Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain

Extensively revised throughout, Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain, 2nd Edition, offers a reader-friendly overview of neuroscience and neuroanatomy ideal for studying and reviewing for exams. Updated content, integrated pathology and pharmacology for a more clinical focus, and full-color illustrations make a complex subject easier to understand. Test and verify your knowledge with review questions, unlabelled drawings, and more.

New to this edition

    Focuses on the clinical aspects of the nervous system with updated neuroscience content, integrated pathology and pharmacology content, and more clinically relevant questions.

    Student Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and animations, designed to produce a more rounded learning experience.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1:    Introduction to the Nervous System

Chapter 2:    Development of the Nervous System

Chapter 3:    Gross Anatomy and General Organization of the Central Nervous System

Chapter 4:    Meningeal Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Cord

Chapter 5:    Ventricles and Cerebrospinal Fluid

Chapter 6:    Blood Supply of the Brain

Chapter 7:    Electrical Signaling by Neurons

Chapter 8:    Synaptic Transmission between Neurons

Chapter 9:    Sensory Receptors and the Peripheral Nervous System

Chapter 10:   Spinal Cord

Chapter 11:   Organization of the Brainstem

Chapter 12:   Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei

Chapter 13:   The Chemical Senses of Taste and Smell

Chapter 14:   Hearing and Balance: The Eighth Cranial Nerve

Chapter 15:   Brainstem Summary

Chapter 16:   The Thalamus and Internal Capsule: Getting to and from the Cerebral Cortex

Chapter 17:   The Visual System

Chapter 18:   Overview of Motor Systems

Chapter 19:   Basal Ganglia

Chapter 20:   Cerebellum

Chapter 21:   Control of Eye Movements

Chapter 22:   Cerebral Cortex

Chapter 23:   Drives and Emotions: The Hypothalamus and Limbic System

Chapter 24:   Formation, Modification, and Repair of Neuronal Connections