Description
Extensively revised throughout, Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain, 2nd Edition, offers a reader-friendly overview of neuroscience and neuroanatomy ideal for studying and reviewing for exams. Updated content, integrated pathology and pharmacology for a more clinical focus, and full-color illustrations make a complex subject easier to understand. Test and verify your knowledge with review questions, unlabelled drawings, and more.- Includes explanatory color illustrations and brain images that visually depict structure-function relationships and key neuroscience concepts- Provides multiple-choice and comprehensive review questions with explanations that cover core topics, so you can test and develop your knowledge- Includes student-friendly features, such as chapter outlines, key concept boxes, high-yield headings, study questions at the end of each chapter, a comprehensive quiz with clinical vignettes, and blank diagrams that can be used for labelling practice
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Nervous System2. Development of the Nervous System3. Gross Anatomy and General Organization of the Central Nervous System4. Meningeal Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Cord5. Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid6. Blood Supply of the Brain7. Electrical Signaling by Neurons8. Synaptic Transmission between Neurons9. Sensory Receptors and the Peripheral Nervous System10. Spinal Cord11. Organization of the Brainstem12. Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei13. The Chemical Senses of Taste and Smell14. Hearing and Balance: The Eighth Cranial Nerve15. Brainstem Summary16. The Thalamus and Internal Capsule: Getting to and from the Cerebral Cortex17. The Visual System18. Overview of Motor Systems19. Basal Ganglia20. Cerebellum21. Control of Eye Movements22. Cerebral Cortex23. Drives and Emotions: The Hypothalamus and Limbic System24. Formation, Modification, and Repair of Neuronal Connections
