The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy (Paperback)

by John Nolte PhD (Author)

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Product Description
The Human Brain is a single-authored core introductory neuroscience text that describes the structure and function of the brain and nervous system. Includes more coverage of neurobiology and neurophysiology. Gives more clinical content, including many images depicting neurologic disorders. Features an expanded sections on higher cortical function and learning and memory. Contains a new chapter on the development, maintenance, and repair of neural connections-an explosive area of research in neuroscience. Supplies a glossary of key terms. Replaces many of the older figures with new, computer-generated illustrations.

About the Author
John Nolte, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

Product Details

• Paperback: 650 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 5 edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323013201
• ISBN-13: 978-0323013208
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,177 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Atlas, June 2, 2000

By	[e-mail] (Boston, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy (Paperback)

The illustrations contained in this book are excellent. It covers the entire CNS, with great brainstem coverage. Professors use these illustrations often in over-heads and on exams. It's drawn diagrams correspond to actual dissections shown right along side of them. All Pathways and nuclei are clearly shown at a multitude of cross-sections. Truly an outstanding atlas. I gave it only 4 stars because, as a student, I would have liked more expanation behind the illustrations. It's not a great text, but it is the best brain atlas you could buy. Don't bother with any other atlas...buy this one.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Seems like an awful lot to pay for an atlas..., March 6, 2002

By A Customer

It's a great INTRODUCTORY neuroanatomy text, simple and too the point, with lots of MRI's, gross sections, and cross sections. However, sometimes simplicity tends to increase the complexity of a subject. This especially holds true for neuroanatomy. One simply must learn certain details in order to grasp the big picture. This book is a little lacking in such details. I found the schematics using clay for different brain structures to be confusing (you'll see what I mean if you get the text). Also, it doesn't have a lot of clinical case material for medical students, which would have helped me. If you want a GREAT neuroanatomy text, I recommend Hal Blumenfeld's Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases. Keep in mind though that this text is tailored for the medical student in mind.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very readable, May 12, 2005

By	ISaidThat (USA) - See all my reviews

I found this book to be quite readable for a textbook. The chapter on vasculature of the brain was invaluable when it came to providing a background for a professor's unreadable and textually-sparse lecture notes. It isn't as dense as Moore and Dailey's Clinically Oriented Anatomy is with details or specifics of anatomy, but it's still reasonably complete while remaining readable. (Of course, I'm just comparing style, not content, as Moore and Dailey don't really cover the brain in any detail in that text, so are basically useless for neuroanatomy.) I don't usually read textbooks when lecture notes are available, but this text was an exception. With the neurology block coming at the end of my first year of medical school, I needed a change in study methods to keep my brain from exploding and found that this worked. The electron micrographs in it are great, as well. At least with the histology photos, I kept getting distracted from the text to look at the pictures and read the captions -- it's always nice when you get distracted from studying by your studies.