Our Wired Nerves
The Human Nerve Connectome

A concise reference to the peripheral nervous system, including structure, function and links to neuropathies

Douglas W Zochodne (Author)

9780128214879

Paperback, published 23 July 2020

270 pages, 60 illustrations (10 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.43 kg

"This book is extremely well written and extensively referenced. The writing style is fluent and understandable, as if the reader is sitting in a lecture. The author's description of the book as an overview of the structure/function and interrelationships of peripheral nerves in the autonomic nervous system aptly describes it." --Doody

The nervous system is a complex, sophisticated system that regulates and coordinates body activities. It is made up of two major divisions: the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord and the peripheral nervous system. This consists of all other neural elements, including the peripheral nerves and the autonomic nerves. Peripheral nerves are the essential connections between the brain and spinal cord and the body. Without nerves there is no movement or sensation. Our Wired Nerves: The Human Nerve Connectome, reviews the essential anatomy and physiology of the peripheral nerve. It introduces the reader to what neuropathies are, how pain arises from damaged nerves and how nerves might be regenerated, including new and exciting ideas over how to coax their regrowth. Written by Dr. Douglas Zochodne leading expert in the field, and first book to focus on the Peripheral nerves it will surely be an essential reference for researchers and clinicians alike.

1. Elegant wiring: Structural Beauty of the Peripheral Nervous System2. Constantly think physiology: Structure meets function3. Irreversible events: How nerves are injured4. Are there nerves? How to test the peripheral nervous system5. What are neuropathies?6. Locked in7. The disrupted connectome and pain8. Hope and Change: Regrowth of nerves9. Clinics and biology: Nerve heroes and the peripheral nerve society

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Pathology [MMF], Endocrinology [MJG], Physiology [MFG]