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PART I: Overall Perspective 1. The Brain and Behavior 2. Nerve Cells and Behavior 3. Genes and Behavior 4. Circuits and Behavior PART II: Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron 5. The Cells of the Nervous System 6. Ion Channels 7. Propagated Signaling: The Action Potential PART III: Overview: Synaptic Transmission 8. Overview of Synaptic Transmission 9. Signaling at the Nerve Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission 10. Synaptic Integration in the Central Nervous System 11. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission: Second Messengers 12. Transmitter Release 13. Neurotransmitters PART IV: Perception 14. Sensory Coding 15. The Somatosensory System: Receptors and Central Pathways 16. Touch 17. Pain 18. The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing 19. Low-Level Visual Processing: The Retina 20. Intermediate-Level Visual Processing: Visual Primitives 21. High-Level Visual Processing: Cognitive Influences 22. Visual Processing and Action 23. The Inner Ear 24. The Vestibular System 25. The Auditory Central Nervous System 26. Smell and Taste: The Chemical Senses PART V: Movement 27. The Organization and Planning of Movement 28. The Motor Unit, Muscle Action, and Spinal Reflexes 29. Locomotion 30. Voluntary Movement 31. The Control of Gaze 32. Posture 33. The Cerebellum 34. The Basal Ganglia PART VI: The Unconscious and Conscious Processing of Neural Information 35. The Brain Stem 36. The Autonomic Motor System and the Hypothalamus 37. Emotions and Feelings 38. Homeostasis, Motivation, and Addictive States 39. Seizures and Epilepsy 40. Sleep and Dreaming PART VII: Development and the Emergence of Behavior 41. Patterning the Nervous System 42. Differentiation and Survival of Nerve Cells 43. The Growth and Guidance of Axons 44. Formation and Elimination of Synapses 45. Experience and the Refinement of Synaptic Connections 46. Repairing the Damaged Brain 47. Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System PART VIII: Language, Thought, Affect, and Learning 48. From Nerve Cells to Cognition Internal Representations for Space and Action 49. Language 50. Learning and Memory 51. Cellular Mechanisms of Implicit Memory Storage 52. Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and the Biology of Explicit Memory Storage 53. Navigation and Spatial Memory PART IX: Neurologic Disorders 54. Diseases of the Nerve and Motor Unit 55. Disorders of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes 56. Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia 57. Disorders of Mood and Anxiety 58. Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders Affecting Cognition 59. Genetic Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases 60. The Aging Brain Appendices A. Functional Imaging of Cognition B. Review of Basic Circuit Theory C. The Neurological Examination of the Patient D. Circulation of the Brain E. The Blood-Brain Barrier, Choroid Plexus, and Cerebrospinal Fluid F. Neural Networks