Neuroscience: Canadian 1st Edition Open Textbook

Contents

1. Front Matter

2. Unit 1 - Neuroscience: The Basics

   1. 1.1 The Cellular Levels of Organization
   2. 1.2 The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue
   3. 1.3 Anatomy of the Nervous System
   4. 1.4 The Somatic Nervous System
   5. 1.5 The Autonomic Nervous System
   6. 1.6 The Neurological Exam
   7. 1.7 The Endocrine System
   8. 1.8 The Circulatory System
   9. 1.9 Nervous System Infections

3. Unit 2 - Neurodegeneration

   1. 2.1 Acute Physical Damage to the Nervous System
   2. 2.2 Stroke and Loss of Blood Flow as an Acute Injury to the Brain
   3. 2.3 Demyelinating diseases with an emphasis on Multiple Sclerosis
   4. 2.4 Chronic Neurodegenerative Diseases

4. Unit 3 - Fundamental Neuroscience Techniques (and when to use them)

   1. 3.1 Patch-Clamp Electrophysiology
   2. 3.2 Molecular toolbox - Neural Circuits: The Basics
   3. 3.4 Chemogenetic Methods to Examine the Brain and Behaviour
   4. 3.5 Cre-Lox, Driver Lines, and Next Order Specificity
   5. 3.6 Viral Mediated Delivery of Genes to Neurons
   6. 3.7 A Very Interesting Transgenic Mouse for Neuroscience
   7. 3.8 Molecular Biological Measures of Neuronal Activity: "CatFish"
   8. 3.9 Genetic Approaches to Examine the Intact and Living Brain
   9. 3.10 - in vitro Neuronal Models

5. Unit 4 - Emergent Topics in Neuroscience

   1. 4.1 The Gut Microbiome and its Impact on the Brain
   2. 4.2 Gut Microbiome and the Brain
   3. 4.3 Exercise and the Brain
   4. 4.4 Integrative and Contemplative Neuroscience

6. Back Matter

   1. About the Author/Contributors