The Vestibular System
The Vestibular System The Vestibular Apparatus in the Inner Ear Contains Five Receptor Organs Hair Cells Transduce Mechanical Stimuli into Receptor Potentials The Semicircular Canals Sense Head Rotation The…
The Aging Brain
The Aging Brain The Structure and Function of the Brain Change with Age Cognitive Decline Is Dramatic in a Small Percentage of the Elderly Alzheimer Disease Is the Most…
High-Level Visual Processing: Cognitive Influences
High-Level Visual Processing: Cognitive Influences High-Level Visual Processing Is Concerned with Object Identification The Inferior Temporal Cortex Is the Primary Center for Object Perception Clinical Evidence Identifies the Inferior…
The Auditory Central Nervous System
The Auditory Central Nervous System Multiple Types of Information Are Present in Sounds The Neural Representation of Sound Begins in the Cochlear Nuclei The Cochlear Nerve Imposes a Tonotopic…
Differentiation and Survival of Nerve Cells
Differentiation and Survival of Nerve Cells The Proliferation of Neural Progenitor Cells Involves Symmetric and Asymmetric Modes of Cell Division Radial Glial Cells Serve As Neural Progenitors and Structural…
The Control of Gaze
The Control of Gaze Six Neuronal Control Systems Keep the Eyes on Target An Active Fixation System Keeps the Fovea on a Stationary Target The Saccadic System Points the…
Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System
Sexual Differentiation of the Nervous System Genes and Hormones Determine Physical Differences Between Males and Females Chromosomal Sex Directs the Gonadal Differentiation of the Embryo Gonads Synthesize Hormones That…
The Organization of Cognition
The Organization of Cognition Functionally Related Areas of Cortex Lie Close Together Sensory Information Is Processed in the Cortex in Serial Pathways Parallel Pathways in Each Sensory Modality Lead…
Patterning the Nervous System
Patterning the Nervous System The Neural Tube Becomes Regionalized Early in Embryogenesis Secreted Signals Promote Neural Cell Fate Development of the Neural Plate Is Induced by Signals from the…
