Essential neuroscience / Allan Siegel, Hreday N. Sapru ; case histories written by Heidi E. Siegel.
| Author/creator | Siegel, Allan, 1939- |
| Other author | Sapru, Hreday N. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2006. |
| Description | 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Overview of the central nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- Meninges and cerebrospinal fluid -- Blood supply of the central nervous system -- Histology of the nervous system -- Electrophysiology of neurons -- Synaptic transmission -- Neurotransmitters -- The spinal cord -- Brainstem I: the medulla -- Brainstem II: pons and cerebellum -- Brainstem III: the midbrain -- The forebrain -- The cranial nerves -- Somatosensory system -- Visual system -- Auditory and vestibular systems -- Olfaction and taste -- The upper motor neurons -- The basal ganglia -- The cerebellum -- The autonomic nervous system -- The reticular formation -- The hypothalamus -- The limbic system -- The thalamus and cerebral cortex -- Vascular syndromes -- Behavioral and psychiatric disorders. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2005016237 |
| ISBN | 0781750776 : |