Main description:

Popular for its highly visual and easy-to-follow approach, Nolte's The Human Brain helps demystify the complexities of the gross anatomy of the brain, spinal cord and brainstem. A clear writing style, interesting examples and visual cues bring this extremely complicated subject to life and more understandable.

Contents:

1. Introduction to the Nervous System

2. Development of the Nervous System

3. Gross Anatomy and General Organization of the Central Nervous System

4. Meningeal Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Cord

5. Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid

6. Blood Supply of the Brain

7. Electrical Signaling by Neurons

8. Synaptic Transmission Between Neurons

9. Sensory Receptors and the Peripheral Nervous System

10. Spinal Cord

11. Organization of the Brain Stem

12. Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei

13. The Chemical Senses of Taste and Smell

14. Hearing and Balance: The Eighth Cranial Nerve

15. Atlas of the Human Brainstem

16. The Thalmus and Internal Capsule: Getting to and from the Cerebral Cortex

17. The Visual System

18. Overview of Motor System

19. Basal Nuclei

20. Cerebellum

21. Eye Movements

22. Cerebral Cortex

23. Drives and Emotions: The Hypothalmus and Limbic System

24. Formation, Modification, and Repair of Neuronal Connections

25. Atlas of the Human Forebrain