Essential neuroscience /

"There has been a dramatic explosion of information in the field of neuroscience over the last few decades. This explosion of information has presented a great challenge to those of us who teach neuroscience in terms of synthesizing a coherent approach in which the diverse topics encompassed by...

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Main Authors: Siegel, Allan, 1939
Group Author: Sapru, Hreday N; Siegel, Heidi
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Third edition.
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Summary: "There has been a dramatic explosion of information in the field of neuroscience over the last few decades. This explosion of information has presented a great challenge to those of us who teach neuroscience in terms of synthesizing a coherent approach in which the diverse topics encompassed by neuroscience can be taught in a lucid and effective manner. We met this challenge by designing Essential Neuroscience, a book that considers all of the basic neuroscience topics to allow the students to focus on the essential concepts and facts intrinsic to any given topic without overwhelming them wi
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: ix, 538 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN: 9781451189681 (paperback) :
1451189680 (paperback)
Index Number: RC343
CLC: R741
Call Number: R741/S571/3rd ed.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: SECTION I Gross Anatomy of the Brain -- 1.Overview of the Central Nervous System -- 2.Development of the Nervous System -- 3.Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid -- SECTION II The Neuron -- 4.Histology of the Nervous System -- 5.Electrophysiology of Neurons -- 6.Synaptic Transmission -- 7.Neurotransmitters -- SECTION III Organization of the Central Nervous System -- 8.The Spinal Cord -- 9.Brainstem I: The Medulla -- 10.Brainstem II: Pons and Cerebellum -- 11.Brainstem III: The Midbrain -- 12.The Forebrain -- 13.The Cranial Nerves ...
Contents note continued: 25.The Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex -- 26.Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System -- 27.Vascular Syndromes -- 28.Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders.