Brief Contents
Preface…………………………………………………………………xvii
Acknowledgments …………………………………………………………………………………. xxi
Convention for Symbols………………………………………………………………………..xxiii
Author Biography………………………………………………………………………………….. xxv
1. Introduction: Background Material……………………………………………………1
2.The Cell Membrane in the Steady State…………………………………………..45
3.Generation of the Action Potential…………………………………………………..87
4.Propagation of the Action Potential……………………………………………….119
5.The Neuromuscular Junction………………………………………………………….149
6.Synapses………………………………………………………………………………………….185
7.Neurons…………………………………………………………………………………………..231
8.Neuronal Firing Patterns and Models…………………………………………….275
9.Skeletal Muscle……………………………………………………………………………….311
10.Functional Properties of Muscle…………………………………………………….351
11.Spinal Cord and Refexes………………………………………………………………..389
12.Brain Motor Centers and Pathways………………………………………………..423
13.Control of Movement and Posture………………………………………………….473
Bibliography and References………………………………………………………………..519
Index………………………………………………………………………………………………………531