Introduction -- Cell biology, anatomy, and development of the nervous system -- Signaling within nerve cells -- Membrane potential -- Local signaling: passive electrical properties of the neuron -- Propagated signaling: the action potential -- an introduction to synaptic transmission -- Transmission at the never-muscle synapse -- Synaptic integration -- Modulation of synaptic transmission: second-messenger systems -- Transmitter release -- Neurotransmitters -- A clinical example: Myasthenia -- From nerve cells to cognition -- Cognition and the cortex -- The sensory systems -- Construction of the visual image -- Visual processing by the retina --Perception of from and motion -- Color 453 -- Sensory experience and the formation of visual circuits -- Genes and behavior -- Sex and the brain -- Emotional states -- Motivation -- Language -- Learning and memory -- Cellular mechanisms of learning and memory Incluye referencias bibliográficas, índice y glosario
