
The Brain
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- Front Cover
- The Brain: An introduction to Functional Neuroanatomy
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Table of contents
- Chapter 1: Nerve cells and synapses
- Membrane potentials and action potentials
- Neurons and their connections
- Glia
- Chapter 2: Central nervous system basics-the brain and spinal cord
- Why study animal brains?
- The main parts of the brain
- External features of the brain
- The language of brain anatomy
- The spinal cord
- Chapter 3: A map of the brain
- Mini-atlas of the rat brain
- Chapter 4: Peripheral nerves
- Motor and sensory nerves
- Somatic and visceral motor and sensory elements
- Spinal nerves
- Spinal nerves supplying the limbs
- Cranial nerves
- Chapter 5: Command and control-the motor systems
- Command and control of skeletal muscles
- Areas of the motor cortex
- The role of non-cortical motor centers
- Survival skills: the hypothalamus
- Brainstem and spinal cord modules for control of organized movement
- Descending control pathways other than the corticospinal tract
- The role of the cerebellum in motor control
- The roles of the striatum and pallidum in motor control
- The final common pathway for all motor systems-the motor neuron
- Command and control of the viscera-the autonomic nervous system
- Command and control of the neuroendocrine system
- Chapter 6: Gathering information-the sensory systems
- Receptors
- Keeping sensory maps intact
- Interpretation and understanding
- Sensory areas in the cerebral cortex
- Vision
- Hearing
- Vestibular system
- Taste
- Smell
- Sensory processing outside the cortex
- An example: rolling an ankle
- Chapter 7: The human cerebral cortex
- The cerebral cortex-anatomy and histology
- Guiding principles of cortical structure and function
- The functional layout of the human cerebral cortex
- The cerebral cortex and behavior
- Chapter 8: Higher level functions-consciousness, learning, memory, and emotions
- Consciousness
- Memory
- Sleep
- Emotions and the amygdala
- Chapter 9: When things go wrong-brain disease and injury
- Infections of the brain and spinal cord
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
- Alzheimer's disease and dementia
- Epilepsy
- Brain trauma and brain death
- Mental illness
- The tragic history of the treatment of severe mental illness
- Chapter 10: The development of the brain and spinal cord
- Genes and brain development
- Early development of the brain and spinal cord
- Regional development of the nervous system-segmentation and organizing centers
- Formation of synapses
- Environmental influences on gene expression
- Critical periods
- Later processes that refine the structure of the brain
- Chapter 11: Techniques for studying the brain
- Cutting thin sections of the brain
- Staining brain sections
- Cell culture
- Hodology: using tracers to map connections
- Molecular genetics
- Non-invasive imaging techniques
- Functional imaging
- Electrophysiology
- Appendix A: Voltages, potentials, and cell membranes
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Supplementary reading
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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