Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience at a Glance

Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Part 1 Anatomical and functional organization

1  Development of the nervous system

2  Organization of the nervous system

3  Autonomic nervous system

4  Enteric nervous system

5  Meninges and cerebrospinal fluid

6  Blood supply to the central nervous system

7  Cranial nerves

8  Anatomy of the brainstem

9  Organization of the spinal cord

10  Organization of the cerebral cortex and thalamus

11  Hypothalamus

Part 2 Cells and neurophysiology

12  Cells of the nervous system I: neurones

13  Cells of the nervous system II: neuroglial cells

14  Ion channels

15  Resting membrane and action potential

16  Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and synapses

17  Nerve conduction and synaptic integration

18  Neurotransmitters, receptors and their pathways

19  Main CNS neurotransmitters and their function

20  Skeletal muscle structure

21  Skeletal muscle contraction

Part 3 Sensory systems

22  Sensory systems: an overview

23  Sensory transduction

24  Visual system I: the eye and retina

25  Visual system II: the visual pathways and subcortical visual areas

26  Visual system III: visual cortical areas

27  Auditory system I: the ear and cochlea

28  Auditory system II: the auditory pathways and language

29  Vestibular system

30  Olfaction and taste

31  Somatosensory system

32  Pain systems I: nociceptors and nociceptive pathways

33  Pain systems II: pharmacology and management

34  Association cortices: the posterior parietal and prefrontal cortex

Part 4 Motor systems

35  Organization of the motor system

36  Muscle spindle and lower motor neurones

37  Spinal cord motor organization and locomotion

38  Cortical motor areas

39  Primary motor cortex

40  Cerebellum

41  Basal ganglia: anatomy and physiology

42  Basal ganglia: diseases and their treatments

Part 5 Cognition and Neural plasticity

43  Reticular formation and sleep

44  Limbic system and long-term potentiation

45  Memory

46  Emotion, motivation and drug addiction

47  Neural plasticity and neurotrophic factors I: the peripheral nervous system

48  Neural plasticity and neurotrophic factors II: the central nervous system

49        Techniques for studying the nervous system

Part 6 Applied neurobiology: the principles of neurology and psychiatry

50  Approach to the patient with neurological problems

51  Examination of the nervous system

52  Investigation of the nervous system

53  Imaging of the central nervous system

54  Clinical disorders of the sensory systems

55  Clinical disorders of the motor system

56  Eye movements

57  Neurochemical disorders I: affective disorders

58  Neurochemical disorders II: schizophrenia

59  Neurochemical disorders III: anxiety

60  Neurodegenerative disorders

61  Neurophysiological disorders: epilepsy

62  Neuroimmunological disorders

63  Neurogenetic disorders

64  Cerebrovascular disease

65  Neuroradiological anatomy

Part 7 Self-assessment case studies

Case studies and questions

Answers

Index

Roger A. Barker BA, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, FMedSci, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair and Department of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

Francesca Cicchetti PhD, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec (CHUQ), Université Laval, Québec, Canada.

Emma S.J. Robinson PhD, BSc(Hons), FBPhSReader in Psychopharmacology, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol, UK.