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Discoveries in the human brain: neuroscience prehistory, brain structure, and function
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Humana Press
Publication Date
c1998
Language
English
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Introduction: The Basic Postulates
Nature of the Continuum
Charles Darwin
Galen of Pergamum
Overview of the Base
II
Evolution of the Mammalian Brain
Phylogeny Leads the Way
Otogeny "Recapitulates"
Paleoneurology Is Introduced
Early Evidence of Handedness
Modern Theories of Evolutionary Neurology
Overview of Early Humans
III
The Ventricles and Their Functions
Ancient and Early Modern Beliefs
The Cerebrospinal Fluid
Two "Barrier" Systems: The Blood-Brain Barrier
Quantitative Physiologic Data
Overview of Ventricular "Cells"
IV
Surface Contours: Order or Chaos? The Convolutions or Gyri
The Fissures or Sulci
Overview of the "Coils"
V
Lobes and Functional Localization
Frontal Lobe Pathology and Speech: Observations
Frontal Lobe Stimulation: Experiments
Frontal Lobe: Experiments by Ablation
The Parietal Lobes and Evoked Potentials
The Temporal Lobes
Occipital Lobes and Vision
Overview of the Cortical Hemispheres
VI
Cerebral Asymmetry and Behavioral Laterality
Hemispheric Differences
Handedness and Speech and Other Asymmetries
Growth of Knowledge of the Corpus Callosum
Overview of Cerebral Differences
VII
The Anatomic Substrate: Cerebral Fine Structure
Connectedness of Cell Body and Fiber
Cellular Elements
The Independent Neuron
Multiple Approaches to the Substrates of Vision
Nonneuronal Cells of the Cerebrum
Overview of Neural Fine Structure
VIII
Landmarks in Cerebral Neurochemistry
The Early Chemists
Animal Electricity
Tissue Excitability
Chemical Transmission
Vascularity of the Brain
Overview of Neurochemical Discoveries
IX
The Cerebellum
Ancient Views and Early Experiments
The Ridiculous and the Sublime
Insights from Phylogeny and Embryology
Cerebellar Mapping
Inhibitory Influence of the Cerebellum
From Old to New Techniques
Overview of the "Little Brain"
X
Thalamocortical Pathways and Consciousness
In Early History
Modern Views of Consciousness
Thalamic Functions and Efferent Connections
The Diffuse Projections
Overview of Some Thalamic Projections
XI
The Pituitary-Hypothalamic Axis
Pituitary Posterior Lobe: The Neurohypophysis
Pituitary Anterior Lobe: The Adenohypophysis
The Hypothalamus
Overview of the Axix
XII
Three Major Integrative Systems
The Limbic System and Memory
Corticothalamic Connections and Cybernetics
The Brain-Stem Reticular Formation and Arousal
Overview of the Three Major Integrators
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References
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Index
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9780896034358
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