Neuroscience
Contributors: Dale Purves (Editor); George J. Augustine (Editor); David Fitzpatrick (Editor); William C. Hall (Editor); Anthony-Samuel Lamantia (Editor); James O. McNamara (Editor); S. Mark Williams (Editor)
Edition: 3 Har/Cdr edition
Publisher: Sinauer Associates
Published: June 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 773
ISBN-13: 9780878937257
Subjects: Neurology - General; General; Neurosciences; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Neurochemistry; Nervous System Physiology; Neuroscience
First sentence: Neuroscience encompasses a broad range of questions about how nervous systems are organized, and how they function to generate behavior.
Description: A comprehensive textbook created primarily for medical and premedical students. Text boxes, new and revised, highlight topics of special interest relevant to the chapter topics; these include discussions of the major neurological diseases, research methods, and the relevant animal models. Also includes additional neuroanatomical content, including two appendices: (1) The Brainstem and Cranial Nerves, and (2) Vascular Supply, the Meninges, and Ventricles. Sylvius for Neuroscience: Visual Glossary of Human Neuroanatomy (CD included with every copy) is an interactive reference guide to the human nervous system.