Elements of Molecular Neurobiology: Instructor's Manual to 2r.e

This instruction manual accompanies "Elements of Molecular Neurobiology". This main text presents a molecular account of the structure, function and development of the brain and nervous systems. Our understanding of the molecular basis of neurobiology has increased in recent years. A molecular approach has resulted in a greater awareness of the structure and function of biological membranes, channel proteins, cytoskeletal elements and neuroactive peptides. Such insights have led to an increased knowledge about the development of the brain and the physical basis of memory. In addition, some of the ways in which the brain may go wrong can be traced to malfunction at the molecular level. "Elements of Molecular Neurobiology" discusses this new knowledge and shows how an understanding at the molecular level can help towards a theory of the brain in health and disease. The second edition incorporates: a greater emphasis throughout on the genetic and molecular basis of neurological disease; a new chapter on the molecular basis of differentiation; and more illustrations.