Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Evolution and Adaptation

Name: Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Evolution and Adaptation
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ISBN: 9780471888895

ISBN-10: 0471888893

ISBN-13: 9780471888895

Edition: 9th 1996

Authors: Ann B. Butler, William Hodos

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This unique book explores the evolution of the vertebrate nervous system, emphasizing the function of brain systems and their relationship to behavior, adaptation, and survival. Encompassing all classes of vertebrates, from fish, to birds and humans, it provides a modern, systematic approach to comparative neuroanatomy.

Book details

List price: $150.00
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/14/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.498
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