Behavioral Neuroscience

  1. Sensory Systems
    1. General Principles of Sensation
      1. Sensory Transduction
        1. Stimulus Energy Conversion
          1. Receptor Potentials
            1. Adaptation
            2. Coding of Sensory Information
              1. Labeled Line Coding
                1. Population Coding
                  1. Temporal Coding
                  2. Receptive Fields
                    1. Center-Surround Organization
                      1. Hierarchical Processing
                        1. Feature Detection
                        2. Sensory Adaptation
                          1. Peripheral Adaptation
                            1. Central Adaptation
                              1. Functional Significance
                            2. Visual System
                              1. Eye Anatomy and Function
                                1. Cornea and Lens
                                  1. Pupil and Iris
                                    1. Retinal Structure
                                      1. Accommodation
                                      2. Photoreceptors
                                        1. Rod Structure and Function
                                          1. Cone Structure and Function
                                            1. Phototransduction Cascade
                                              1. Dark and Light Adaptation
                                              2. Retinal Processing
                                                1. Horizontal Cells
                                                  1. Bipolar Cells
                                                    1. Amacrine Cells
                                                      1. Ganglion Cells
                                                        1. Center-Surround Receptive Fields
                                                        2. Visual Pathways
                                                          1. Optic Nerve
                                                            1. Optic Chiasm
                                                              1. Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
                                                                1. Superior Colliculus
                                                                  1. Pretectal Area
                                                                  2. Primary Visual Cortex
                                                                    1. Retinotopic Organization
                                                                      1. Orientation Columns
                                                                        1. Ocular Dominance Columns
                                                                          1. Simple and Complex Cells
                                                                          2. Higher Visual Processing
                                                                            1. Dorsal Stream
                                                                              1. Motion Processing
                                                                                1. Spatial Attention
                                                                                  1. Visuomotor Control
                                                                                  2. Ventral Stream
                                                                                    1. Object Recognition
                                                                                      1. Face Processing
                                                                                        1. Color Processing
                                                                                      2. Visual Perception
                                                                                        1. Depth Perception
                                                                                          1. Motion Perception
                                                                                            1. Color Vision
                                                                                              1. Visual Illusions
                                                                                            2. Auditory System
                                                                                              1. Sound Properties
                                                                                                1. Frequency and Pitch
                                                                                                  1. Amplitude and Loudness
                                                                                                    1. Phase and Timbre
                                                                                                    2. Ear Anatomy
                                                                                                      1. Outer Ear
                                                                                                        1. Middle Ear
                                                                                                          1. Inner Ear
                                                                                                            1. Cochlear Structure
                                                                                                            2. Hair Cell Transduction
                                                                                                              1. Mechanotransduction
                                                                                                                1. Tonotopic Organization
                                                                                                                  1. Frequency Tuning
                                                                                                                  2. Auditory Pathways
                                                                                                                    1. Cochlear Nuclei
                                                                                                                      1. Superior Olivary Complex
                                                                                                                        1. Lateral Lemniscus
                                                                                                                          1. Inferior Colliculus
                                                                                                                            1. Medial Geniculate Nucleus
                                                                                                                            2. Auditory Cortex
                                                                                                                              1. Primary Auditory Cortex
                                                                                                                                1. Tonotopic Maps
                                                                                                                                  1. Auditory Association Areas
                                                                                                                                  2. Sound Localization
                                                                                                                                    1. Interaural Time Differences
                                                                                                                                      1. Interaural Level Differences
                                                                                                                                        1. Spectral Cues
                                                                                                                                          1. Neural Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                          2. Auditory Perception
                                                                                                                                            1. Pitch Perception
                                                                                                                                              1. Loudness Perception
                                                                                                                                                1. Auditory Scene Analysis
                                                                                                                                                  1. Speech Perception
                                                                                                                                                2. Vestibular System
                                                                                                                                                  1. Vestibular Organs
                                                                                                                                                    1. Semicircular Canals
                                                                                                                                                      1. Otolith Organs
                                                                                                                                                        1. Hair Cell Structure
                                                                                                                                                        2. Vestibular Transduction
                                                                                                                                                          1. Angular Acceleration Detection
                                                                                                                                                            1. Linear Acceleration Detection
                                                                                                                                                              1. Gravitational Sensing
                                                                                                                                                              2. Vestibular Pathways
                                                                                                                                                                1. Vestibular Nuclei
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Vestibulo-Spinal Reflexes
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Balance and Spatial Orientation
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Postural Control
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Spatial Navigation
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Motion Sickness
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Somatosensory System
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Meissner Corpuscles
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Pacinian Corpuscles
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Merkel Discs
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Ruffini Endings
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Proprioceptors
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Muscle Spindles
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Golgi Tendon Organs
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Joint Receptors
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Nociceptors
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Mechanical Nociceptors
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Thermal Nociceptors
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Chemical Nociceptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Polymodal Nociceptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Thermoreceptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cold Receptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Warm Receptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Temperature Coding
                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Somatosensory Pathways
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Dorsal Column-Medial Lemniscal Pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Spinothalamic Tract
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Trigeminal System
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Somatosensory Cortex
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Primary Somatosensory Cortex
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Somatotopic Organization
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Secondary Somatosensory Areas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Pain Processing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Nociceptive Pathways
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Gate Control Theory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Descending Pain Control
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Chronic Pain Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Chemical Senses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Olfactory System
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Olfactory Epithelium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Olfactory Receptor Neurons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Odorant Receptors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Olfactory Bulb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Olfactory Cortex
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pheromone Detection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Gustatory System
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Taste Buds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Taste Receptor Cells
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Basic Taste Qualities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Gustatory Pathways
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Taste Cortex
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Flavor Perception
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Multisensory Integration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Retronasal Olfaction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Taste-Smell Interactions

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