Book[edited by] Duane E. Haines, Gregory A. Mihailoff ; medical illustrator, W.K. Cunningham and M.P. Schenk ; photographer, G.W. Armstrong ; computer graphics, C.P. Runyan.
Contents:
Orientation to the structure and imaging of the central nervous system
The cell biology of neurons and glia
The electrochemical basis of nerve function
Chemical signaling in the nervous system
Development of the nervous system
The ventricles, choroid plexus, and cerebrospinal fluid
The meninges
A survey of the cerebrovascular system
The spinal cord
An overview of the brainstem
The medulla oblongata
The pons and cerebellum
The midbrain
A synopsis of cranial nerves of the brainstem
The diencephalon
The telencephalon
The somatosensory system I : tactile discrimination and position sense
The somatosensory system II : nociception, thermal sense, and touch
Viscerosensory pathways
The visual system
The auditory system
The vestibular system
Olfaction and taste
Motor system I : peripheral sensory, brainstem, and spinal influence on anterior horn neurons
Motor system II : corticofugal systems and the control of movement
The basal nuclei
The cerebellum
Visual motor systems
Visceral motor pathways
The hypothalamus
The limbic system
The cerebral cortex
The neurologic examination.