Neuroscience for Clinicians

Preface Section I: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Ch1. Overview: Cellular Components of the Nervous System and Disease Mechanisms Ch2. Organization of the Cell Membranes Ch3. Intracellular Signaling Ch4. DNA: Epigenetic Control of Transcription and Repair Mechanisms Ch5. RNA Metabolism and Control of Translation Ch6. Proteostasis Ch7. Vesicular Trafficking Ch8. Cytoskeleton Ch9. Axonal Transport Ch10. Axon and Myelin Ch11. Mitochondria and Energy Metabolism Ch12. Mechanisms of Cell Death and Axonal Degeneration Ch13. Growth Factors, Survival, and Regeneration Section II: Excitability, Signal Communication, and Plasticity Ch14. Ion Channels and Channelopathies Ch15. Principles of Synaptic Transmission and Presynaptic Synaptopahies Ch16. Neurotransmission, Neuromodulation, and Plasticity Ch17. Glutamatergic Transmission, Plasticity and Synaptopahies Ch18. Inhibitory Amino Acid Transmission and Synaptopahies Ch19. Cholinergic Transmission Ch20. Monoaminergic Neurotransmission Section III: Microenvironment and Mechanisms of Injury and repair Ch21. Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions Ch22. Neuronal Microenvironment Ch23. Microglia and Inflammation in the Nervous System Section III: Neuronal Interactions in Cortical and Subcortical Circuits Ch24. Neocortical Circuits Ch25. Hippocampal and Amygdala Circuits Ch26. Thalamocortical Interactions Ch27. Sleep Ch28. Behavioral State Control Ch29. Sensory Processing Ch30. Cortical Motor Control Ch31. Segmental Spinal Motor Control Ch32. Brainstem Motor Control Ch33. Cerbellum Ch34. Basal ganglia Section V: Homeostatic Systems Ch35. Nociceptors Ch36. Central Pain Processing and Modulation Ch37. Autonomic Nervous System Ch38. Forebrain Control of Homeostasis and Adaptation Section VI: Cortical Networks and Cognitive Domains Ch39. Emotion and Social Cognition Ch40. Episodic Memory, Navigation, and Inner Thoughts Ch41. Language, Speech, and Semantic Cognition Ch42. Cortical Executive Networks and High-level Behavioral and Cognitive Control