
Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain E-Book
Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain E-Book
- 350 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain E-Book
Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain E-Book
About this book
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.- Includes explanatory color illustrations and brain images that visually depict structure-function relationships and key neuroscience concepts.- Provides multiple-choice and comprehensive review questions with explanations that cover core topics, so you can test and develop your knowledge.- Includes student-friendly features, such as chapter outlines, key concept boxes, high-yield headings, study questions at the end of each chapter, a comprehensive quiz with clinical vignettes, and blank diagrams that can be used for labelling practice.- Focuses on the clinical aspects of the nervous system with updated neuroscience content, integrated pathology and pharmacology content, and more clinically relevant questions.- Student Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and animations, designed to produce a more rounded learning experience.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to the Nervous System
- 2 Development of the Nervous System
- 3 Gross Anatomy and General Organization of the Central Nervous System
- 4 Meningeal Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Cord
- 5 Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid
- 6 Blood Supply of the Brain
- 7 Electrical Signaling by Neurons
- 8 Synaptic Transmission Between Neurons
- 9 Sensory Receptors and the Peripheral Nervous System
- 10 Spinal Cord
- 11 Organization of the Brainstem
- 12 Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei
- 13 The Chemical Senses of Taste and Smell
- 14 Hearing and Balance
- 15 Brainstem Summary
- 16 The Thalamus and Internal Capsule
- 17 The Visual System
- 18 Overview of Motor Systems
- 19 Basal Ganglia
- 20 Cerebellum
- 21 Control of Eye Movements
- 22 Cerebral Cortex
- 23 Drives and Emotions
- 24 Formation, Modification, and Repair of Neuronal Connections
- Appendix 1 Comprehensive Quiz
- Appendix 2 Answers
- Appendix 3 Blank Drawings
- Index