The Human Central Nervous System: A Synopsis and Atlas

This book has become a classic in its field, with its main feature sti ll the outstanding illustrative material: 217 halftone and line drawin gs that in themselves justify the term "classic". The text of this thi rd edition has been thoroughly revised and extended. For example, it c ontains a new section on the cerebrovascular system and the meninges. More attention has also been placed on the functional significance of the structures that are discussed and depicted, and numerous correlati ons with neuropathology and clinical neurology are indicated. This edi tion provides a straightforward, clear and reliable guide to the struc tural and functional organization of the human central nervous system. Designed primarily for students of medicine and psychology, it also p rovides informative reading for practising neurobiologists. Moreover, moire for specialists in the neurolo gical sciences.