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AUGUSTINE DAVID FITZPATRICK  \nWILLIAM C. HALL ANTHONY-SAMUEL LAMANTIA JAMES O. MCNAMARA  \nS. MARK WILLIAMS  \nSinauer Associates, Inc.• Publishers Sunderland, Massachusetts U.S.A.  \nTHE COVER  \nDorsal view of the human brain.(Courtesy of S. Mark Williams.)  \nNEUROSCIENCE: Third Edition  \nCopyright © 2004 by Sinauer Associates, Inc. All rights reserved.  \nThis book may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission.  \nAddress inquiries and orders to Sinauer Associates, Inc.  \n23 Plumtree Road  \nSunderland, MA 01375 U.S.A.  \n[www.sinauer.com](www.sinauer.com)[ ](www.sinauer.com)[FAX: 413-549-1118](FAX: 413-549-1118)[ ](FAX: 413-549-1118)[orders@sinauer.com](orders@sinauer.com)[ ](orders@sinauer.com)[publish@sinauer.com](publish@sinauer.com)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNeuroscience / edited by Dale Purves ... [et al.].—3rd ed.  \np. ; cm.  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 0-87893-725-0 (casebound : alk. paper)  \n1. Neurosciences.  \n[DNLM: 1. Nervous System Physiology. 2. Neurochemistry. WL 102 N50588 2004] I. Purves, Dale.  \nQP355 .2.N487 2004  \n612.8—dc22 2004003973  \nPrinted in U.S.A.  \nContributors  \nGeorge J. Augustine, Ph.D.  \nDona M. Chikaraishi, Ph.D.  \nMichael D. Ehlers, M.D., Ph.D.  \nGillian Einstein, Ph.D.  \nDavid Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.  \nWilliam C. Hall, Ph.D.  \nErich Jarvis, Ph.D.  \nLawrence C. Katz, Ph.D.  \nJulie Kauer, Ph.D.  \nAnthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D. James O. McNamara, M.D.  \nRichard D. Mooney, Ph.D.  \nMiguel A. L. Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D. Dale Purves, M.D.  \nPeter H. Reinhart, Ph.D.  \nSidney A. Simon, Ph.D.  \nJ. H. Pate Skene, Ph.D.  \nJames Voyvodic, Ph.D.  \nLeonard E. White, Ph.D.  \nS. Mark Williams, Ph.D.  \nUNIT EDITORS  \nUNIT I: George J. Augustine  \nUNIT II: David Fitzpatrick  \nUNIT III: William C. Hall  \nUNIT IV: Anthony-Samuel LaMantia  \nUNIT V: Dale Purves  \nContents in Brief  \n1. Studying the Nervous Systems of Humans and Other Animals 1  \nUNIT I NEURAL SIGNALING  \n2. Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells 31  \n3. Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability 47  \n4. Channels and Transporters 69  \n5. Synaptic Transmission 93  \n6. Neurotransmitters, Receptors, and Their Effects 129  \n7. Molecular Signaling within Neurons 165  \nUNIT II SENSATION AND SENSORY PROCESSING  \n8. The Somatic Sensory System 189  \n9. Pain 209  \n10. Vision: The Eye 229  \n11. Central Visual Pathways 259  \n12. The Auditory System 283  \n13. The Vestibular System 315  \n14. The Chemical Senses 337  \nUNIT III MOVEMENT AND ITS CENTRAL CONTROL  \n15. Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control 371  \n16. Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord 393  \n17. Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia 417  \n18. Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum 435  \n19. Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration 453  \n20. The Visceral Motor System 469  \nUNIT IV THE CHANGING BRAIN  \n21. Early Brain Development 501  \n22. Construction of Neural Circuits 521  \n23. Modification of Brain Circuits as a Result of Experience 557  \n24. Plasticity of Mature Synapses and Circuits 575  \nUNIT V COMPLEX BRAIN FUNCTIONS  \n25. The Association Cortices 613  \n26. Language and Speech 637  \n27. Sleep and Wakefulness 659  \n28. Emotions 687  \n29. Sex, Sexuality, and the Brain 711  \n30. 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