| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 700 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction and organization of neuroscience fundamentals in communication sciences and disorders / Richard D. Andreatta -- The basic structure and function of neurons / Richard D. Andreatta -- Basics of neural signaling and synaptic function / Richard D. Andreatta -- Neuroanatomy of the human nervous system : anatomical nomenclature, embryology, the spinal cord, and the brainstem / Richard D. Andreatta -- Neuroanatomy of the human nervous system: the diencephalon, cerebrum, cerebral cortex, and the infrastructure of the CNS / Richard D. Andreatta -- Basics of sensation and perception, and the somatosensory system / Richard D. Andreatta -- Auditory-vestibular system : inner ear transduction mechanisms for sound and balance / Richard D. Andreatta -- The visual system / Richard D. Andreatta -- The chemical senses : olfactory and gustatory systems / Richard D. Andreatta and Nicole M. Etter -- Muscle tissue : structure, mechanisms of contraction, and the motor unit / Richard D. Andreatta -- Motor control systems of the CNS / Richard D. Andreatta -- Introduction to motor learning and control principles of behavior / Patrick O. McKeon -- Neural substrate of speech and voice / Stephen M. Tasko -- Neural substrate of language / Jessica D. Richardson and Sarah Grace H. Dalton -- Neural substrate of hearing : central auditory pathway and the auditory cortices / Anne D. Olson |
| Summary |
"This text is designed to provide CSD students with a broad overview of the principles, processes, and structures underlying the workings of the human nervous system. Written with a fresh user-friendly conversational style and complemented by more than 350 visually rich and beautifully drawn full-color illustrations, this book emphasizes brain and behavior relationships while also ensuring coverage of essential neuroanatomy in an integrative fashion."--Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Central nervous system.
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Senses and sensation.
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Perception.
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Central Nervous System -- physiology
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Central Nervous System -- anatomy & histology
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Sensation -- physiology
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Perception -- physiology
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Central Nervous System
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Sensation
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Perception
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Central nervous system
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Perception
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Senses and sensation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781635502701 |
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1635502705 |
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