| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 515 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Main features of structure and function -- Cellular elements of nervous tissue -- Functional properties of neurons -- Parts of the nervous system -- Development, aging, and plasticity of the nervous system -- Sensory systems -- Sensory receptors in general -- The somatosensory system -- The visual system -- The auditory system -- The sense of equilibrium -- Olfaction and taste -- Motor systems -- The peripheral motor neurons and reflexes -- The central motor pathways -- The basal ganglia -- The cerebellum -- Control of eye movements -- The brain stem and the cranial nerves -- Reticular formation -- The cranial nerves -- The autonomic nervous system -- The peripheral autonomic nervous system -- The central autonomic system : hypothalamus -- Limbic structures and the cerebral cortex -- The limbic structures : emotions and memory -- The cerebral cortex |
| Summary |
This textbook provides knowledge and understanding of neuroscience as a basis for clinical thinking. The strong emphasis on linking basic sciences with their clinical application has implications for the choices of which topics to treat in depth and which to treat more summarily - making this different from most other neuroscience textbooks. The book provides clear descriptions of brain structures and relates them to their functional properties by incorporating data ranging from molecular biology to clinical neurology and psychiatry. The focus is on fostering understanding of how the brain works rather than on the memorization of many details |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-495) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Norwegian |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Central nervous system.
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Central Nervous System -- physiology
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Central Nervous System
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MEDICAL -- Neuroscience.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
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Central nervous system
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Centraal zenuwstelsel.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2003042924 |
| ISBN |
9780198037040 |
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019803704X |
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1429421428 |
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9781429421423 |
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9786610838103 |
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6610838100 |
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9780195165609 |
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0195165608 |
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