Understanding the Nervous System: An Engineering Perspective

by Alice Deutsch and Sid Deutsch

Book Overview

"Providing a fascinating alternative to the unwieldy life science sources, this book describes how the nervous system (including the brain) communicates with, sends signals to, and receives input from the sensory organs.

Starting with the basic principles and components of the nervous system with sensory receptors, neurons and dendrites, and the skeletal muscle circuits the authors unfold the mystery of this communication with simple, elegant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879422963
• ISBN13: 9780879422967
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"