Nolte's The Human Brain

Development of the Nervous System

As complex as the human nervous system is, it starts out embryonically as a simple, tubular, ectodermal structure. An understanding of the development of the nervous system helps make sense of its adult configuration and organization. Similarly, congenital malformations of…

Introduction to the Nervous System

The aims of this book are to present and explain some basic anatomical facts about how the brain is put together, to discuss aspects of how it works, and to present clinical features to aid in application and retention. This…