As burgeoning research advances the field of neuroscience, instructors face the formidable challenge of imparting this ever-increasing and heterogenous body of information to students. Essential Neuroscience, Second Edition is the coherent, balanced solution.

　　Rated outstanding with highest 5-star ranking in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

　　This highly acclaimed second edition covers fundamental neuroscience topics, integrating essential information with clinical and physiological considerations, providing students with multiple opportunities for review and self-testing, and presenting the latest relevant developments in neuroscience.

　　Proven building-block approach preferred by faculty and students alike.

　　Beginning with the building block of neuroscience, the neuron, the text unfolds the story of human brain function. From analysis of a single neuron, the authors enlarge the discussion to neuronal communication; guide us through the essentials of spinal cord and brain anatomy; detail the sensory, motor, and integrative systems; and finally illustrate the most complex functions and dysfunctions of the nervous system. This stepwise, basic-to-complex approach is the synthesis of 30 years of teaching experience and improves student performance on exams.

Section I: GROSS ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN
1: Overview of the Central Nervous System
2: Development of the Nervous System
3: Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid
4: Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System

Section II: THE NEURON
5: Histology of the Nervous System
6: Electrophysiology of Neurons
7: Synaptic Transmission
8: Neurotransmitters

Section III: ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
9: The Spinal Cord
10: Brainstem I: The Medulla
11: Brainstem II: Pons and Cerebellum
12: Brainstem III: The Midbrain
13: The Forebrain
14: The Cranial Nerves

Section IV: SENSORY SYSTEMS
15: Somatosensory System
16: Visual System
17: Auditory and Vestibular Systems
18: Olfaction and Taste

Section V: MOTOR SYSTEMS
19: The Upper Motor Neurons
20: The Basal Ganglia
21: The Cerebellum

Section VI: INTEGRATIVE SYSTEMS
22: The Autonomic Nervous System
23: The Reticular Formation
24: The Hypothalamus
25: The Limbic System
26: The Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex
27: Vascular Syndromes
28: Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders

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