Neuroscience in Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Cytology and Organization of Cell Types

   • Rochelle S. Cohen, Donald W. Pfaff

   Pages 1-19

3. Anatomy of the Spinal Cord and Brain

   • Bruce E. Maley

   Pages 21-35

4. Ion Channels and Electrical Signaling

   • Stanko S. Stojilkovic, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

   Pages 37-71

5. Synaptic Transmission

   • Henrique von Gersdorff, Court Hull

   Pages 73-87

6. Pre- and Postsynaptic Receptors

   • Robert D. Grubbs, David K. Sundberg

   Pages 89-109

7. Neuroembryology and Neurogenesis

   • Ching Sung Teng, Christina T. Teng, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

   Pages 111-128

8. The Vasculature of the Human Brain

   • Suresh C. Patel, Simone Wagner, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

   Pages 129-163

9. The Choroid Plexus—CSF Nexus

   • Conrad E. Johanson

   Pages 165-195

10. Organization of the Spinal Cord

    • Marion Murray, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

    Pages 197-216

11. The Cerebellum

    • James R. West, John B. Gelderd

    Pages 217-236

12. The Brainstem

    • Harold H. Traurig

    Pages 237-250

13. The Brainstem Reticular Formation and the Monoamine System

    • Harold H. Traurig, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

    Pages 251-263

14. The Trigeminal System

    • Harold H. Traurig

    Pages 265-276

15. The Oculomotor System

    • Robert F. Spencer, John D. Porter, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

    Pages 277-291

16. The Hypothalamus

    • Marc E. Freeman, Thomas A. Houpt

    Pages 293-345

17. The Cerebral Cortex

    • Michael W. Miller, Brent A. Vogt, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

    Pages 347-368

18. The Limbic System

    • J. Michael Wyss, Thomas van Groen, Kevin J. Canning

    Pages 369-387

19. The Basal Ganglia

    • Marie-Francoise Chesselet, Gregory Cooper, Robert L. Rodnitzky

    Pages 389-401

20. The Thalamus

    • Yoland Smith, Mamadou Sidibe

    Pages 403-417

to it. Once the manuscripts were in hand, it was the The preface to the first edition of Neuroscience in Medicine began with a simple statement: “Neuro- editor’s job to make the writing uniform, remove science is a fascinating discipline.” The interest that duplicative materials except where essential for ease of understanding, and incorporate additional provoked the preparation of a second edition means that statement still rings true. The challenge remained critical material. Neuroscience in Medicine is designed to reveal the to define the core material. I have attempted to restrict certain peripheral topics—the generalities basic science underlying disease and treatments for of biosynthesis and gene expression, for example— neural disorders. Though the chapters are intended to interdigitate, each chapter can be read as a stand in order to allow the remaining topics to include new material and, in some cases, to showcase developing alone—that is, each contains a complete discussion of the topic. areas—neuroimmunology, for example—in the hope that this will pique the interests of the reader and I am pleased that the “Clinical Correlations,” a keep the volume fresh. popular feature of the first edition, are again included. We have also been aided in our task by the art and As in the first edition of Neuroscience in Me- cine, the authors are selected from leaders in editorial staff at Humana, whose help I gratefully acknowledge.

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"In this 700-page book, 32 chapters are presented by well-known authorities in the neurosciences. From basic neuroscience to complex clinical scenarios, the book displays a large range of topics that emphasize the brain, its properties, and the genetic nature of its behavior. Newer radiological tools are explained and examples displayed in high-definition photographs. The pictures are of good quality and the references up-to-date. This is a good contribution to the field of neurosciences and it should be in all general medical libraries."-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

"...will be of interest to all neuroradiologists...provides practitioners with an update of the correlations between anatomy, physiology and the clinical features of relevant condition." - Neuroradiology

• Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, USA

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