Section I Essential Concepts

1 Orientation to the Structure and Imaging of the Central Nervous System

2 The Cell Biology of Neurons and Glia

3 The Electrochemical Basis of Nerve Function

4 Chemical Signaling in the Nervous System

5 Development of the Nervous System

Section II Regional Neurobiology

6 The Ventricles, Choroid Plexus, and Cerebrospinal Fluid

7 The Meninges

8 A Survey of the Cerebrovascular System

9 The Spinal Cord

10 An Overview of the Brainstem

11 The Medulla Oblongata

12 The Pons and Cerebellum

13 The Midbrain

14 A Synopsis of Cranial Nerves of the Brainstem

15 The Diencephalon

16 The Telencephalon

Section III Systems Neurobiology

17 The Somatosensory System I: Tactile Discrimination and Position Sense

18 The Somatosensory System II: Nociception, Thermal Sense, and Touch

19 Viscerosensory Pathways

20 The Visual System

21 The Auditory System

22 The Vestibular System

23 Olfaction and Taste

24 Motor System I: Peripheral Sensory, Brainstem, and Spinal Influence on Anterior Horn Neurons

25 Motor System II: Corticofugal Systems and the Control of Movement

26 The Basal Nuclei

27 The Cerebellum

28 Visual Motor Systems

29 Visceral Motor Pathways

30 The Hypothalamus

31 The Limbic System

32 The Cerebral Cortex

33 The Neurologic Examination