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Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain

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  1. Patrick L. McGeer

    1. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  2. John C. Eccles

    1. Abteilung Neurobiologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Göttingen, West Germany

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  3. Edith G. McGeer

    1. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Architecture and Operation of the Nervous System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. The Fine Structure of the Mammalian Brain

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 3-34

    3. Signaling in the Nervous System

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 35-66

    4. Chemical Synaptic Transmission at Peripheral Synapses

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 67-100

    5. Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 101-140

  3. Specific Neuronal Participants and Their Physiological Actions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-146
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    2. Cholinergic Neurons

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 147-181

    3. Putative Excitatory Neurons: Glutamate and Aspartate

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 183-198

    4. Inhibitory Amino Acid Neurons: GABA and Glycine

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 199-231

    5. Catecholamine Neurons

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 233-293

    6. The Serotonin Neuron

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 295-320

    7. Promising Peptides

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 321-341

    8. Putative Transmitters and Transmitter Candidates

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 343-363

  4. The Integrative Aspects of Brain Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 365-366
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    2. The Building of the Brain and Its Adaptive Capacity

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 367-411

    3. Control of Movement by the Brain

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 413-464

    4. Basic Behavioral Patterns

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 465-500

    5. Neuronal Mechanisms Involved in Learning and Memory

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 501-535

    6. Perception, Speech, and Consciousness

      • Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer
      Pages 537-565
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About this book

The human brain is the inner universe through which all external events are perceived. That fact alone should ensure that neuroscience will eventually receive top priority in the list of human endeavors. The brain represents the pinnacle of sophistication in the realm of living systems. Yet it is an imperfect organ, whose failures in disease processes lead to the occupation of more than half of all hospital beds and whose variable performance in the healthy state contributes in undetermined degree to the world's social problems. Every significant advance in our understanding of the brain has yielded enormous practical dividends. There is every reason to believe the future holds even greater promise. It can be said that brain research took root near the end of the last century when Ram6n y Cajal proved beyond doubt that the neuron is the basic functioning unit of the brain and Sherrington revealed its method of transmitting impulses. But it is only in the past two decades that neuroscience has been established as a recognized discipline where the anatomical, physiological, and chemical aspects of neuronal function are treated in a unified fashion. It can be anticipated that this logical advance'will allow brain research to reach new levels of sophistication. Already it has resulted in the establishment of graduate programs at dozens of universities, and the found­ ing of numerous journals devoted to reports of interdisciplinary research on the brain.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Patrick L. McGeer, Edith G. McGeer

  • Abteilung Neurobiologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Göttingen, West Germany

    John C. Eccles

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain

  • Authors: Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7491-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-7493-4Published: 02 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-7491-0Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 648

  • Topics: Neurobiology, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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