Creating Modern Neuroscience: The Revolutionary 1950s

Download or read book Creating Modern Neuroscience: The Revolutionary 1950s written by Gordon M. Shepherd and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Why study history? Why the 1940s and 1950s? -- Genes: starting with DNA -- Signaling molecules: the first growth factor -- Signaling molecules: the first neurotransmitters in the brain -- Cell biology and the synapse -- Physiology: the action potential -- Physiology: synaptic potentials and receptor potentials -- Functional organization of neurons and dendrites -- Neural circuits: spinal cord, retina, invertebrate systems -- Neural circuits: cortical columns and cortical processing -- Neural systems: the neural basis of behavior -- Learning and memory: Donald Hobb, Brenda Milner and H.M. -- Neurology: foundations of brain imaging -- Neurosurgery: from Cushing to Penfield -- Neuropsychiatry: the breakthrough in psychopharmacology -- Theoretical neuroscience: the brain as a computer and the computer as a brain -- Summing up -- Appendix A: Resources -- Appendix B: Supporting material available on the web.