Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Evolution and Adaptation

Name: Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Evolution and Adaptation
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ISBN: 9780471210054

ISBN-10: 0471210056

ISBN-13: 9780471210054

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Ann B. Butler, William Hodos

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This reference provides a comprehensive survey of the field of comparative neuroanatomy, with an authoritative account of the evolution of vertebrate brains.

Book details

List price: $232.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/23/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 752
Size: 8.70" wide x 11.30" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.158
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


List of Boxes



Evolution And The Organization Of The Central Nervous System



Evolution and Variation



Neurons and Sensory Receptors



The Vertebrate Central Nervous System



Vertebrate Phylogeny and Diversity in Brain Organization



Evolution and Adaptation of the Brain, Behavior, and Intelligence



Theories of Brain Evolution



The Spnial Cord And Hindbrain



Overview of Spinal Cord and Hindbrain



The Spinal Cord



Segmental Organization of the Head, Brain, and Cranial Nerves



Functional Organization of the Cranial Nerves



Sensory Cranial Nerves of the Brainstem



Motor Cranial Nerves



The Reticular Formation



The Cerebellum



The Midbrain



Overview of the Midbrain



Isthmus



Tegmentum and Tori



Optic Tectum



The Forebrain: Diencephalon



Overview of the Forebrain



Pretectum. Accessory Optic System, and Migrated Posterior Tuberculum



Epithalamus



Dorsal Thalamus



The Visceral Brain: The Hypothalamus and the Autonomic Nervous System



The Forebrain: Telencephalon



Basal Telencephalon



Nonlimbic Pallium



Visual Forebrain in Amniotes



Somatosensory and Motor Forebrain in Amniotes



Auditory and Vocal Forebrain Amniotes



Terminal Nerve and Olfactory Forebrain



Limbic Telencephalon



Conclusion



Evolution of Brains: A Bilaterian View


Appendix: Terms Used in Neuroanatomy


Glossary


Index