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Netter's Neuroscience Coloring Book

  • 1st Edition - January 22, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: David L. Felten, Mary Summo Maida
  • Language: English

Reinforce your knowledge of neuroanatomy, neuroscience, and common pathologies of the nervous system with this active and engaging learn and review tool! Netter’s Neuro… Read more

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Reinforce your knowledge of neuroanatomy, neuroscience, and common pathologies of the nervous system with this active and engaging learn and review tool! Netter’s Neuroscience Coloring Book by Drs. David L. Felten and Mary Summo Maida, challenges you to a better understanding of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system using visual and tactile learning. It’s a fun and interactive way to trace pathways and tracts, as well as reinforce spatial, functional, and clinical concepts in this fascinating field. More than "just" a coloring book, this unique learning tool offers:

  • More than 100 key topics in neuroscience and neuroanatomy
    • , using bold, clear drawings based on classic Netter art.

  • Clinical Notes

    •  that bridge basic science with health care and medicine.

  • Workbook review questions, and bulleted lists

    •  throughout to reinforce comprehension and retention.

  • Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase.

    •  This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Key features

More than “just” a coloring book, this unique learning tool offers:
  • More than 145 key topics in neuroscience and neuroanatomy, using bold, clear drawings based on classic Netter art.
  • Coloring exercises for visual and tactile learning as you trace pathways and tracts, reinforcing spatial, functional, and clinical concepts in this fascinating field.
  • A clear organization with 4 major sections: (1) Overview of the nervous system; (2) regional neuroscience; (3) systemic neuroscience; and (4) global neuroscience.
  • Three major components for each topic and accompanying illustrations: What is it and what does it do?; Color the most important structures; and What is the functional and clinical significance?
  • Text revision based on extensive student feedback.
  • New coloring exercises on Endogenous Opioid Systems, Insular Cortex, Prefrontal Cortex, Dementias, Alzheimer’s Disease, Posttraumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Brain Substrates of Addictive Disorders.
  • Clinical Notes that bridge basic science with health care and medicine.
  • Expanded workbook review questions and bulleted lists throughout to reinforce comprehension and retention.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook includes completed coloring and workbook pages for reference and allows you to access all of the text and figures from the book on a variety of devices.

Readership

Students in neuroscience courses or who are preparing for an upcoming neuroscience course/program (these range from high school students and premeds to medical and health professions students and students in neuroscience research, linguistics, etc.)

Table of contents

Section 1 Overview of the Nervous System

Chapter 1, Neurons and Their Properties

  1. Neuronal Structure

  2. Types of Synapses

  3. Neuronal Cell Types

  4. Glial Cell Types

  5. Astrocyte Biology

  6. Microglial Biology

  7. Oligodendroglial Biology

  8. The Blood-Brain Barrier

  9. Axonal Transport in the CNS and PNS

  10. Myelination of CNS and PNS Axons

  11. Neuronal Resting Potential

  12. Graded Potentials in Neurons

  13. Action Potentials

  14. Conduction Velocity

  15. Neurotransmitter Release

  16. Multiple Neurotransmitter Synthesis, Release, and Signaling from Individual Neurons

  17. Chemical Neurotransmission

    18. Chapter 2, Brain, Skull and Meninges

    1. Meninges and Their Relationships to the Brain and Skull

    2. Surface Anatomy of the Forebrain: Lateral View

    3. Cerebral Cortex Anatomy and Functional Regions: Lateral View

    4. Cortical Architecture: Brodmann’s Areas

    5. Midsagittal Surface of the Brain

    6. Basal Surface of the Brain

    7. Axial and Mid-Sagittal Views of the Central Nervous System

    8. Horizontal (Axial) Brain Sections Showing the Basal Ganglia

    9. Major Limbic Forebrain Structures

      10. Chapter 3, Brain Stem, Cerebellum, and Spinal Cord

      1. Brain Stem Surface Anatomy: Posterolateral View

      2. Brain Stem Surface Anatomy: Anterior View

      3. Cerebellar Anatomy

      4. Spinal Cord Gross Anatomy: Posterior View

      5. Spinal Cord Cross-Sectional Anatomy in Situ

      6. Spinal Cord White Matter and Gray Matter

        7. Chapter 4, Ventricles, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Vasculature

        1. Schematic of the Ventricular System

        2. Mid-Sagittal View of the Ventricular System

        3. Circulation of the Cerebrospinal

        4. Arterial Supply to the Brain and Meninges

        5. Arterial Distribution to the Brain: Circle of Willis, Choroidal Arteries, and Lenticulostriate Arteries

        6. Arterial Distribution to the Brain: The Cerebral Arteries

        7. Arterial Distribution to the Brain: The Vertebro-Basilar System

        8. Blood Supply to the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

        9. Arterial Blood Supply to the Spinal Cord

        10. Venous Drainage of the Brain and Venous Sinuses

          11. Section I Review Questions

          　

          　

          Section II Regional Neuroscience

          Chapter 5, Peripheral Nervous System

          1. Spinal Cord with Sensory, Motor, and Autonomic Components of Peripheral Nerves

          2. Anatomy of a Peripheral Nerve

          3. Relationship of Spinal Nerve Roots to Vertebrae

          4. Sensory Channels: Reflex and Cerebellar

          5. Sensory Channels: Lemniscal

          6. Motor Channels: Basic Organization of Lower and Upper Motor Neurons

          7. Autonomic Channels

          8. Cutaneous Receptors

          9. The Neuromuscular Junction, Autonomic Neuroeffector Junctions, and Neurotransmission

          10. Brachial Plexus

          11. Dermatomal Distribution

          12. Cutaneous Distribution of Peripheral Nerves

          13. Cholinergic and Adrenergic Distribution to Motor and Autonomic Structures

          14. Autonomic Distribution to the Head and Neck

          15. Enteric Nervous System

            16. Chapter 6, Spinal Cord

            1. Cytoarchitecture of the Spinal Cord Gray Matter

            2. Spinal Cord Histological Cross Sections

            3. Spinal Cord Syndromes

            4. Spinal Cord Lower Motor Neuron Organization and Control

            5. Spinal Somatic Reflex Pathways

            6. Muscle and Joint Receptors and Muscle Spindles

              7. Chapter 7, Brain Stem and Cerebellum

              1. Cranial Nerves

              2. Cranial Nerves and their Nuclei: Schematic View from Above

              3. The Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII)

              4. Reticular Formation: General Pattern of Nuclei in the Brain Stem

              5. Cerebellar Organization: Lobes and Regions

              6. Cerebellar Anatomy

              7. Deep Cerebellar Nuclei and Cerebellar Peduncles

              8. Brain Stem Arterial Syndromes

                9. Chapter 8, Forebrain: Diencephalon and Telencephalon

                Plate 8-1 Thalamic Nuclei and Interconnections with the Cerebral Cortex

                Plate 8-2 Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

                Plate 8-3 Schematic of Hypothalamic Nuclei

                Plate 8-4 Axial Section through the Forebrain

                Plate 8-5 Coronal Section through the Forebrain

                Plate 8-6 Layers of the Cerebral Cortex

                Plate 8-7 Vertical Columns: Functional Units of the Cerebral Cortex

                Plate 8-8 Efferent Connections of the Cerebral Cortex

                Plate 8-9 Cortical Association Fibers

                Plate 8-10 Aphasias and Cortical Areas of Damage

                Plate 8-11 Noradrenergic Pathways

                Plate 8-12 Serotonergic Pathways

                Plate 8-13 Dopaminergic Pathways

                Plate 8-14 Central Cholinergic Pathways

                Section II Review Questions

                　

                　

                Section III Systemic Neuroscience

                Chapter 9, Sensory Systems

                1. Somatosensory System: Spinocerebellar Pathways

                2. Somatosensory System: The Dorsal Column System and Epicritic Modalities

                3. Somatosensory System: The Spinothalamic and Spinoreticular Systems and Protopathic Modalities

                4. Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain and Sympathetically-Maintained Pain

                5. Descending Control of Ascending Somatosensory Systems

                6. Trigeminal Sensory and Associated Systems

                7. Pain-Sensitive Structures of the Head and Pain Referral

                8. Taste Pathways

                9. Peripheral Pathways for Sound Reception, and the Bony and Membranous Labyrinths

                10. CN VIII Nerve Innervation of Hair Cells in the Organ of Corti

                11. Central Auditory Pathways

                12. Vestibular Receptors

                13. Central Vestibular Pathways

                14. Anatomy of the Eye

                15. Anterior and Posterior Chambers of the Eye

                16. The Retina: Retinal Layers

                17. Anatomy and Relationships of the Optic Chiasm

                18. Visual Pathways to the Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Brain Stem

                19. Pupillary Light Reflex

                20. The Visual Pathway: The Retino-Geniculo-Calcarine Pathway

                21. Visual Pathways in the Parietal and Temporal Lobes

                22. Visual System Lesions

                  23. Chapter 10, Motor Systems

                  Plate 10-1 Alpha and Gamma Lower Motor Neurons

                  Plate 10-2 Distribution of Lower Motor Neurons in the Spinal Cord

                  Plate 10-3 Distribution of Lower Motor Neurons in the Brain Stem

                  Plate 10-4 Corticobulbar Tract

                  Plate 10-5 Corticospinal Tract

                  Plate 10-6 Rubrospinal Tract

                  Plate 10-7 Vestibulospinal Tracts

                  Plate 10-8 Reticulospinal and Cortico-reticulospinal Pathways

                  Plate 10-9 Tectospinal Tract and Interstitiospinal Tract

                  Plate 10-10 Central Control of Eye Movements

                  Plate 10-11 Central Control of Respiration

                  Plate 10-12 Cerebellar Organization and Neuronal Circuitry

                  Plate 10-13 Cerebellar Afferents

                  Plate 10-14 Cerebellar Efferent Pathways

                  Plate 10-15 Schematic Diagram of Cerebellar Efferents to Upper Motor Neurons

                  Plate 10-16 Connections of the Basal Ganglia

                  Chapter 11, Autonomic-Hypothalamic-Limbic Systems

                  1. General Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System

                  2. Forebrain Regions Associated With the Hypothalamus

                  3. Afferent and Efferent Pathways Associated with the Hypothalamus

                  4. Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus

                  5. Cytokine Influences on Brain and Behavior

                  6. Circumventricular Organs

                  7. Regulation of Anterior Pituitary Hormone Secretion

                  8. Posterior Pituitary (Neurohypophyseal) Hormones: Oxytocin and Vasopressin

                  9. Neuroimmunomodulation

                  10. Anatomy of the Limbic Forebrain

                  11. Hippocampal Formation: General Anatomy

                  12. Neuronal Connections of the Hippocampal Formation

                  13. Major Afferent Connections of the Amygdala

                  14. Major Efferent Connections of the Amygdala

                  15. The Cingulate Cortex

                  16. Olfactory Pathways

                    17. Product details

                    • Edition: 1
                    • Latest edition
                    • Published: April 12, 2017
                    • Language: English

                    About the authors

                    DF

                    David L. Felten

                    DAVID L. FELTEN, MD, PhD, is Assoc. Dean of Clinical Sciences and Prof. Neurosciences at UMHS. He’s former VP for Research and Medical Director of Research at William Beaumont Health System and Founding Associate Dean for their School of Medicine. He previously served as Dean of Grad Med Ed at Seton Hall; Founding Executive Director of the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine and Prof of Anatomy and Neurobiology at UC Irvine; Founding Director of the Center for Neuroimmunology at Loma Linda School of Medicine; and the Kilian J. and Caroline F. Schmitt Professor and Chair of Department of Neurobiology, and Director of Markey Charitable Trust Institute for Neurobiology and Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging at U of Rochester. His pioneering studies of autonomic innervation of lymphoid organs and neural-immune signaling underling psychoneuroimmunology has been featured on Bill Moyer’s, “Healing and the Mind,” “20/20,” and many other media venues. He served for over a decade on NBME, including Chair of the Neurosciences Committee for the USMLE.
                    Affiliations and expertise
                    Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Division of Applied Health and Wellness, Keuka College, Keuka Park, New York, USA

                    MM

                    Mary Summo Maida

                    Affiliations and expertise
                    Adjunct Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, USA