Revised edition of: Fundamental neuroscience for basic and clinical applications / edited by Duane E. Haines. 4th ed. ©2013.

Includes bibliographical references.

Orientation to the structure and imaging of the central nervous system -- The cell biology of neurons and glia -- The electrochemical basis of nerve function -- Chemical signaling in the nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- The ventricles, choroid plexus, and cerebrospinal fluid -- The meninges -- A survey of the cerebrovascular system -- The spinal cord -- An overview of the brainstem -- The medulla oblongata -- The pons and cerebellum -- The midbrain -- A synopsis of cranial nerves of the brainstem -- The diencephalon -- The telencephalon -- The somatosensory system I : tactile discrimination and position sense -- The somatosensory system II : nociception, thermal sense, and touch -- Viscerosensory pathways -- The visual system -- The auditory system -- The vestibular system -- Olfaction and taste -- Motor system I : peripheral sensory, brainstem, and spinal influence on anterior horn neurons -- Motor system II : corticofugal systems and the control of movement -- The basal nuclei -- The cerebellum -- Visual motor systems -- Visceral motor pathways -- The hypothalamus -- The limbic system -- The cerebral cortex -- The neurologic examination.

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