Includes bibliographical references and index.

Development, composition, and evolution of the nervous system -- Cel ls of the nervous system -- Peripheral nervous system -- Imaging techni ques and neuroanatomical research methods -- Spinal cord -- Brain stem: external anatomy -- Brain stem: nuclei and tracts -- Cranial nerves -- Reticular formation -- Cerebellum -- Diencephalon -- Corpus striatum - - Topography of the cerebral hemispheres -- Histology of the cerebral c ortex -- Functional localization in the cerebral cortex -- Cerebral whi te matter and lateral ventricles -- Olfactory system -- Limbic system: the hippocampus and the amygdala -- General sensory systems -- Visual s ystem -- Auditory system -- Vestibular system -- Motor systems -- Visce ral innervation -- Blood supply of the central nervous system -- Mening es and cerebrospinal fluid.