Understanding the brain: from cells to behavior to cognition

Preface

Part one. Cellular neurobiology : the nuts and bolts. The uniqueness of the brain

Brain signals

Neuromodulation, drugs, and the brain

Sensing the world

Part two. Systems neuroscience : getting at behaviors. Simpler nervous systems : the invertebrates

Vertebrate brains ; Vision : window to the brain

Part three. Cognitive science : higher brain function and mind. From brain to mind : visual perception

The dynamic brain : development and plasticity

Language and brain imaging

Remembering things : learning and memory

The emotional brain : rationality

Consciousness.