Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides a thorough treatment of neurophysiology in the context of the behavioural sciences, which will appeal to those working or studying in a wide range of behavioural, biomedical and paramedical sciences. However, the text is primarily aimed at psychologists.;It covers the subject of functional neuroanatomy, including phylogeny and ontogeny. The section on neuronal functioning includes the production and transmission of action potentials, the significance of differential modes of transmission along axons and across synapses and the various mechanisms affecting synaptic transfer.;Other chapters deal with sensory neurophysiology, motor control, the autonomic nervous system and the major neurotransmitters.
