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ISBN-10 :  1394171234 

ISBN-13 :  9781394171231

Author : Frank Amthor 

A fascinating look at what’s rattling around in your skull

Neuroscience For Dummies introduces you to the mind-boggling study of the human brain. It tracks to the content of a typical introductory neuroscience class at the college level –and it’s perfect for anyone curious about what makes us tick. New technologies and an explosion of research have completely transformed our understanding of memory, depression, the mind-body connection, learning, and genetics. This updated edition–still in classic, beginner-friendly Dummies style–covers the latest research advances and technologies in the field of neuroscience. Put some knowledge about the brain into your brain.

 

Neuroscience For Dummies 3rd Table of contents:

Part 1: Introducing the Nervous System

Chapter 1: A Quick Trip through the Nervous System
Understanding the Evolution of the Nervous System
Looking at How the Nervous System Works
Looking at the Basic Functions of the Nervous System
When Things Go Wrong: Neurological and Mental Illness
Revolutionizing the Future: Advancements in Various Fields

Chapter 2: All about the Brain and Spinal Cord
Looking Inside the Skull: The Brain and Its Parts
The Spinal Cord: The Intermediary between Nervous Systems
Fighting or Fleeing: The Autonomic Nervous System
How We Know What We Know about Neural Activity

Chapter 3: Understanding How Neurons Work
Neuron Basics: Not Just Another Cell in the Body
How Shocking! Neurons as Electrical Signaling Devices
Moving Around with Motor Neurons
Non-neuronal Cells: Glial Cells
Recording Techniques

Part 2: Translating the Internal and External Worlds through Your Senses
Chapter 4: Feeling Your Way: The Skin Senses
How Do You Feel? The Lowdown on the Skin and Its Sensory Neurons
Skin Receptors, Local Spinal Circuits, and Projections to the Brain
Understanding the Complex Aspects of Pain

Chapter 5: Looking at Vision
The Eyes Have It: A Quick Glance at Your Eyes
From the Eyes to the Vision Centers of the Brain
Impaired Vision and Visual Illusions
Chapter 6: Sounding Off: The Auditory System
The Ear: Capturing and Decoding Sound Waves
Making Sense of Sounds: Central Auditory Projections
Locating Sound
I Can’t Hear You: Deafness and Tinnitus

Chapter 7: Odors and Taste
What’s That Smell?
Having Good Taste
The Role of Learning and Memory in Taste and Smell
Lacking Taste and Smelling Badly

Part 3: Moving Right Along: Motor Systems
Chapter 8: Movement Basics
Identifying Types of Movement
Controlling Movement: Central Planning and Hierarchical Execution
Pulling the Load: Muscle Cells and Their Action Potentials
Muscle and Muscle Motor Neuron Disorders

Chapter 9: Coordinating Things More: The Spinal Cord and Pathways
The Withdrawal Reflex: An Open-Loop Response
Hold Your Position! Closed-Loop Reflexes
The Modulating Reflexes: Balance and Locomotion
Correcting Errors without Feedback: The Cerebellum

Chapter 10: Planning and Executing Actions
Making the Move from Reflexes to Conscious or Goal-Generated Action
Where Are the Free Will Neurons?
Discovering New (and Strange) Neurons
When the Wheels Come Off: Motor Disorders

Chapter 11: Unconscious Actions with Big Implications
Working behind the Scenes: The Autonomic Nervous System
Sweet Dreams: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Part 4: Intelligence: The Thinking Brain and Consciousness
Chapter 12: Understanding Intelligence, Consciousness, and Emotions
Defining Intelligence
Intelligence about Emotions
Understanding Consciousness

Chapter 13: How the Brain Processes Thoughts
The Brain: Taking Command at Multiple Levels
All about the Neocortex
Controlling the Content of Thought: Sensory Pathways and Hierarchies
Dividing and Conquering: Language, Vision, and the Brain Hemispheres
Where Consciousness Resides

Chapter 14: The Executive Brain
Getting the Brain You Have Today: The Neocortex versus Your Reptilian Brain
Working Memory, Problem-Solving, and the Lateral Prefrontal Cortex
Making Up and Changing Your Mind: The Orbitofrontal Cortex
Are We There Yet? The Anterior Cingulate Cortex

Chapter 15: Learning and Memory
Learning and Memory: One More Way to Adapt to the Environment
Sending More or Fewer Signals: Adaptation versus Facilitation
Exploring What Happens during Learning: Changing Synapses
The Role of the Hippocampus in Learning and Memory
Losing Your Memory: Forgetting, Amnesia, and Other Disorders
Getting Brainier: Improving Your Learning

Chapter 16: Developing and Modifying Brain Circuits: Plasticity
Developing from Conception
Learning from Experience: Plasticity and the Development of Cortical Maps
Taking the Wrong Path: Nervous System Disorders of Development
The Aging Brain

Chapter 17: Neural Dysfunctions, Mental Illness, and Drugs That Affect the Brain
Looking at the Causes and Types of Mental Illness
The Promise of Pharmaceuticals

Part 5: The Part of Tens
Chapter 18: Ten (or So) Crucial Brain Structures
The Neocortex
The Thalamus, Gateway to the Neocortex
The Pulvinar
The Cerebellum
The Hippocampus
Wernicke’s and Broca’s Areas
The Fusiform Face Area
The Amygdala
The Lateral Prefrontal Cortex
The Substantia Nigra (Basal Ganglia)
The Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Chapter 19: Ten Tricks of Neurons That Make Them Do What They Do
Overcoming Neurons’ Size Limit
Getting the Biggest Bang for the Buck with Dendritic Spines
Ligand-Gated Receptors: Enabling Neurons to Communicate Chemically
Getting Specialized for the Senses
Computing with Ion Channel Currents
Keeping the Signal Strong across Long Distances
The Axon: Sending Signals from Head to Toe
Speeding Things Up with Myelination
Neural Homeostasis
Changing Synaptic Weights to Adapt and Learn
Chapter 20: Ten Promising Treatments for the Future
Correcting Developmental Disorders through Gene Therapy
Augmenting the Brain with Genetic Manipulation
Correcting Brain Injury with Stem Cells
Using Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Neurological Disorders
Stimulating the Brain Externally through TMS and tDCS
Using Neuroprostheses for Sensory Loss
Addressing Paralysis with Neuroprostheses
Building a Better Brain through Neuroprostheses
Engaging in Computer-Controlled Learning
Treating Disease with Nanobots

 

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