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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777794803321

Autore

Brodal Per

Titolo

The central nervous system [[electronic resource] ] : structure and function / / Per Brodal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-280-83810-8

0-19-803704-X

1-4294-2142-8

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (532 p.)

Disciplina

612.8/2

Soggetti

Central nervous system

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-495) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; A Brief Survey; Studying the Structures and Function of the Nervous System; I: MAIN FEATURES OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION; II: SENSORY SYSTEMS; III: MOTOR SYSTEMS; IV: THE BRAIN STEM AND THE CRANIAL NERVES; V: THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VI: LIMBIC STRUCTURES AND THE CEREBRAL CORTEX; Literature; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Providing illustrated descriptions of brain structures in light of their functions, this textbook aims to foster an understanding of the intimate relationship between the structure and function of the nervous system. It focuses on the integration of basic sciences with their clinical applications.