Preface, Properties of Neurons and Glia, Analysis of Signals in the Nervous System, Membrane Channels and Signaling, Ionic Basis of the Resting Potential, Ionic Basis of the Action Potential, Neurons as Conductors of Electricity, Properties and Functions of Neuroglia Cells, Communication Between Excitable Cells, Principles of Synaptic Transmission, Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission, Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry of Synaptic Transmission, Identification and Function of Transmitters in the Central Nervous System, Development and Regeneration in the Nervous System, Neuronal Development and the Formation of Synaptic Connections, Denervation and Rgeneration of Synaptic Connections, Integrative Mechanisms, Leech and Aplysia:Two Simple Nervous Systems, Transduction and Processing of Sensory Signals, Motor Systems, The Visual System, Retina and Lateral Geniculate Systems, The Visual Cortex, Genetic and Environmental Influences in the Mammalian Visual System, Conclusion, Index.