An Introduction to Nervous Systems

Ralph J Greenspan

ISBN 10: 0879698217 / ISBN 13: 9780879698218

Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Jan 2007, 2007

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Neuware - An Introduction to Nervous Systems presents the principles of neurobiology from an evolutionary perspectivefrom singlecelled organisms to complex invertebrates such as fliesand is ideal for use as a supplemental textbook. Greenspan describes the mechanisms that allow behavior to become ever more sophisticatedfrom simple avoidance behavior of Paramecium through to the complex cognitive behaviors of the honeybeeand shows how these mechanisms produce the increasing neural complexity found in these organisms. The book ends with a discussion of what is universal about nervous systems and what may be required, neurobiologically, to be human. This novel and highly readable presentation of fundamental principles of neurobiology is designed to be accessible to undergraduate and graduate students not already steeped in the subject.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Nervous Systems
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Jan 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879698217
• ISBN 13: 9780879698218
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 165H x 11D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 340 grams

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An Introduction to Nervous Systems presents the principles of neurobiology from an evolutionary perspective―from single–celled organisms to complex invertebrates such as flies―and is ideal for use as a supplemental textbook. Greenspan describes the mechanisms that allow behavior to become ever more sophisticated―from simple avoidance behavior of Paramecium through to the complex cognitive behaviors of the honeybee―and shows how these mechanisms produce the increasing neural complexity found in these organisms. The book ends with a discussion of what is universal about nervous systems and what may be required, neurobiologically, to be human. This novel and highly readable presentation of fundamental principles of neurobiology is designed to be accessible to undergraduate and graduate students not already steeped in the subject.

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Contents Preface Introduction: What Are Brains for? 1. Avoidance and the Single Cell: Ionic Signals 2. You Can't Run but Maybe You Can Hide: Chemical Signals 3. Truth for the Jellyfish: Coordination to Fit the Occasion 4. Modulation: The Spice of Neural Life 5. An Internal Wake-up Call 6. Wanderlust 7. Love on the Fly 8. The World as We Find It 9. Are All Brains Alike? Are All Brains Different? Bibliography Glossary Index