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 ConsultT 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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Chapter 1:    Introduction to the Nervous System Chapter 2:    Development of the Nervous System Chapter 3:    Gross Anatomy and General Organization of the Central Nervous System Chapter 4:    Meningeal Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Cord Chapter 5:    Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid Chapter 6:    Blood Supply of the Brain Chapter 7:    Electrical Signaling by Neurons Chapter 8:    Synaptic Transmission between Neurons Chapter 9:    Sensory Receptors and the Peripheral Nervous System Chapter 10:   Spinal Cord Chapter 11:   Organization of the Brainstem Chapter 12:   Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei Chapter 13:   The Chemical Senses of Taste and Smell Chapter 14:   Hearing and Balance: The Eighth Cranial Nerve Chapter 15:   Brainstem Summary Chapter 16:   The Thalamus and Internal Capsule: Getting to and from the Cerebral Cortex Chapter 17:   The Visual System Chapter 18:   Overview of Motor Systems Chapter 19:   Basal Ganglia Chapter 20:   Cerebellum Chapter 21:   Control of Eye Movements Chapter 22:   Cerebral Cortex Chapter 23:   Drives and Emotions: The Hypothalamus and Limbic System Chapter 24:   Formation, Modification, and Repair of Neuronal Connections
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Master neurology with this clinically focused, thoroughly updated text!

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780323529310
Publisert
2018-02-21
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division; Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Vekt
430 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
216

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Om bidragsyterne

Todd W. Vanderah is Regents Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Co-Director of the MD/PhD Program at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.