Neural Function....Pages 81-112
Electrical Activity in Neurons....Pages 113-143
The Synapse....Pages 145-162
Biology and Function of Glial Cells....Pages 163-177
The Autonomic Nervous System....Pages 179-211
Neuropeptides and Peptide Hormones....Pages 213-237
The Biological Function of Sensory Systems....Pages 239-252
Olfaction....Pages 253-284
Taste....Pages 285-302
Thermosensation....Pages 303-319
Mechanosensation....Pages 321-335
Auditory Systems....Pages 337-362
Vision....Pages 363-407
Electroreception....Pages 409-425
The Magnetic Senses....Pages 427-443
Pain and Nociception....Pages 445-459
Muscles and Motility....Pages 461-478
Motor Control....Pages 479-524
The Neural Bases of Emotions....Pages 525-552
Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Central Nervous System....Pages 553-576
Cellular Correlates of Learning and Memory....Pages 577-608
Circadian Timing....Pages 609-627
Learning, Memory, and Cognition: Animal Perspectives....Pages 629-653
Primate Social Intelligence....Pages 655-669
Computational Neuroscience: Capturing the Essence....Pages 671-694
Back Matter....Pages 695-736