Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications
- 5th Edition - August 17, 2017
- Authors: Duane E. Haines, Gregory A. Mihailoff
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 3 9 6 3 2 - 5
Using a rigorous yet clinically-focused approach, Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, 5th Edition, covers the fundamental neuroscience informati… Read more
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Request a sales quoteUsing a rigorous yet clinically-focused approach, Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, 5th Edition, covers the fundamental neuroscience information needed for coursework, exams, and beyond. It integrates neuroanatomy, pharmacology, and physiology, and offers a full section devoted to systems neurobiology, helping you comprehend and retain the complex material you need to know.
- Highlights clinical content in blue throughout the text, helping you focus on what you need to know in the clinical environment.
Section I Essential Concepts
1 Orientation to the Structure and Imaging of the Central Nervous System
2 The Cell Biology of Neurons and Glia
3 The Electrochemical Basis of Nerve Function
4 Chemical Signaling in the Nervous System
5 Development of the Nervous System
Section II Regional Neurobiology
6 The Ventricles, Choroid Plexus, and Cerebrospinal Fluid
7 The Meninges
8 A Survey of the Cerebrovascular System
9 The Spinal Cord
10 An Overview of the Brainstem
11 The Medulla Oblongata
12 The Pons and Cerebellum
13 The Midbrain
14 A Synopsis of Cranial Nerves of the Brainstem
15 The Diencephalon
16 The Telencephalon
Section III Systems Neurobiology
17 The Somatosensory System I: Tactile Discrimination and Position Sense
18 The Somatosensory System II: Nociception, Thermal Sense, and Touch
19 Viscerosensory Pathways
20 The Visual System
21 The Auditory System
22 The Vestibular System
23 Olfaction and Taste
24 Motor System I: Peripheral Sensory, Brainstem, and Spinal Influence on Anterior Horn Neurons
25 Motor System II: Corticofugal Systems and the Control of Movement
26 The Basal Nuclei
27 The Cerebellum
28 Visual Motor Systems
29 Visceral Motor Pathways
30 The Hypothalamus
31 The Limbic System
32 The Cerebral Cortex
33 The Neurologic Examination
- No. of pages: 528
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: August 17, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323396325
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Duane E. Haines
Dr. Haines is an exceedingly well-respected academic (a former Henry Gray/Elsevier award winner from the American Association of Anatomists and a Distinguished Teacher Award winner from the Association of American Medical Colleges). Though Dr. Haines has retired as Chair of the Department of Anatomy as well as Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Mississippi, he retains a working relationship with Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He travels extensively and continues to speak frequently at meetings both in the US and Internationally.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Professor of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Professor Emeritus (and Former Chairman); Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USAGM
Gregory A. Mihailoff
Professor Emeritus Gregory A. Mihailoff works in the Department of Anatomy at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Department of Anatomy, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USARead Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications on ScienceDirect