Outlines basic structures of the central nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, and the endocrine system, and discusses techniques used in neuroscience and effects that drugs have on the brain, for undergraduate students new to higher-level study. Learning features include chapter exercises, essay questions, and summaries, plus practice essays, summaries of key research, and a glossary. Silber is senior lecturer in psychology at Staffordshire University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.