The central nervous system : structure and function / Per Brodal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brodal, Per.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central nervous system.

Nervous system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (606 pages)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Central Nervous System: Structure and Function, Fourth Edition continues the tradition of one of the most respected textbooks in clinical neuroscience by providing medical students the knowledge and understanding of neuroscience as a basis for clinical thinking. While remaining concise and easy to read, the text encourages reflection and critical thinking of established facts and scientific conjecture and will be of interest to medical, graduate, and undergraduate students alike. Prof Per Brodal provides clear descriptions of brain structures and relates them to their functional properties

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Introduction; PART I: MAIN FEATURES OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION; PART II: DEVELOPMENT, AGING, AND PLASTICITY; PART III: SENSORY SYSTEMS; PART IV: MOTOR SYSTEMS; PART V: THE BRAIN STEM AND THE CRANIAL NERVES; PART VI: THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PART VII: LIMBIC STRUCTURES; PART VIII: THE CEREBRAL CORTEX; Literature; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-025149-2

1-282-53485-8

9786612534850

0-19-970104-0

OCLC:

609861627