TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Brain and Behavior A1 - Kandel, Eric R. A1 - Koester, John D. A1 - Mack, Sarah H. A1 - Siegelbaum, Steven A. PY - 2021 T2 - Principles of Neural Science, 6e AB - THE LAST FRONTIER OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES—the ultimate challenge—is to understand the biological basis of consciousness and the brain processes by which we feel, act, learn, and remember. During the past few decades, a remarkable unification within the biological sciences has set the stage for addressing this great challenge. The ability to sequence genes and infer the amino acid sequences of the proteins they encode has revealed unanticipated similarities between proteins in the nervous system and those encountered elsewhere in the body. As a result, it has become possible to establish a general plan for the function of cells, a plan that provides a common conceptual framework for all of cell biology, including cellular neural science. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180639279 ER -