Fundamentals of Neurophysiology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. The Structure of the Nervous System

   • R. F. Schmidt

   Pages 1-18

3. Excitation of Nerve and Muscle

   • J. Dudel

   Pages 19-71

4. Synaptic Transmission

   • R. F. Schmidt

   Pages 72-105

5. The Physiology of Small Groups of Neurons; Reflexes

   • R. F. Schmidt

   Pages 106-128

6. Muscles

   • J. Dudel

   Pages 129-157

7. Motor Systems

   • R. F. Schmidt

   Pages 158-204

8. Regulatory Functions of the Nervous System, as Exemplified by the Spinal Motor System

   • M. Zimmermann

   Pages 205-219

9. The Autonomic Nervous System

   • W. Jänig

   Pages 220-267

10. Integrative Functions of the Central Nervous System

    • R. F. Schmidt

    Pages 268-308

11. Suggested Readings

    • Robert F. Schmidt

    Pages 309-313

12. Answer Key

    • Robert F. Schmidt

    Pages 314-316

13. Back Matter

    Pages 317-339

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Although just two years have passed since the first English edition of this book, advances in neurophysiology have dictated considerable revision of most of the chapters. The chapters on synaptic transmis­ sion, motor systems, and the autonomie nervous system, for example, have been revised, extended, and in some parts entirely rewritten. In response to a frequently expressed wish, a chapter on the in­ tegrative functions of the nervous system has been added. Here the use of the term "integrative functions" expresses our lack of a better general term covering such diverse activities and states of the nervous system as waking, sleeping, dreaming, consciousness, speech, leam­ ing, and memory. This chapter also includes an introduction to the physiology of the cerebral cortex and the characteristics of the elec­ troencephalogram. Another new section is a chapter on the control-systems aspects of central nervous activity, a reßection of the fact that many processes, particularly those involving motor activity and the autonomie nervous system, can best be described and analyzed in terms of control theory. The previous Chapter 7, Sensory Systems, has been largely included in another volume, "Fundamentals of Sensory Physiology." Finally-again at the suggestion of readers-a bibliography has been added to guide the student further into the topics of the indi­ vidual chapters. Most of the references are re cent; they offer access to the current originalliterature.

• Nervous System
• Neurophysiologie
• cortex
• neurophysiology
• physiology

• Physiologisches Institut, Universität Kiel, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany

  Robert F. Schmidt

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