A classy introductory text to how the nervous system works highlighting the
challenges, controversies, and uncertainties in neuroscience. The 15
contributors (neurobiology, Duke U. Medical Center) extend both their talents in
neuroscience and teaching in a systematic outline of the nervous system's
organization, neural signaling, sensation and sensory processing, movement and
its central control, brain development, and complex brain function including
discussions of cognition, sleep, and sexuality. Includes quality color
illustrations and photographs. ANNOTATION
"...created primarily for medical students, this comprehensi ve text emphasizes
the structure of the nervous system, the correlation of structure & function,,
and structure/function relationships pertinent to the study of medicine."
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