Form and Function in the Brain and Spinal Cord: Perspectives of a Neurologist

by Stephen G. Waxman

Book Overview

This book reflects Stephen Waxman's three decades of research on the form and functions of the brain and spinal cord. Building on his experience as a neuroscientist studying model systems as primitive as eels and as a neurologist studying humans, Waxman discusses a wide variety of topics, including the design principles that optimize neural function; molecular and cellular substrates of behaviour; the role of glial cells in the brain; the molecular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262232103
• ISBN13: 9780262232104
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.5" x 9.3"