Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the Nervous System -- Development of the Nervous System -- Histophysiology of the Nervous System -- Neurotransmitter Substances -- Spinal Cord -- Gross Anatomy of the Brain -- Brainstem -- Meninges and Cerebrospinal Fluid -- Vascular Supply of the Central Nervous System -- Autonomic Nervous System -- Spinal Reflexes -- Ascending Sensory Pathways -- Motor Cortex and Descending Motor Pathways -- Basal Nuclei -- Cerebellum -- Reticular Formation -- Cranial Nerves -- Visual System -- Auditory System -- Vestibular System -- Olfactory System -- Limbic System -- Hypothalamus -- Thalamus -- Cerebral Cortex -- Evolution of the Human Brain.

"Every chapter of this edition was revised to include current material and to make it even easier to read than the previous two editions. The terminology has been updated based on the new international neuroanatomical terminology derived from the Terminologia Neuroanatomica (TNA) for the human central and peripheral nervous systems. One new chapter (Chapter 26) was added at the end of the book on the Evolution of the Human Brain which provides a general/broad overview of how the brain adapted over millions of years"-- Provided by publisher.