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Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications

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  • 4th Edition - October 19, 2012
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Duane E. Haines
  • Language: English

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Turn to Fundamental Neuroscience for a thorough, clinically relevant understanding of this complicated subject! Integrated coverage of neuroanatomy, physiology, and pharmacology, with a particular emphasis on systems neurobiology, effectively prepares you for your courses, exams, and beyond.

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  • Easily comprehend and retain complex material
    •  thanks to the expert instruction of Professor Duane Haines, recipient of the Henry Gray/Elsevier Distinguished Teacher Award from the American Association of Anatomists and the Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Colleges.
  • Access the complete contents online at www.studentconsult.com, plus 150 USMLE-style review questions, sectional images correlated with the anatomical diagrams within the text, and more.

Table of contents

Section 1: Essential Concepts

1. Orientation to Structure and Imaging of the Central Nervous System

2. The Cell Biology of Neurons and Glia

3. The Electrochemical Basis of Nerve Function

4. The Chemical Basis for Neuronal Communication

5. Development of the Nervous System

Section 2: 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 3: Systems Neurobiology

17. The Somatosensory System I: Tactile Discrimination and Position Sense

18. The Somatosensory System II: Touch, Thermal Sense, and Pain

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

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About the author

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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, USA