The Nervous System In Action

Michael D. Mann, Ph.D.


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PDF Version of the Preface; open by pressing q (q)
Neurophysiology, An Overview (2) PDF Version of the Overview; open by pressing r (r)
Human Behavior (3) PDF Version of the chapter on Human Behavior; open by pressing s (s)
1. Diffusion and Transport (4) PDF Version of the chapter on Diffusion and Transport; open by pressing t (t)
2. Control Systems and Homeostasis (5) PDF Version of the chapter on Control Systems and Homeostasis; open by pressing u (u)
3a. Properties of Excitable Membranes:
  The Membrane Potential
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3b. Properties of Excitable Membranes:
  The Spike
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4a. Receptor Properties: Receptor Potentials and Coding (8) PDF Version of the chapter on Receptor Properties; open by pressing x (x)
4b. Sensory Receptors II (9) PDF Version of the chapter on Receptor Properties II; open by pressing y (y)
5. Somesthesia--Peripheral Mechanisms (0) PDF Version of the chapter on Somesthesia--Peripheral Mechanisms; open by pressing z (z)
6. Somesthesia--Central Mechanisms (a) PDF Version of the chapter on Somesthesis--Central Mechanisms; open by pressing A (A)
7. Vision (b) PDF Version of the chapter on Vision; open by pressing B (B)
8. Audition (c) PDF Version of the chapter on Audition; open by pressing C (C)
9. The Vestibular System (d) PDF Version of the chapter on The Vestibular System; open by pressing D (D)
10.Gustatory and Olfactory Senses (e) PDF Version of the chapter on Gustatory and Olfactory Senses; open by pressing E (E)
11. Muscle Receptors (f) PDF Version of the chapter on Muscle Receptors; open by pressing F (F)
12. Peripheral Nerves (g) PDF Version of the chapter on Peripheral Nerves; open by pressing G (G)
13. Synapses (h) PDF Version of the chapter on Synapses; open by pressing H (H)
14. Muscle Contraction (i) PDF Version of the chapter on Muscle Contraction; open by pressing I (I)
15. Reflexes (j) PDF Version of the chapter on Relexes; open by pressing J (J)
16. Initiation and Control of Movement (k) PDF Version of the chapter on Initiation and Control of Movement; open by pressing K (K)
17. Activities Involving the Cerebral Hemispheres (l) PDF Version of the chapter on Activities Involving the Cerebral Hemispheres; open by pressing L (L)
18. The Clinical Implications of
  Neurophysiological Concepts
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19. Learning and Memory PDF Version of Learning and Memory
Appendix: Common abbreviations (n) PDF Version of the Appendix: Common abbreviations; open by pressing N (N)
Glossary (o) PDF Version of the Glossary; open by pressing O (O)
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