Main description:

With this seventh edition, Noback's Human Nervous System: Structure and Function continues to combine clear prose with exceptional original illustrations that provide a concise lucid depiction of the human nervous system. The book incorporates recent advances in neurobiology and molecular biology. Several chapters have been substantially revised. These include Development and Growth, Blood Circulation and Imaging, Cranial Nerves and Chemical Senses, Auditory and Vestibular Systems, Visual System, and Cerebral Cortex. Topics such as neural regeneration, plasticity and brain imaging are discussed. Each edition of The Human Nervous System has featured a set of outstanding illustrations drawn by premier medical artist Robert J. Demarest. Many of the figures from past editions have been modified and/or enhanced by the addition of color, which provides a more detailed visualization of the nervous system.

Highly praised in its earlier versions, this new edition offers medical, dental, allied health science and psychology students a readily understandable and organized view of the bewilderingly complex awe-inspiring human nervous system. Its explanatory power and visual insight make this book an indispensable source of quick understanding that readers will consult gratefully again and again.

Contents:

Gross Anatomy of the Brain

Neurons and Associated Cells

Basic Neurophysiology

Blood Circulation

Meninges, Ventricles, and Cerebrospinal Fluid

Development and Growth of the Nervous System

The Spinal Cord

Reflexes and Muscle Tone

Pain and Temperature

Discriminative General Senses, Crude Touch, and Proprioception

Motoneurons and Motor Pathways

Lesions of the Spinal Nerves and Spinal Cord

Brainstem: Medulla, Pons, and Midbrain

Cranial Nerves and Chemical Senses

Neurotransmitters as the Chemical Messengers of Certain Circuits and Pathways

Auditory and Vestibular Systems

Lesions of the Brainstem

Cerebellum

The Visual System

Autonomic Nervous System

Hypothalamus

The Reticular Formation and the Limbic System

Thalamus

Basal Ganglia and Extrapyramidal System

Cerebral Cortex

Index