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Section 1: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Introduction to Neurons and Neural Networks, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 1: Resting Potentials & Action Potentials, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Ionic Mechanisms of Action Potentials, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Propagation of Action Potentials, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: Synaptic Transmission at the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Synaptic Plasticity, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Organization of Cell Types, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 9: Synapse Formation/Survival/Elimination, Andrew J. Bean, Ph.D.
Chapter 10: Transport and the Molecular Mechanism of Secretion, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 11: Acetylcholine Neurotransmission, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 12: Biogenic Amine Neurotransmitters, Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 13: Amino Acid Neurotransmitters, M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Chapter 14: Neuropeptides and Nitric Oxide, M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Chapter 15: Genetics and Neuronal Disease, Andrew J. Bean, Ph.D.

Section 2: Sensory Systems

Chapter 1: Overview of the Nervous System, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Somatosensory Systems, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Anatomy of the Spinal Cord, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: Somatosensory Pathways, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Somatosensory Processes, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Pain Principles, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Pain Tracts and Sources, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Pain Modulation and Mechanisms, Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Chapter 9: Chemical Senses: Olfaction and Gustation, Max O. Hutchins, Ph.D.
Chapter 10: Vestibular System: Structure and Function, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 11: Vestibular System: Pathways and Reflexes, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 12: Auditory System: Structure and Function, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 13: Auditory System: Pathways and Reflexes, Lincoln Gray, Ph.D.
Chapter 14: Visual Processing: Eye and Retina, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Chapter 15: Visual Processing: Cortical Pathways, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.

Section 3: Motor Systems

Chapter 1: Motor Units and Muscle Receptors, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Spinal Reflexes and Descending Motor Pathways, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Motor Cortex, James Knierim, Ph.D
Chapter 4: Basal Ganglia, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Cerebellum, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Disorders of the Motor System, James Knierim, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Ocular Motor System, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Ocular Motor Control, Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.

Section 4: Homeostasis and Higher Brain Functions

Chapter 1: Hypothalamus: Structural Organization, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 2: Hypothalamic Control of Pituitary Hormones, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 3: Central Control of the Autonomic Nervous System & Thermoregulation, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: Central Control of Feeding Behavior, Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D.
Chapter 5: Limbic System: Hippocampus, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 6: Limbic System: Amygdala, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 7: Learning and Memory, John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Chapter 8: Higher Cortical Functions: Language, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 9: Higher Cortical Functions: Association and Executive Processing, Anthony Wright, Ph.D.
Chapter 10: CNS Aging and Alzheimer's Disease, Jack Waymire, Ph.D.
Chapter 11: Blood Brain Barrier and Cerebral Metabolism, Pramod Dash, Ph.D.
Chapter 12: Neurotransmitter and Cell Death, Pramod Dash, Ph.D.