Medical Neurobiology
by Peggy Mason
2nd Edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780190237493 |
| eText ISBN | 9780190237516 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 504 |
Medical Neurobiology, 2nd Edition, is a single-author textbook by Peggy Mason that covers the organization and function of the human nervous system. Published in 2017, the work connects basic neurobiology to medical practice by exploring how injury and disease alter physiological functions.
The volume addresses neuroanatomy, cellular signaling, sensory perception, motor control, and homeostasis. Mason explains normal neural processes alongside clinical pathophysiology, linking anatomical pathways to clinical manifestations.
To aid learning, the text presents clinical dilemmas from both medical and patient perspectives. Metaphors, clinical cases, and more than 300 figures and tables illustrate core neurobiological mechanisms relevant to medical training.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Nervous System
Chapter 2: Cells of the Nervous System: Neurons and Glia
Chapter 3: Developmental Overview of Central Neuroanatomy: The Tube within the Brain
Chapter 4: Spinal Cord: Conduit between Body and Brain
Chapter 5: Cranial Nerves and Cranial Nerve Nuclei
Chapter 6: The Versatile Brainstem
Chapter 7: Forebrain: Action, Perception, Emotion, Thought
Chapter 8: Following the Nutrients: Bloody Supply, Blood - Brain Barrier, and Ventricles
Chapter 9: The Neuron at Rest
Chapter 10: Electrical Communication within a Neuron
Chapter 11: Neurotransmitter Release
Chapter 12: Synthesis, Packaging, and Termination of Neurotransmitters
Chapter 13: Receiving the Synaptic Message
Chapter 14: Perceiving the World
Chapter 15: Seeing the World
Chapter 16: Audition: Communication Portal
Chapter 17: Somatosensation: From Movement to Pain
Chapter 18: The Vestibular Sense: Balance and Equilibrium
Chapter 19: Gaze Control
Chapter 20: Voluntary Motor Control
Chapter 21: The Motor Unit and Orderly Recruitment
Chapter 22: Reflexes and Gait
Chapter 23: From Movement to Action: Postural Stability, Orienting, and Praxis
Chapter 24: Cerebellum
Chapter 25: Basal Ganglia: Action Selection
Chapter 26: Introduction to Homeostasis
Chapter 27: Homeostatic Systems: Staying Alive
Chapter 28: The Brain in a Physician's Life
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