| Description |
130 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
The organization of the nervous system -- The development of the nervous system -- The cells of the nervous system I : neurones -- The cells of the nervous system II : neuroglial cells -- Ion channels -- The resting membrane and action potential -- The neuromuscular junction and synapses -- Nerve conduction and synaptic integration -- Neurotransmitters, receptors and their pathways -- Skeletal muscle structure -- Skeletal muscle contraction -- The organization of the spinal cord -- Anatomy of the brainstem -- Cranial nerves -- The organization of the cerebral cortex -- Meninges and cerebrospinal fluid -- Blood supply of the central nervous system |
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Sensory systems: an overview -- Sensory transduction -- The somatosensory system -- Pain pathways I : transduction and anatomynocioceptors and nocioceptive pathways -- Pain pathways II : pharmacology and management -- The auditory system I : the ear and cochlea -- The auditory system II: the auditory pathways and language -- The vestibular system -- Olfaction and taste -- Association cortices: the posterior parietal and prefrontal cortex -- Clinical disorders of the sensory pathways |
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The organization of the motor systems -- The muscle spindle and lower motorneurone -- Spinal cord motor organization and locomotion -- The cortical motor areas -- Primary motor cortex -- The cerebellum -- The basal ganglia: anatomy and physiology -- The basal ganglia diseases and their treatment -- Eye movements -- Clinical disorders of the motor system |
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Autonomic nervous system -- The hypothalamus -- The reticular formation and sleep -- The limbic system, long-term potentiation and memory -- Neural plasticity and neurotrophic factors I : the peripheral nervous system -- Neural plasticity and neurotrophic factors II : the central nervous system -- Examination of the nervous system -- Investigation of the nervous system -- Neurochemical disorders I : affective disorders and schizophrenia -- Neurochemical disorders II : anxiety.-- Neurodegenerative disorders -- Neurophysiological disorders: epilepsy -- Neuroimmunological disorders -- Neurogenetic disorders |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Neurosciences.
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Nervous System Physiological Phenomena.
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Nervous System Diseases.
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| Author |
Neal, M. J.
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Barasi, Stephen.
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| LC no. |
2003004943 |
| ISBN |
1405111240 |
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