Fundamental Neuroscience

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Synopsis

Fundamental Neuroscience, 3rd Edition introduces graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to the full range of contemporary neuroscience. Addressing instructor and student feedback on the previous edition, all of the chapters are rewritten to make this book more concise and student-friendly than ever before. Each chapter is once again heavily illustrated and provides clinical boxes describing experiments, disorders, and methodological approaches and concepts. A companion web site contains test questions, and an imagebank of the figures for ready use in presentations, slides, and handouts.

Capturing the promise and excitement of this fast-moving field, Fundamental Neuroscience, 3rd Edition is the text that students will be able to reference throughout their neuroscience careers!

New to this edition:
* 30% new material including new chapters on Dendritic Development and Spine Morphogenesis, Chemical Senses, Cerebellum, Eye Movements, Circadian Timing, Sleep and Dreaming, and Consciousness
* Companion website with figures, web links to additional material, and test questions
* Additional text boxes describing key experiments, disorders, methods, and concepts
* Multiple model system coverage beyond rats, mice, and monkeys
* Extensively expanded index for easier referencing

Annotation

Audience: Graduate students and researchers in neuroscience, as well as medical students.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Celso Agner, MD, MSc (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description:This compendium of neurophysiology emphasizes major aspects of applied neurophysiology and the implications in the care of neurological and neurosurgical patients.
Purpose:The purpose is to address different aspects of modern neurophysiology and the possible clinical applications of major discoveries in the field. The author meets these objectives.
Audience:The audience is mostly composed of neurologists, neurophysiologists, neurosurgeons, and professionals in the midst of their training.
Features:The book's 54 chapters provide an updated and yet simple approach to complex and current neurophysiological problems. As in most neurophysiology books, basic neuroanatomical and neuro-embryological concepts are spread throughout the first few chapters. Good illustrations and up-to-date references populate the book from beginning to end. The important topic of nervous system regulation is well described in a chapter of its own and more complex concepts are further explained throughout the rest of the book. Reference to clinical topics is scattered but enough for a book of this kind. The book is unique in its presentation and provides a compilation of the available literature.
Assessment:This is an important book for any neuroscience library. Readers will benefit from reading it from beginning to end.

Biography

Larry R. Squire is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Neurosciences, and Psychology at the University of California, San Diego. He is also a Research Career Scientist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Diego. Squire is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a past president of the Society for Neuroscience.

Floyd Bloom was the editor of Science magazine, now Brain Research.