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NHB Course Books

Suggested Textbooks:

Nolte's the Human Brain by Todd Vanderah and Douglas J. Gould
Call Number: WL 300 N798h 2009 (Reserve)
ISBN: 9780323653985
Publication Date: 2021
The Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry by Edmund S. Higgins
ISBN: 9781496372000
Publication Date: 2019

Additional Texts:

Behavioral Science in Medicine by Barbara Fadem
ISBN: 9781609136642
Publication Date: 2012
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry by Donald W. Black; Nancy C. Andreasen
Call Number: WM 100 A557i 2014 (Reserve-Core)
ISBN: 9781615373123
Publication Date: 2021
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology by Stephen M. Stahl; Nancy Muntner (Illustrator)
Call Number: WM 402 S78105e 2013 (Reserve Core)
ISBN: 9781107025981
Publication Date: 2013
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) by American Psychiatric Association Staff
ISBN: 9780890425541
Publication Date: 2013
Essential Neuroscience by Allan Siegel; Hreday N. Sapru
ISBN: 9781496382405
Publication Date: 2019
Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Neuroscience by Claudia Krebs; Joanne Weinberg; Elizabeth Akesson; Esma Dilli
ISBN: 9781496367891
Publication Date: 20188
Neuroanatomy Atlas in Clinical Context by Duane E. Haines
ISBN: 9781496384164
Publication Date: 2019

DSM 5 Resources

DSM-5® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis by Michael B. First
ISBN: 9781585624621
Publication Date: 2014
DSM-5® Clinical Cases by John W. Barnhill (Editor)
ISBN: 9781585624638
Publication Date: 2014

Exam Review

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Additional Resources

Nervous System Anatomy and Pathology

Teach Me Anatomy: Neuroanatomy
Whole Brain Atlas - Harvard
Neuroscience Resource Page - University of Wisconsin
Neuroscience of brain parts
Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections - Brain Museum
Brain atlas and comparative neuroanatomy

Eye Movement Control, Vision, and Optical Illusions

Eye Simulator/Virtual Patient Simulator - UC Davis
(an “eye movement” and “pupil movement simulator” sites where you can “lesion” an individual muscle or nerve and check the eyes, excellent quiz questions to check your understanding)
Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena - Michael Bach
a site on optical illusions; example of what your brain sees does not correlate with reality

Stroke-Related

Stroke: part II. Management of acute ischemic stroke
Benavente O, Hart RG. Stroke: part II. Management of acute ischemic stroke. Am Fam Physician. 1999;59(10):2828-34 concl.
Strokes Affect Young Women, Too - CBS News
Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke - eMedicine
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Pharmacology Resources

Pharmacology - Neurology - in Access Medicine
Animations illustrating concepts based on content from: Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13e
Central Nervous System Pharmacology - all sections - Pharmacology World
Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
20 minutes
General Anesthetics IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
32 minutes
Anti Epileptics IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
17 minutes
Antipsychotics IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
10 minutes
Cholinergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
22 minutes
Local Anesthetics IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
11 minutes
Neuromuscular Junction Blockers (NMJB) IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
18 minutes
Opioids IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
14 minutes
Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
14 minutes
Treatment of Depression IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
18 minutes
Treatment of Migraines IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
9 minutes
Treatment of Parkinsons IN CNS Pharmacology - Pharmacology World
15 minutes
Adrenergic Neuroeffector Junction: Molecular physiology and pharmacology of the adrenergic neuroeffector junction, including the actions of cocaine and reserpine - IN Access Medicine
From: Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13e
Cholinergic Neuroeffector Junction: Molecular physiology and pharmacology of the cholinergic neuroeffector junction, including the actions of hemicholinium, vesamicol, and botulinum toxin IN Access Medicine
From: Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13e
Dopaminergic Neuroeffector Junction: The key features of a typical dopaminergic neuroeffector junction, including the synthesis, storage, and release of dopamine. IN Access Medicine
From: Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13e
GABAergic Synaptic Transmission: This animation illustrates the workings of a GABAergic synapse, including the actions of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) and drugs that affect GABAergic neurotransmission. IN Access Medicine
From: Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13e
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Learning Modules

Nervous System Anatomy & Physiology - AnatomyTV
Special Senses Anatomy & Physiology - AnatomyTV
Head and Neck: Pediatric Comparisons - AnatomyTV
Head and Neck: Basic Neuroanatomy - AnatomyTV
Exploring Essential Radiology – Head - in Access Medicine
Lectures – Neurology – in Access Medicine
Videos available for NIH Stroke Scale (1 video); Primary Progressive Aphasia, Memory Loss, and other Focal Cerebral Disorders (2 videos)

Neuroanatomy Ebooks

Clinical Neuroanatomy, Twentyninth Edition by Stephen G. Waxman
Call Number: WL 100 C563c 2010 (4th floor)
ISBN: 9781260452358
Publication Date: 2020
Fitzgerald's Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience by Estomih Mtui, Gregory Gruener and Peter Dockery
ISBN: 9780702079092
Publication Date: 2021
Gray's Clinical Neuroanatomy: The Anatomic Basis for Clinical Neuroanatomy by Elliott Mancall and David G. Brock
Call Number: WL 101 G784 2011 (2nd floor Oversize)
ISBN: 9781416047056
Publication Date: 2011
Human Brain: Prenatal Development and Structure by Miguel Marín-Padilla
ISBN: 9783642147241
Publication Date: 2011
McMinn's Color Atlas of Head and Neck Anatomy by Bari M. Logan, Patricia Reynolds, Scott Rice and Ralph T. Hutchings
ISBN: 9780702070433
Publication Date: 2017
Netter's Atlas of Neuroscience by David L. Felten, M. Kerry O'Banion and Mary E. Maida
ISBN: 9780323265119
Publication Date: 2016
Includes 14 videos
Netter’s Correlative Imaging: Neuroanatomy by Thomas C. Lee, MD and Srinivasan Mukundan Jr., MD PhD
ISBN: 9781437704150
Publication Date: 2014
Netter's Neurology by Jayashri Srinivasan, Claudia Chaves, Brian Scott and Juan E. Small
Call Number: WL 140 N474 2012 (4th floor)
ISBN: 9780323554763
Publication Date: 2020
2nd ed. (2012) available in print; 3rd ed. (2020) available online
Neuroanatomy: An Illustrated Colour Text by Alan R. Crossman and David Neary
ISBN: 9780702074622
Publication Date: 2020
Neuroanatomy: Draw It to Know It by Adam Fisch
ISBN: 9780199845798
Publication Date: 2012
Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas by John D. Martin and John D. Martin
ISBN: 9781259642487
Publication Date: 2021
Nolte's Essentials of the Human Brain by Todd Vanderah
ISBN: 9780323529310
Publication Date: 2019
Nolte's the Human Brain by Todd Vanderah and Douglas J. Gould
Call Number: WL 300 N798h 2009 (Reserve)
ISBN: 9780323653985
Publication Date: 2021
Nolte's the Human Brain in Photographs and Diagrams by Todd Vanderah
ISBN: 9780323598163
Publication Date: 2020