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Using a rigorous yet clinically-focused approach, Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, 5th Edition, covers the fundamental neuroscience information needed for coursework, exams, and beyond. It integrates neuroanatomy, pharmacology, and physiology, and offers a full section devoted to systems neurobiology, helping you comprehend and retain the complex material you need to know.



Highlights clinical content in blue throughout the text, helping you focus on what you need to know in the clinical environment.



Presents thoroughly updated information in every chapter, with an emphasis on new clinical thinking as related to the brain and systems neurobiology.
Features hundreds of correlated state-of-the-art imaging examples, anatomical diagrams, and histology photos - nearly half are new or improved for this edition.
Pays special attention to the correct use of clinical and anatomical terminology, and provides new clinical text and clinical-anatomical correlations.

Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications

Section I Essential Concepts



1 Orientation to the Structure and Imaging of the Central Nervous System



2 The Cell Biology of Neurons and Glia



3 The Electrochemical Basis of Nerve Function



4 Chemical Signaling in the Nervous System



5 Development of the Nervous System



Section II Regional Neurobiology



6 The Ventricles, Choroid Plexus, and Cerebrospinal Fluid



7 The Meninges



8 A Survey of the Cerebrovascular System



9 The Spinal Cord



10 An Overview of the Brainstem



11 The Medulla Oblongata



12 The Pons and Cerebellum



13 The Midbrain



14 A Synopsis of Cranial Nerves of the Brainstem



15 The Diencephalon



16 The Telencephalon



Section III Systems Neurobiology



17 The Somatosensory System I: Tactile Discrimination and Position Sense



18 The Somatosensory System II: Nociception, Thermal Sense, and Touch



19 Viscerosensory Pathways



20 The Visual System



21 The Auditory System



22 The Vestibular System



23 Olfaction and Taste



24 Motor System I: Peripheral Sensory, Brainstem, and Spinal Influence on Anterior Horn Neurons



25 Motor System II: Corticofugal Systems and the Control of Movement



26 The Basal Nuclei



27 The Cerebellum



28 Visual Motor Systems



29 Visceral Motor Pathways



30 The Hypothalamus



31 The Limbic System



32 The Cerebral Cortex



33 The Neurologic Examination