Understanding the brain

Understanding the brain

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Norden, Jeanette (autor)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chantilly, Virginia : Teaching Company, ©2007
Colección:The great courses.
Materias:
CEREBRO > FISIOLOGIA
NEUROFISIOLOGIA
NEUROCIENCIAS
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Historical underpinnings of neuroscience.
  • Central nervouse system-Gross organization.
  • Central nervous system-Internal organization.
  • Central nervous system-Subdivisions.
  • Cortex-Globes and areas.
  • Cortex-Sensory, motor, and association areas.
  • Central nervous system-Development.
  • Central nervous system-Cellular organization.
  • Pathways and synapses.
  • Neurotransmitters.
  • Stroke.
  • The visual system-The eye.
  • Part II. The visual system-The cortex.
  • The auditory system.
  • The somatosensory system
  • Agnosias.
  • The motor system-Voluntary movement.
  • The motor system-Coordinated movement.
  • Parkinson's disease.
  • Language.
  • The limbic system-Anatomy.
  • The limbic system-Biochemistry.
  • Depression.
  • The reward system-Anatomy.
  • Part III. The reward system-Drugs.
  • Brain plasticity.
  • Emotion and executive function.
  • Processing of negative emotions-Fear.
  • Music and the brain.
  • Sexual dimorphism of the brain.
  • Sleep and dreaming.
  • Consciousness and the self.
  • Alzheimer's disease.
  • Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
  • Wellness and the brain-Effects of stress.
  • Neuroscience-Looking back and looking ahead.
  • Part II. The visual system-The cortex.
  • The auditory system.
  • The somatosensory system
  • Agnosias.
  • The motor system-Voluntary movement.
  • The motor system-Coordinated movement.
  • Parkinson's disease.
  • Language.
  • The limbic system-Anatomy.
  • The limbic system-Biochemistry.
  • Depression.
  • The reward system-Anatomy.
  • Part III. The reward system-Drugs.
  • Brain plasticity.
  • Emotion and executive function.
  • Processing of negative emotions-Fear.
  • Music and the brain.
  • Sexual dimorphism of the brain.
  • Sleep and dreaming.
  • Consciousness and the self.
  • Alzheimer's disease.
  • Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
  • Wellness and the brain-Effects of stress.
  • Neuroscience-Looking back and looking ahead.

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