Nolte, John. <br/><br/>
Essentials of the human brain / 

 - Philadelphia :  Mosby/Elsevier,  2010. 
 - ix, 243 p. :  col. ill. ; 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to the nervous system -- Development of the nervous system -- Gross anatomy and general organization of the central nervous system -- Meningeal coverings of the brain and spinal cord -- Ventricles and cerebrospinal fluid -- Blood supply of the brain -- Electrical signaling by neurons -- Synaptic transmission between neurons -- Sensory receptors and the peripheral nervous system -- Spinal cord -- Organization of the brainstem -- Cranial nerves and their nuclei -- The chemical senses of taste and smell -- Hearing and balance : the eighth cranial nerve -- Brainstem summary -- The thalamus and internal capsule : getting to and from the cerebral cortex -- The visual system -- Overview of motor systems -- Basal ganglia -- Cerebellum -- Control of eye movements -- Cerebral cortex -- Drives and emotions : the hypothalamus and limbic system -- Formation, modification, and repair of neuronal connections. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780323045704 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Brain.<br/>Neuroanatomy.<br/>Nervous System<br/>Brain<br/>Nervous System Physiology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>MED QP376  / .N655