Main description:

Everything the student of medicine or physiology needs to understand neurophysiology.
Blends successfully the principles of neuroscience with clinical manifestations in line with modern undergraduate curriculums.
Revised and updated, with a particular focus on proprioception, skin sense and hearing, including developments in cochlear implants, and functional MRI
Over 500 illustrations, accompanied by full figure legends, also available as a download for use in presentations.
Print and bundled eBook offer complete flexibility.

Contents:

Preface to the sixth edition. Preface to the fifth edition. Preface to the fourth edition. Preface to the third edition. Preface to the first and second editions. Neural mechanisms. The study of the brain. Communication within neurons. Communication between neurons. Sensory functions. Skin sense. Proprioception. Hearing. Vision. Smell and taste. Motor functions. Motor systems. Local motor control. The control of posture. Higher functions. Higher motor control. Associational cortex and memory. Motivation and the control of behaviour. Appendix: Techniques for studying the brain. Figure References. Index.