Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sect. 1 Basic principles -- Ch. 1 Introduction to the nervous system -- Ch. 2 Physiology of nerve cells -- Sect. 2 Peripheral nervous system -- Ch. 3 Fibers of the spinal column -- Ch. 4 Spinal reflexes and muscle tone -- Ch. 5 Autonomic nervous system -- Sect. 3 Ascending and descending pathways -- Ch. 6 Pain and temperature -- Ch. 7 Proprioception, touch, and tactile discrimination -- Ch. 8 Motor pathways -- Ch. 9 Lesions of the peripheral nerves, spinal nerve roots, and spinal cord -- Sect. 4 Brain stem and cranial nerves -- Ch. 11 Cranial nerves of the medulla -- Ch. 12 Cranial nerves of the pons and midbrain -- Ch. 13 Lesions of the brain stem -- Ch. 14 Hearing -- Ch. 15 Vestibular system -- ch. 16 Cerebellum -- Sect. 5 Forebrain -- Ch. 17 Basal ganglia -- Ch. 18 Vision -- Ch. 19 Optic reflexes and eye movements -- Ch. 20 Cerebral cortex and thalamocortical connections -- Ch. 21 Limbic system -- Ch. 22 Olfaction -- Ch. 23 Chemical neuroanatomy -- Sect. 6 Circulation of blood and cerebrospinal fluid -- Ch. 24 Cerebral arteries supplying the forebrain -- Ch. 25 Cerebrospinal fluid -- Sect. 7 Approaches to patients with neurologic symptoms -- Ch. 26 Clinical evaluation of neurologic disorders -- Ch. 27 Neurologic diagnostic tests -- Suggested readings -- Index.

"This classic student-friendly text provides a concise, comprehensive, clinically oriented survey of the human nervous system that will be helpful to any student of basic neuroscience, as well as residents and physicians preparing for board examinations. It covers the central and peripheral nervous systems. KEY FEATURES Considerable material on neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropharmacology Descriptions of the basal ganglia, limbic systems, and cerebral cortex reflect advances in the understanding of cortical networks Expanded clinical information, including MRIs New case studies present clinical examples of localization of disease process, type of pathology causing symptoms, and patient management Consolidated discussion on the structure and function of the brain stem and thalamus."