Table of Contents

Section I: GROSS ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN 1: Overview of the Central Nervous System 2: Development of the Nervous System 3: Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid 4: Blood Supply of the Central Nervous System Section II: THE NEURON 5: Histology of the Nervous System 6: Electrophysiology of Neurons 7: Synaptic Transmission 8: Neurotransmitters Section III: ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 9: The Spinal Cord 10: Brainstem I: The Medulla 11: Brainstem II: Pons and Cerebellum 12: Brainstem III: The Midbrain 13: The Forebrain 14: The Cranial Nerves Section IV: SENSORY SYSTEMS 15: Somatosensory System 16: Visual System 17: Auditory and Vestibular Systems 18: Olfaction and Taste Section V: MOTOR SYSTEMS 19: The Upper Motor Neurons 20: The Basal Ganglia 21: The Cerebellum Section VI: INTEGRATIVE SYSTEMS 22: The Autonomic Nervous System 23: The Reticular Formation 24: The Hypothalamus 25: The Limbic System 26: The Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex 27: Vascular Syndromes 28: Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders Glossary Index