Neuroscience

This new text serves not only as an introduction to the complex subject of neuroscience but also as a summary and guide to current knowledge of the nervous system. The format of the book consists of a series of two-page illustrated spreads, each of which provides a synopsis of a topic and stands as a self-sufficient unit. The brain is regarded as an information processor, and the sequence of the book takes the student logically through the sensory, processing and motor, autonomic and neuroendocrine pathways. Special emphasis is placed on the neuropharmacological organization of the brain rather than on anatomical structure. The text begins with a concise account of the basic concepts, such as the neuron and neuroanatomy, and concludes with a section on the neuropharmacology of disease.
 
This new text serves not only as an introduction to the complex subject of neuroscience but also as a summary and guide to current knowledge of the nervous system. The format of the book consists of a series of two-page illustrated spreads, each of which provides a synopsis of a topic and stands as a self-sufficient unit. The brain is regarded as an information processor, and the sequence of the book takes the student logically through the sensory, processing and motor, autonomic and neuroendocrine pathways. Special emphasis is placed on the neuropharmacological organization of the brain rather than on anatomical structure. The text begins with a concise account of the basic concepts, such as the neuron and neuroanatomy, and concludes with a section on the neuropharmacology of disease.