This new addition to the popular Secrets series follows the same question-and-answer format, and is packed with information on virtually every facet of neuroscience. Topics covered range from individual neurons and synaptic transmission, through the various sensory and motor systems, to neural plasticity and the neurobiology of behavioral disorders. Features: * Integrates traditional and new ideas * 24 contributing authors are among the major names in modern neuroscience * Includes probing questions that stir the mind * Useful as a supplemental reference to standard course textbooks.