Norden, Jeanette creator Teaching Company text bibliography vau Chantilly, Va Teaching Co. 2007 monographic eng

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3 volumes ; 21 cm. "Designed as a survey course to introduce individuals without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday experience and popular books, as well as current research, the course seeks to amaze and inform the learner about" the brain -- Course guidebook. v. 1. Historical underpinnings of neuroscience -- Central nervous system : gross organization -- Central nervous system : internal organization -- Central nervous system : subdivisions -- Cortex : lobes and areas -- Cortex : sensory, motor, and association areas -- Central nervous system : development -- Central nervous system : cellular organization -- Pathways and synapses -- Neurotransmitters -- Stroke -- The visual system : the eye. v.2: The visual system : the cortex -- The auditory system -- The somatosensory system -- Agnosias -- The motor system : voluntary movement -- The motor system : coordinated movement -- Parkinson's disease -- Language -- The limbic system : anatomy -- The limbic system : biochemistry -- Depression -- The reward system : anatomy. v.3. The reward system : drugs -- Brain plasticity -- Emotion and executive function -- Processing of negative emotions : fear -- Music and the brain -- Sexual dimorphism of the brain -- Sleep and dreaming -- Consciousness and the self -- Alzheimer's disease -- Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease -- Wellness and the brain : effects of stress -- Neuroscience : looking back and looking ahead. Jeanette Norden. Course no. 1580. "Lecture transcript and course guidebook"--Cover. Educación Enseñanza Cerebro Neurofisiología Neurociencias Cerebro Fisiología LB 14.6 N829u 2007 1598033638 9781598033632 2011377509 DLC 120409 20230411090132.0 17247672