{"product_id":"neuroscience-isbn-9781861563897","title":"Neuroscience","description":"This engaging book will serve as an introductory text in neuroscience. It conveys important ideas in neuroscience without overburdening the student with unnecessary detail. Drawing from his 35 years of teaching experience of teaching at Oxford University, the author concentrates on concepts and observations that students find difficult, amusing, interesting or exciting.  \u003cp\u003eStarting with a brief history of neuroscience, it covers cellular and biophysical aspects, sensory systems, motor systems, the hypothalamus, the automatic nervous system, learning and memory and speech and reading.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Historical introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Structure of the brain and central nervous system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Physiological techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Excitable membranes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The neuromuscular junction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Central neurotransmission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Muscle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Sensory systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Visual psychophysics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. The eye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Central visual processing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Hearing: the auditory system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Somatosensory system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Pain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Smell and taste.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Vestibular system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Position and movement sense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. The posterior parietal cortex: active touch and active sight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Motor control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20. Muscle receptors and spinal cord reflexes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21. Posture and locomotion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22. The cerebellum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23. The basal ganglia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24. The motor cortical areas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25. The prefrontal cortex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26. Eye movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27. Extrapyramidal pathways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28. The electroencephalogram: reticular system, sleep and arousal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29. Drives, reward, emotions and mental disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30. The hypothalamus: body weight, temperature and fluid balance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31. Autonomic nervous system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32. Development, learning and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 33. Hemispheric specialization: handedness, speech and reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Stein\u003c\/b\u003e is based at Oxford University, where he has taught neuroscience to medical and psychology students for 35 years.  Written in an engaging style, this accessible textbook concentrates on concepts that students find difficult, amusing, interesting or exciting and conveys the oddities and fascination of neuroscience. It discusses the most important concepts in neuroscience without getting diverted by unnecessary details, thus enabling students to understand the basic principles of neuroscience.  \u003cp\u003eStarting with a brief history of neuroscience, it covers all aspects of the area, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCellular and biophysical aspects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSensory systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMotor systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe hypothalamus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe automatic nervous system\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearning and memory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpeech and reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeuroscience: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how the brain actually works. It will serve as an introductory neuroscience textbook for both medical and psychology students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989684830437,"sku":"NP9781861563897","price":70.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781861563897.jpg?v=1761785096","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/neuroscience-isbn-9781861563897","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}