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Introduction To Nervous Systems
by Greenspan, Ralph J.
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- Comments: First Edition. An Introduction to Nervous Systems presents the principles of neurobiology from an evolutionary perspectiveDLfrom singlecelled organisms to complex invertebrates such as fliesDLand is ideal for use as a supplemental textbook. Greenspan describes the mechanisms that allow behavior to become ever more sophisticatedDLfrom simple avoidance behavior of Paramecium through to the complex cognitive behaviors of the honeybeeDLand shows how these mechanisms produce the increasing neural complexity foun
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- ISBN-13: 9780879698218
- ISBN: 0879698217
- Publication Date: 2007
- Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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Preface Introduction: What are brains for? 1. Avoidance and the cingle 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 IndexGreenspan, Ralph J. is the author of 'Introduction To Nervous Systems ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780879698218 and ISBN 0879698217.
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