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Foundations of Neuroscience
Foundations of Neuroscience is aimed at undergraduate students new to the field of neuroscience. The first edition specifically targets students enrolled in Neurobiology at Michigan State University and primarily contains topics covered in that course.
- Author
- Casey Henley
- Publisher
- Michigan State University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 42 sections
- 01: Neuron Structure and Function
- 1.01: The Neuron
- 1.02: Ion Movement
- 1.03: Membrane Potential
- 1.04: The Membrane at Rest
- 1.05: Postsynaptic Potentials
- 1.06: Action Potentials
- 1.07: Voltage Clamp
- 02: Neuronal Communication
- 2.01: Synapse Structure
- 2.02: Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Storage
- 2.03: Neurotransmitter Release
- 2.04: Neurotransmitter Action- Ionotropic Receptors
- 2.05: Neurotransmitter Action- G-Protein-Coupled Receptors
- 2.06: Neurotransmitter Clearance
- 2.07: Drug and Toxin Effects
- 2.08: Epigenetics
- 03: Nervous System Organization
- 3.01: Anatomical Terminology
- 3.02: External Brain Anatomy
- 04: Sensory Systems
- 4.01: General Principles of Sensory Systems
- 4.02: Vision- The Retina
- 4.03: Vision- Central Processing
- 4.04: Somatosensory Systems
- 4.05: Touch- The Skin
- 4.06: Touch- Central Processing
- 4.07: Taste
- 05: Motor System
- 5.01: Spinal Control of Movement
- 5.02: Planning of Movement
- 5.03: Basal Ganglia
- 5.04: Execution of Movement
- 06: Behavior
- 6.01: Neural Control of Stress
- 6.02: HPA Axis
- 6.03: HPG Axis
- 6.04: Sexual Differentiation
- 6.05: Masculinizing Effects of Estrogen
- 6.06: Motivation and Reward
- 6.07: Social Bonding
- 6.08: Studying Fear