Neuroscience (Hardcover)

This introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate students is, with this edition, also available as an electronic book. Online resources for students and instructors are also available. It covers neural signaling, sensation and sensory processing, movement and its central control, the changing brain, and complex brain functions. Among more specific topics are ion channels and transporters, central visual pathways, the modulation of movement by the cerebellum, early brain development, and sleep and language. No dates are noted for earlier editions. Annotation ⓒ2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)