Sensory Mechanisms of the Spinal Cord / Edition 1

by William D. Willis Jr.

Overview

It includes some changes in organization and, of course an updating of information, but the third edition retains the goal of providing a detailed, authoritative overview of current thought, for both basic and clinical neuroscientists. The first volume of this two-volume set addresses primary afferent neurons and the spinal dorsal horn. After an introductory chapter, subsequent chapters are focused on sensory receptors and peripheral nerves, dorsal root ganglion cells and their processes, the chemical anatomy of dorsal root ganglion cells, the structure and chemical anatomy of the dorsal horn, and the functional organization of dorsal horn interneurons. Volume 2, on ascending sensory tracts and their descending control, discusses these topics in connection with cord white matter, the dorsal funiculus and the dorsal lateral funiculus, the ventral quadrant, and the sensory channels. Authors William D. Willis, Jr. and Richard E. Coggeshall are affiliated with the U. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306437816
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	07/31/1991
Edition description:	1991
Pages:	575
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Peripheral Nerves and Sensory Receptors.- 3 Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells and Their Processes.- 4 Structure of the Dorsal Horn.- 5 Functional Organization of Dorsal Horn Interneurons.- 6 Ascending Sensory Pathways in the Cord White Matter.- 7 Sensory Pathways in the Dorsal Funiculus.- 8 Sensory Pathways in the Dorsal Lateral Funiculus.- 9 Sensory Pathways in the Ventral Quadrant.- 10 The Sensory Channels.- References.

Editorial Reviews

about the first edition:
‘it should prove invaluable for those preparing for teaching and as a base for those wishing to undertake more specialized reading. There is a wealth of hard data which should be the concern equally o fthose interested in any aspect of sensation, including the analysis of pain mechanisms, and of those more interested in the spinal cord as a machine for motor processing.'
Neuroscience

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