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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Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Health,
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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. |