Swanson L.W. Brain Architecture: Understanding the Basic Plan

2nd edition. — Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. — 348 p.Now in its second edition, Brain Architecture is the continued exploration of how the brain works. It summarizes traditional views about brain structure-function organization clearly and comprehensively and elaborates a new four-system network model of nervous system organization. Thoroughly updated and refreshingly clear, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the science of how the brain works.Thinking about the Brain: Body and Mind.
How the Brain Works: History, Structure, and Function.
The Simplest Nervous Systems: Neurons, Nerve Nets, and Behavior.
Centralization and Symmetry: Ganglia and Nerves.
The Basic Vertebrate Plan: Transverse Divisions.
Neurogenesis: Longitudinal Divisions, Parts List, and Adult Flatmap.
Brain and Behavior: A Four Systems Network Model.
The Motor System: Coordinating External and Internal Behaviors.
The Behavioral State System: Intrinsic Control of Sleep and Wakefulness.
The Cognitive System: Thinking and Voluntary Control of Behavior.
The Sensory System: Inputs from Environment and Body.
Modifiability: Learning, Stress, Cycles, and Damage Repair.
Genome and Connectome.
Appendix A. Describing Position in the Animal Body.
Appendix B. Naming and Classifying Nervous System Parts.
Appendix C. Methods for Analyzing Brain Architecture.
Epigraphs.