Isbn: 9780195065039 - Origins of Neuroscience: a History of Explorations Into Brain Function (7 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. The juxtaposition of historical ideas and brain functions is presented here in a highly readable fashion. The roots of neurology, neuropsychology, and neuroscience are traced, emphasizing the functions of the brain and how they came to be associated with specific brain parts and systems. Part I is devoted to discussions of science and medicine in the early cultures of Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as an overview of key figures and several landmark events of the Renaissance, the nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. Part II begins with the sensory systems, starting with vision and audition, working through the skin senses and ending with gustation and olfaction. Part III details the latest advances in motor systems while including the histories of several of the most common movement disorders, like Parkinson's disease, Huntingdon's chorea, and Tourette's syndrome. Part IV examines the history of sleep, dreaming, and the emotions, while the succeeding part discusses higher functions of the brain and the brain as the organ of intellect. Part V also incorporates a discussion of the neurobiology of learning and of several disorders affecting memory The final chapters of.…

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. Name inside front cover. Otherwise a very nice clean used book with no text marks or dj splits.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Frontispiece, xviii, 462 pp; illus. Original cloth. Near Fine, in dust jacket. This copy does NOT have any library markings. First Edition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 0195065034. Oversized, Heavy, Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition book with small sticker lift and small address label on front free endpaper, in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. No Signature.…