| Description |
xv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. How the Brain Works: Structure and Function -- 2. The Simplest Nervous Systems: Neurons, Nerve Nets, and Behavior -- 3. Centralization and Symmetry: Ganglia and Nerves -- 4. The Basic Vertebrate Plan: Nervous System Topology -- 5. Brain and Behavior: A Four Systems Networks Model -- 6. The Motor System: Coordinating External and Internal Behaviors -- 7. The Behavioral State System: Intrinsic Control of Sleep and Wakefulness -- 8. The Cognitive System: Thinking and Voluntary Control of Behavior -- 9. The Sensory System: Inputs from the Environment and the Body -- 10. Modifiability: Learning, Stress, Cycles, and Damage Repair -- 11. Gene Network: Relationship to Neural Networks. |
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Brain.
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Neural circuitry.
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Neuroanatomy.
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Brain -- anatomy & histology.
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Brain -- physiology.
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| ISBN |
0195105044 hardback alkaline paper |
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9780195105049 hardback alkaline paper |
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0195105052 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780195105056 paperback alkaline paper |
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