Nervous System

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

Av Peter Nathan, Peter (National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery) Nathan

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This work on the nervous system includes such areas as the five senses, and the senses unnoticed by the Greeks; the physics of the nerve impulse; and the anatomical bases of motivation, pain, the endocrine glands and hormones, sensation and perception, and the higher nervous activities.

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Utgivningsdatum1997-01-20
Mått200 x 250 x 15 mm
Vikt595 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieExc Business And Economy (Whurr)
Antal sidor342
Upplaga4
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9781861560070

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List of plates. Acknowledgements.An Appreciation.Introduction.Functions and structure of the nervous system.Examining the world.Light receptors: looking.Sound receptors: listening.Olfactory receptors: smelling.Gustatory receptors: tasting.Cutaneous receptors: touching and feeling.Receptors for the inside world.Nerves and nerve fiberes.Communication within the central nervous system.Standing, walking, running, flying, swimming.Awake and exploring; relaxed and sleeping.Needs, desires and emotions.Pain.The centre of the brain: the hypothalamus.Broadcasting: hormones.General plan of the human brain.Exploring the brain.Perception of the world and of oneself.Speech and other symbols.Learning.Remembering.Personality and the brain.Glossary.Index.