Preface User's Guide Acknowledgments Path of Discovery Authors Part 1 Foundations Chapter 1 Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future 3 Chapter 2 Neurons and Glia 23 Chapter 3 The Neuronal Membrane at Rest 51 Chapter 4 The Action Potential 75 Chapter 5 Synaptic Transmission 101 Chapter 6 Neurotransmitter Systems 133 Chapter 7 The Structure of the Nervous System 167 Appendix: An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy 205 Part 2 Sensory and Motor Systems 249 Chapter 8 The Chemical Senses 251 Chapter 9 The Eye 277 Chapter 10 The Central Visual System 309 Chapter 11 The Auditory and Vestibular Systems 343 Chapter 12 The Somatic Sensory System 387 Chapter 13 Spinal Control of Movement 423 Chapter 14 Brain Control of Movement 451 Part 3 The Brain and Behavior 479 Chapter 15 Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior 481 Chapter 16 Motivation 509 Chapter 17 Sex and the Brain 533 Chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion 563 Chapter 19 Brain Rhythms and Sleep 585 Chapter 20 Language 617 Chapter 21 Attention 643 Chapter 22 Mental Illness 661 Part 4 The Changing Brain 687 Chapter 23 Wiring the Brain 689 Chapter 24 Memory Systems 725 Chapter 25 Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory 761 Glossary 795 References and Resources 817 Index 837