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Sharon A. Gutman, PhD, OTR, FAOTA is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine in the Occupational Therapy Programs at Columbia University in New York, New York. Dr. Gutman has a background in neuroscience and has worked with a wide array of populations as an occupational therapist, including traumatic brain injury, psychiatric disability, autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, and homelessness. In the past 2 decades, she has taught courses and written journal articles and books regarding the fundamentals of clinical neuroscience and the neurologic basis of pathological conditions. Dr. Gutman served as the editor of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy between 2008 and 2014.

About the Author Foreword by Ashwini K. Rao, EdD, OTR, FAOTAIntroduction Section 1 Directional Terminology Section 2 Division of the Nervous System Section 3 Gross Cerebral Structures Section 4 Ventricular System Section 5 The Cranium Section 6 The Meninges Section 7 Spinal Cord Anatomy Section 8 The Cranial Nerves Section 9 Sensory Receptors Section 10 Neurons and Action Potentials Section 11 Special Sense Receptors Section 12 Vestibular System Section 13 Autonomic Nervous System Section 14 Enteric Nervous System Section 15 Pain Section 16 Peripheral Nerve Injury and Regeneration Section 17 Phantom Limb Phenomenon Section 18 Spinal Cord Tracts Section 19 Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Section 20 Proprioception Section 21 Disorders of Muscle Tone Section 22 Motor Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System: Cortex, Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum Section 23 Sensory Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System Section 24 Thalamus and Brainstem Sensory and Motor Roles: Function and Dysfunction Section 25 Right vs Left Brain Functions and Disorders Section 26 Perceptual Functions and Dysfunctions of the Central Nervous System Section 27 Blood Supply of the Brain: Cerebrovascular Disorders Section 28 Commonly Used Neurodiagnostic Tests Section 29 Neurotransmitters: The Neurochemical Basis of Human Behavior Section 30 The Neurologic Substrates of Addiction Section 31 Neurologic Mechanisms of Memory Section 32 The Neurologic Substrates of Emotion Section 33 The Aging Brain Section 34 Sex Differences in Male and Female BrainsGlossary Index