The human nervous system
Subtitle: structure and function
By: Charles R. Noback ... [et al.].
Contributors: Noback, Charles Robert, 1916-
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
Subjects: Neurophysiology
Description: Provides a succinct explanation of the fundamental principles behind the organization, structure, and function of the human nervous system. The authors take advantage of the many recent advances in neurobiology and molecular biology to include new coverage of such critical discoveries as stem cells, apoptosis, the role of the amygdala in stress, and the significance of dendritic spines. Among the core topics given expanded treatments are pain and pain pathways, the visual system, development and growth of the nervous system, the chemical senses of smell and taste, and the limbic system. There is also fresh material on neuronal stem cells, the auditory and vestibular systems, neurotransmitters as the chemical messengers of certain brain circuits, the cerebellum, and lesions of the spinal nerves, spinal cord, and brainstem.
Notes: Previous ed. cataloged under: Noback, Charles Robert, 1916-.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gross anatomy of the brain; title: Neurons and association cells; title: Basic neurophysiology; title: Blood circulation; title: Meninges, ventricles, and cerebrospinal fluid; title: Development and growth of the nervous system; title: The spinal cord; title: Reflexes and muscle tone; title: Pain and temperature; title: Discriminative general senses, crude touch, and proprioception; title: Motorneurons and motor pathways; title: Lesions of the spinal nerves and spinal cord; title: Brainstem: medulla, pons, and midbrain; title: Cranial nerves and chemical senses; title: Neurotransmitters as the chemical messengers of certain circuits and pathways; title: Auditory and vestibular systems; title: Lesions of the brainstem; title: Cerebellum; title: The visual system; title: Autonomic nervous system; title: Hypothalamus; title: The reticular formation and the limbic system; title: Thalamus; title: Basal ganglia and extrapyramidal system; title: Cerebral cortex.