Origins Of Neuroscience: A History Of Explorations Into Brain Function

Stanley Finger

ISBN 10: 0195065034 / ISBN 13: 9780195065039

Published by New York : Oxford University Press, 1994., 1994

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # 96115860

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Origins Of Neuroscience: A History Of Explorations Into Brain Function
• Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
• Publication Date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0195065034
• ISBN 13: 9780195065039
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included
• Signed: No Signature
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medical

About this title

Synopsis

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

About the Author

Stanley Finger, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Program in Neural Sciences at Washington University, St. Louis.