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Origins of Neuroscience
A History of Explorations into Brain Function

Stanley Finger

Price: £22.99 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-514694-3
Publication date: 1 November 2001
480 pages, 342 halftones, 279x216 mm

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'"...The book is a must for anyone researching brain function or treating diseases of the nervous system; highly recommended to anyone fascinated by how our brain works." New Scientist' -

Description

Presents a history of specific brain functions such as vision, sleep, movement, and intellect
Covers a sweep of history throughout the centuries
Highly readable and beautifully illustrated
Provides extensive references for further reading

With over 350 illustrations, this impressive volume traces the rich history of ideas about the functioning of the brain from its roots in the ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the centuries into relatively modern times. In contrast to biographically oriented accounts, this book is unique in its emphasis on the functions of the brain and how they came to be associated with specific brain regions and systems. Among the topics explored are vision, hearing, pain, motor control, sleep, memory, speech, and various other facets of intellect. The emphasis throughout is on presenting material in a very readable way, while describing with scholarly acumen the historical evolution of the field in all its amazing wealth and detail. From the opening introductory chapters to the concluding look at treatments and therapies, this monumental work will captivate readers from cover to cover. It will be valued as both an historical reference and as an exciting tale of scientific discovery. It is bound to attract a wide readership among students and professionals in the neural sciences as well as general readers interested in the history of science and medicine.

Readership: Professionals and students in neurology, neuroscience, neuropsychology, and the history of science and medicine

Contents

Part I: Theories of Brain Function

1. The Brain in Antiquity

2. Changing Concepts of Brain Function

3. The Era of Cortical Localization

4. Holism and the Critics of Cortical Localization

Part II: Sensory Systems

5. Vision: From Antiquity through the Renaissance

6. Post-Renaissance Visual Anatomy and Physiology

7. Color Vision

8. The Ear and Theories of Hearing

9. Audition and the Central Nervous System

10. The Cutaneous Senses

11. Pain

12. Gustation

13. Olfaction

Part III: Motor Functions

14. The Pyramidal System and the Motor Cortex

15. The Cerbellum and the Corpus Striatum

16. Some Movement Disorders

Part IV: Sleep and Function

17. The Process of Sleep

18. The Nature of Dreaming

19. Theories of Emotion from Democritus to William James

20. Defining and Controlling the Circuits of Emotion

Part V: Intellect and Memory

21. Intellect and the Brain

22. The Frontal Lobes and Intellect

23. The Nature of the Memory Tree

24. The Neuropathology of Memory

Part VI: Speech and Cerebral Dominance

25. Speech and Language

26. The Emergence of the Concept of Cerebral Dominance

27. Expansion of the Concept of Cerebral Dominance

Part VII: Treatments and Therapies

28. Treatments and Therapies: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century

29. Treatments and Therapies: From 1700 to World War I

Epilogue

Appendix: Dates of Birth and Death

Index

Authors, editors, and contributors

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

Links to web resources and related information

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Neurosciences
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Origins of NeuroscienceA History of Explorations into Brain Function

Origins of Neuroscience
A History of Explorations into Brain Function