Description
The Fifth edition finds the text of The Central Nervous System thoroughly updated and revised, better equipping students with essential information in the field of clinical neuroscience. This text, reviewed to reflect new information as well as understanding of student needs for critical thinking, contains the systematic, in-depth coverage of topics of great clinical interest. This text seamlessly integrates data from all fields of neuroscience as well as clinical neurology and psychology. This textbook presents the functional properties of clinically-relevant disorders by incorporating data from molecular biology to clinical neurology.Key Features of the Fifth Edition Include...· Chapters knit together by numerous cross-references and explanations, helping the reader to connect data.· Carefully selected full color line drawings of the complexities of the nervous system.· Extensive use of text-boxes provides in-depth material without disturbing the flow of reading.· Provides a crucial list of references for further reading.While most neurological textbooks are cobbled together by multiple authors on a variety of topics within the field, Dr. Brodal pulls together a cohesive and comprehensive guide to neuroscience. This book reflects Dr. Brodal's concise and easy-to-read style, encouraging reflection and critical thinking in established facts and scientific conjecture. This is the perfect reference for medical, graduate, and undergraduate students alike.
Table of Contents
Table of ContentsIntroductionStructure of the Neuron and Organization of Nervous TissueGliaNeuronal ExcitabilitSynaptic FunctionNeurotransmitters and Their ReceptorsParts of the Nervous SystemThe Coverings of the Brain and the Ventricular SystemThe Blood Supply of the CNSPrenatal and Postnatal DevelopmentThe Nervous System and AgingRestitution of Function after Brain DamageSensory Receptors in GeneralPeripheral Parts of the Somatosensory SystemCentral Parts of the Somatosensory SystemPainThe Visual SystemThe Auditory SystemThe Sense of EquilibriumOlfaction and TasteMotor Systems and Movements in GeneralThe Peripheral Motor Neurons and ReflexesThe Motor Cortical Areas and Descending PathwaysThe Basal GangliaThe CerebellumControl of Eye MovementsThe Reticular Formation: Premotor Networks, Consciousness, and SleepThe Cranial NervesVisceral Efferent Neurons: The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic DivisionsSensory Visceral Neurons and Visceral ReflexesThe Central Autonomic System: The HypothalamusThe Amygdala And other neuronal groups with relation to EmotionsThe Hippocampal Formation: Learning and MemoryThe Cerebral Cortex: Intrinsic Organization and Connections
