Medical Neurobiology explains the fundamentals of the nervous system as it relates to human health. The text uses everyday examples to clarify neural function. The contribution of the nervous system to diverse and common medical disorders such as Parkinson's disease, hearing loss.myopia, hypertension, and asthma are explored. INDICE: Section 1: Introduction; 1. Introduction to the nervous system; 2.Cells of the nervous system: neurons and glia; 3. Developmental overview of neuroanatomy: the tube within the brain; Section 2: Neural communication; 4. The neuron at rest; 5. Electrical communication within a neuron; 6. Neurotransmitter release; 7. Synthesis, packaging and termination of neurotransmitters; 8.Receiving the synaptic message; Section 3: Neuroanatomy; 9. Spinal cord: conduit between body and brain; 10. Cranial nerves: Brain sentries; 11. Brainstem organization; 12. Inside the brainstem: Cranial nerve nuclei and long-distanceconnections; 13. Forebrain: Action, perception, emotion, thought; 14. Following the nutrients: blood supply, blood-brain barrier, and ventricles; Section 4: Perception; 15. Perceiving the world; 16. Seeing the world; 17. Audition: communication portal; 18. Somatosensation: Focus on pain; 19. The vestibular sense: balance and equilibrium; Section 5: Motor control; 20. Motor control: Frommuscle contraction to action; 21. The motor unit and orderly recruitment; 22.Reflexes and gait; 23. From movement to action: postural stability, orientingand praxis; 24. Cerebellum; 25. Basal ganglia: action selection; 26. Gaze control; Section 6: Homeostasis; 27. Homeostatic systems: Staying alive; Section 7: You and the brain; 28. The brain in a physician's life; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-533997-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 688
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés