Neuroscience : fundamentals for rehabilitation / Laurie Lundy-Ekman
Imprint
St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2007
Edition
3rd ed
Descript
xxii, 575 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM
CONTENT
Introduction to neuroscience -- Physical and electrical properties of cells in the nervous system -- Synapses and synaptic transmission -- Neuroplasticity -- Development of the nervous system -- Somatosensory system -- Somatosensation: clinical application -- Autonomic nervous system -- The motor system: motor neurons -- Basal ganglia, cerebellum, and movement -- Peripheral nervous system -- Spinal region -- Cranial nerves -- Brainstem region -- Vestibular and visual systems -- Cerebrum -- Cerebrum: clinical applications -- Support systems: blood supply and cerebrospinal fluid system. -- Appendix A Intracellular Messengers -- Appendix B Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators