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Brain architecture : understanding the basic plan / Larry W. Swanson.

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Main Author:	Swanson, Larry W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Brain. Neural circuitry. Neuroanatomy. Brain > anatomy & histology. Brain > physiology.

Table of Contents:

Thinking about the brain : body and mind
How the brain works : history, structure, and function
The simplest nervous systems : neurons, nerve nets, and behavior
Centralization and symmetry : ganglia and nerves
The basic vertebrate plan : transverse divisions
Neurogenesis : longitudinal divisions, parts list, and adult flatmap
Brain and behavior : a four systems network model
The motor system : coordinating external and internal behaviors
The behavioral state system : intrinsic control of sleep and wakefulness
The cognitive system : thinking and voluntary control of behavior
The sensory system : inputs from environment and body
Modifiability learning, stress, cycles, and damage repair
Genome and connectome.