The central nervous system : structure and function /
An illustrated textbook of neuroanatomy, written specifically for medical students, which provides descriptions of brain structures and incorporates modern neuroscience in the discussion of their functions. It explores the relationship between the structure and function of the nervous system.
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1992.
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Table of Contents:
- A Brief Survey
- Studying the Structures and Function of the Nervous System
- Animal Experiments Crucial for Progress
- Ethics and Animal Experiments
- Sources of Error in All Methods
- Revising Scientific Truths from Time to Time
- Main Features of Structure and Function
- Cellular Elements of Nervous Tissue
- Structure of the Neuron
- Coupling of Neurons: Pathways for Signals
- The Cytoskeleton and Axonal Transport
- Glial Cells
- Functional Properties of Neurons
- Basis of Excitability and Impulse Propagation
- Synaptic Transmission
- Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors
- Parts of the Nervous System
- The Spinal Cord
- The Brain Stem
- The Cerebrum
- The Cerebellum
- The Coverings of the Brain
- The Cerebral Ventricles and the Cerebrospinal Fluid
- The Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System
- Development, Aging, and Plasticity of the Nervous System
- Development of the Nervous System
- The Nervous System and Aging
- Restitution of Function
- Sensory Systems
- Sensory Receptors in General
- Sensory Units and Their Receptive Fields
- Transduction: The Translation of Stimuli to Action Potentials
- Receptor Properties
- Classification on the Basis of Receptor Properties
- Receptors and Subjective Sensory Experience
- The Somatosensory System
- Exteroceptors: Cutaneous Sensation
- Proprioceptors: Deep Sensation
- The Sensory Fibers and the Dorsal Roots
- The Central Somatosensory Pathways
- The Somatosensory Cortical Regions
- Pain
- The Visual System.