Rev.ed. of : Nervous system. 3rd ed. / Mark Hughes, Thomas Miller. Edinburgh : Mosby, 2007.

Includes index.

Introduction and overview of the central nervous system -- The development of the nervous system and disorders of development -- Cellular physiology of the nervous system and introduction to pharmacology -- The spinal cord and peripheral nerves -- Somatosensation and the perception of pain -- Motor control -- The automatic nervous system -- Vision -- Hearing, speech and language -- Olfaction and taste (gustation) -- The brainstem -- Neuroendocrinology -- Memory and higher functions -- Basic pathological process within the central nervous system -- Neurogenetics -- Pharmacology of the central nervous system -- Clinical assessment of the nervous system.