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Nolte's essentials of the human brain / Todd W. Vanderah.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vanderah, Todd W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain.
- Brain--Physiology.
- Neuroanatomy.
- Nervous System--anatomy & histology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nervous System--anatomy & histology.
- Brain.
- Neuroanatomy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 201 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Essentials of the Human Brain
- Place of Publication:
- Elsevier, 2018
- Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2018]
- Summary:
- "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"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Preceded by Essentials of the human brain / John Nolte. ©2010.
- Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed February 27, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 0-323-56840-8
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