The nervous system : its function and its interaction with the world
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- The nervous system : its function and its interaction with the world / Lloyd D. Partridge and L. Donald Partridge.
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- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1993], ©1993.
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- x, 579 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
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- Contents
- Ch. 1. Introduction. The role of nervous systems. Transduction, transmission, combination, effector functions. Computer analogies -- Ch. 2. Transmission Phenomena. Nonimpulsive signals. Nerve impulses. Nerve fibers and tracts -- Ch. 3. Information Inputs. Environmental information. Sensory input parameters. Sensory information content -- Ch. 4. Receptor Selectivity. Sensory selectivity and encoding. Sensory modalities. Sensory sensitivity and transduction. Sensation -- Ch. 5. Accessory Structures to Sensory Receptors. Energy Selection. Energy attenuation and enhancement. Tuning and localization. Altered receptor effectiveness. Evolutionary compromises -- Ch. 6. Convergence. Convergence onto neurons. Facilitation and inhibition. Reflex combinations. Emergent and state properties -- Ch. 7. Effector Actions. Chemical effectors. Endocrine effector actions. Striated muscle. Kinesiology -- Ch. 8. From Reception to Perception. Sensory processing. Multidimensional sensing. Bases of perception. Basins.
- Ch. 9. Information Storage. Memory processes. Short-term memory. Memory consolidation. Long-term memory. Associative and distributed processes -- Ch. 10. Neuroelectric Phenomena. Stimulation. Local recording. Recording at a distance -- Ch. 11. Generation of the Membrane Potential. Diffusion potentials. Ion channels. Active transport. Multi-ion potentials and calcium -- Ch. 12. Alterations of Membrane Potential. Local currents. Passive electrical properties. Generation of the action potential. Action potential propagation -- Ch. 13. Chemical Effectors. Neuromuscular junction transmission. Interneuronal synapses. Neuromodulation -- Ch. 14. Mechanical Effectors. Neural control of muscle. Excitation. Machinery of contraction. Force-velocity-length interactions -- Ch. 15. Temporal Modifications. Conduction delay and memory. Summation. Adaptation.
- Ch. 16. Neural Network Operations. Properties of networks. Network elements and operations. Positive and negative feedback. Feedback oscillation. Nonlinear feedback -- Ch. 17. Combined Neural Operation. Homeostasis. Control of biological variables. Energy acquisition: an example.
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- Columbia University Libraries
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- "A Bradford book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [531]-545) and index.