integrates three major basic themes of neuroscience as an introduction and review of the subject to a variety of readers; discusses the neuroanatomy of the structural organization of neurons, glia, blood vessels and associated tissue fluids relevant to the pathways, circuits, connections and sustenance of the human nervous system; covers the selected aspects of neurophysiology, cell biology, molecular biology and functional activities of the human nervous system; focuses on human behavioral and cognitive expressions; improved sixth edition implements original illustrations, as well as new data on recent advances in molecular neurobiology, development and aging of the nervous system, cranial nerves, and plasticity and the nervous system.