Approfondimenti
Gli approfondimenti (in lingua inglese) arricchiscono la trattazione di molti argomenti.
Capitolo 1
Approfondimento 1.1: Social Factors Shape the Brain
Capitolo 2
Approfondimento 2.1: The Brain Has an Elaborate Vascular System
Capitolo 3
Approfondimento 3.1: Electrical Synapses Work with No Time Delay
Approfondimento 3.2: Neurons and Synapses Combine to Make Circuits
Capitolo 4
Approfondimento 4.1: Pathways for Neurotransmitter Synthesis
Approfondimento 4.2: NMDA, a Receptor with Long Memory
Capitolo 5
Approfondimento 5.1: Cortical Columns Show Specificity for Modality and Location
Approfondimento 5.2: Synesthesia
Approfondimento 5.3: Four Strategies for Reversing Spinal Cord Damage
Approfondimento 5.4: The Cerebellum Has Three Divisions with Distinct Functions
Approfondimento 5.5: Some Diseases Target Basic Mechanisms of Movement
Capitolo 6
Approfondimento 6.1: The Auditory Cortical Regions of Many Species Show Tonotopic Organization
Approfondimento 6.2: Brainstem Systems Help Localize Sounds
Approfondimento 6.3: Auditory Systems Are Calibrated through Polymodal Integration
Capitolo 7
Approfondimento 7.1: Light Triggers a Chemical Cascade in Photoreceptors
Approfondimento 7.2: Most V1 Cells Are Tuned to Particular Spatial Frequencies
Capitolo 8
Approfondimento 8.1: The Pineal Gland Secretes Melatonin at Night
Approfondimento 8.2: Main Endocrine Glands, Their Hormone Products, and Principal Effects of the Hormones
Approfondimento 8.3: Tropic Hormones and the Glands They Control
Approfondimento 8.4: Pheromones Guide Reproductive Behavior in Many Species
Approfondimento 8.5: The Paradoxical Sexual Differentiation of the Spotted Hyena
Approfondimento 8.6: Estrogenic Metabolites of Testosterone Masculinize the Brain and Behavior of Rodents
Capitolo 9
Approfondimento 9.1: Some Animals Generate Heat; Others Must Obtain Heat from the Environment
Approfondimento 9.2: Young Birds and Mammals Need Help to Regulate Body Temperature
Approfondimento 9.3: Nutrient Needs Are Complex and Vary from Species to Species
Capitolo 10
Approfondimento 10.1: The Molecular Clock
Approfondimento 10.2: Vertebrate Species Differ in Their Patterns of Sleep
Capitolo 11
Approfondimento 11.1: Circuits for Fear and Other Emotions
Approfondimento 11.2: Some Clinical Syndromes Associated with Cerebrovascular Disease
Approfondimento 11.3: Brain Regions Involved in Four Emotions
Approfondimento 11.4: Psychoneuroimmunology
Capitolo 12
Approfondimento 12.1: Disarray in the Hippocampus in Schizophrenia
Approfondimento 12.2: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Is Involved in Depression
Approfondimento 12.3: The Season to Be Depressed
Capitolo 13
Approfondimento 13.1: Spatial Memory and the Evolution of Hippocampal Size
Approfondimento 13.2: How to Build a Doogie
Approfondimento 13.3: Glial Cells Provide Myelin, Which Is Vital for Brain Function
Approfondimento 13.4: Developmental Disorders of the Brain Impair Behavior
Approfondimento 13.5: One Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Capitolo 14
Approfondimento 14.1: The Stroop Effect
Capitolo 15
Approfondimento 15.1: Evolution Favors Asymmetry under Some Conditions
Approfondimento 15.2: Whistling up Some Brain Activity
Approfondimento 15.3: A Complex Neural System Controls the Singing of Songbirds
Approfondimento 15.4: Some Nerve Fibers Can Be Regrown
Approfondimento 15.5: Different Strategies Aim to Reduce Brain Damage following Injury or Stroke
Appendice A
Approfondimento A.1: Molecular Biology Online