TY - BOOK AU - Nolte,John TI - Essentials of the human brain SN - 9780323045704 AV - QP376 .N655 2010 U1 - 612.8/2 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Mosby/Elsevier KW - Brain KW - Neuroanatomy KW - Nervous System KW - anatomy & histology KW - physiology KW - Nervous System Physiology N1 - Includes index; Introduction to the nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- Gross anatomy and general organization of the central nervous system -- Meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord -- Ventricles and cerebrospinal fluid -- Blood supply of the brain -- Electrical signaling by neurons -- Synaptic transmission between neurons -- Sensory receptors and the peripheral nervous system -- Spinal cord -- Organization of the brainstem -- Cranial nerves and their nuclei -- The chemical senses of taste and smell -- Hearing and balance : the eighth cranial nerve -- Brainstem summary -- The thalamus and internal capsule : getting to and from the cerebral cortex -- The visual system -- Overview of motor systems -- Basal ganglia -- Cerebellum -- Control of eye movements -- Cerebral cortex -- Drives and emotions : the hypothalamus and limbic system -- Formation, modification, and repair of neuronal connections ER -