Medical neuroscience at a glance - Roger Barker

Following the highly successful At A Glance format, this book covers the entire neuroscience requirement of the preclinical medicine course in a logical series of doublepage spreads. It recognises the interdisciplinary nature of neuroscience, and the need to integrate students knowledge of anatomy, biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology. Examples of the physiological systems of the central nervous system and its diseases are viewed from the molecular through to the behavioural level. The text is logically divided into seven sections, starting with a general introduction entitled cellular neurosciences, which covers the structure and function of the CNS at the microscopic level. The following sections cover cutaneous and visceral sensation; motor control and coordination of movement; the brainstem; and special senses. Higher functions (memory, mood and cognition), and injury and ageing (dementias) are dealt with in the final sections.