Provides an introduction to the components and functions of the human nervous system.

Special features include: PDF teacher's guide.

Neuron structure & function Neuron activity Resting potential Triggering action potentials Sodium-potassium pumps Conductionof action potentials Saltatory conduction The synapse Integration of synaptic potentials Nervous system functions Identifying type & intensity of stimulus Integrating information &responding to stimuli Neural networks The peripheral nervoussystem The central nervous system The spinal cord The brain The hindbrain The midbrain The forebrain The thalamus The limbic system The forebrain cerebrum.