Preface 1. Studying the Nervous System Unit I. Neural Signaling 2. Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells 3. Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability 4. Ion Channels and Transporters 5. Synaptic Transmission 6. Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors 7. Molecular Signaling within Neurons 8. Synaptic Plasticity Unit II. Sensation and Sensory Processing 9. The Somatosensory System: Touch and Proprioception 10. Pain 11. Vision: The Eye 12. Central Visual Pathways 13. The Auditory System 14. The Vestibular System 15. The Chemical Senses Unit III. Movement and Its Central Control 16. Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control 17. Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord 18. Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia 19. Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum 20. Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration 21. The Visceral Motor System Unit IV. The Changing Brain 22. Early Brain Development 23. Construction of Neural Circuits 24. Circuit Differentiation: Intrinsic Factors and Sex Differences 25. Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Developing Brain 26. Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System Unit V. Complex Brain Functions and Cognitive Neuroscience 27. Cognitive Functions and the Organization of the Cerebral Cortex 28. Cortical States 29. Attention NEW! 30. Memory 31. Emotion 32. Thinking, Planning, and Deciding NEW! 33. Speech and Language 34. Development and Evolution of Cognitive Functions NEW! Appendix: Survey of Human Neuroanatomy Atlas: The Human Central Nervous System Glossary Illustration Credits Index