Fundamental neuroscience for basic and clinical applications

Elsevier

2006

xviii, 567 p.

9780443067518

Contents: Orientation to structure and imaging of the central nervous system; The cell biology of neurons and glia; The Electrochemical basis of nerve function; The Chemical basis for neuronal communication; Development of the nervous system; The Ventricles, choroid plexus, and cerebrospinal fluid; The Meninges; A Survey of the cerebrovascular system; The Spinal cord; An Overview of the brainstem; The Medulla oblongata; The Pons and cerebellum; The Midbrain; A Synopsis of cranial nerves of the brainstem; The Diencephalon; The Telencephalon; The Somatosensory system I: tactile discrimination and position sense; The Somatosensory system II: touch, thermal sense, and pain; Viscerosensory pathways; The Visual system; The Auditory system; The Vestibular system; Olfaction and taste; Motor system I: peripheral sensory, brainstem, and spinal influence on anterior horn neurons; Motor system II: corticofugal systems and the control of movement; The Basal nuclei; The Cerebellum; Visual motor systems; Visceral motor pathways; The Hypothalamus; The Limbic system; The Cerebral cortex; The Neurologic examination.

Provides thorough explanations of cellular biology, neuron structure and function, vascular anatomy, neuronal communication, and the embryological development of the nervous system. Discusses human regional neuroanatomy and systems neurobiology, providing an understanding of the function of the human brain and spinal cord. Includes numerous diagnostic imaging examples--including MR and CT imaging studies--that provide radiological correlations for various neuroanatomical structures.

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