The Human Nervous System

9/16/98


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Table of Contents

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The Human Nervous System

The Human Nervous System

The Human Nervous System

The Structure of Individual Neurons

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The Process of Neural Transmission

The Process of Neural Transmission

Here’s another view of transmission

The Process of Neural Transmission

Myelin sheath

The Process of Neural Transmission

Neurotransmitters: Chemical Messengers

Monoamines (cont.)

Neurotransmitters: Chemical Messengers

Neurotransmitters: Chemical Messengers

The Brain: Structure and Function

The Brain: Structure and Function

Reticular Activating System

The Brain: Structure and Function

The Brain: Structure and Function

Limbic System

Lobes of the Brain

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The Cerebral Hemispheres

The frontal lobes

The Cerebral Hemispheres

Prefrontal lobotomies

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The temporal lobe

For several case studies, visit this site

The Cerebral Hemispheres

The Cerebral Hemispheres

PET scan of normal brain

PET scan of patient with Alzheimher’s

Tour of Alzheimer’s brain

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Hemispheres and vision

Split-brain phenomena

Split brain phenomena

Split-brain patient with some right hemisphere language

Author: Daniel Hart

Email: hart@crab.rutgers.edu

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