Vanderah, Todd W.,

Nolte's essentials of the human brain / Essentials of the human brain Todd W. Vanderah. - Second edition. - p. ; cm.

Includes index. Preceded by Essentials of the human brain / John Nolte. c2010.

Introduction to the nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- Gross anatomy and general organization of the central nervous system -- Meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord -- Ventricles and cerebrospinal fluid -- Blood supply of the brain -- Electrical signaling by neurons -- Synaptic transmission between neurons -- Sensory receptors and the peripheral nervous system -- Spinal cord -- Organization of the brainstem -- Cranial nerves and their nuclei -- The chemical senses of taste and smell -- Hearing and balance : the eighth cranial nerve -- Brainstem summary -- The thalamus and internal capsule : getting to and from the cerebral cortex -- The visual system -- Overview of motor systems -- Basal ganglia -- Cerebellum -- Control of eye movements -- Cerebral cortex -- Drives and emotions : the hypothalamus and limbic system -- Formation, modification, and repair of neuronal connections.

9780323529310 (pbk.)

2017051701


Nervous System--anatomy & histology
Brain--physiology
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena

QP376

612.8/2

WL 101