Neuroscience
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Neuroscience , Fifth Edition, is a comprehensive textbook created primarily for medical, premedical, and undergraduate students. In a single concise and approachable volume, the text guides students through the challenges and excitement of this rapidly changing field. The book's length and accessibility of its writing are a successful combination that has proven to work equally well for medical students and in undergraduate neuroscience courses. Being both comprehensive and authoritative, the book is also appropriate for graduate and professional use. Key features of the Fifth Edition: *In addition to new figures, all of the art has been modified with a new color palette and digital enhancements. *All chapters have been updated to reflect current research; new literature citations have been added, as well as new experimental content. Substantial revisions have been made to: Chapter 4, Ion Channels and Transporters , Chapter 6, Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors , and Chapter 8, Synaptic Plasticity ; all chapters in Unit IV, The Changing Brain ; and all chapters in Unit V, Complex Brain Functions . * Sylvius included with every book *An appendix presenting an illustrated narrative of human neuroanatomy plus annotated atlas plates presenting brain sections from Sylvius RESOURCES For Students Companion Website The Neuroscience companion website features review and study tools to help students master the material presented in the neuroscience course. Access to the site is free of charge and requires no access code. The site includes: * Chapter Summaries : Concise overviews of the important topics covered in each chapter. * Animations : Detailed animations depict many of the key topics presented in the textbook. Topics such as synaptic transmission, resting membrane potential, information processing in the eye, the stretch reflex, and many others are presented in a dynamic manner that helps students visualize and better understand many of the complex processes of neuroscience. * Online Quizzes : Available at the instructor's discretion (see For Instructors/Online Quizzing below) * Flashcards and Key Terms : Flashcard activities help students master the extensive vocabulary of neuroscience. Each chapter's set of flashcards includes all the key terms introduced in that chapter. Sylvius: An Interactive Atlas and Visual Glossary of Human Neuroanatomy S. Mark Williams, Leonard E. White, and Andrew C. Mace Sylvius provides a unique computer-based learning environment for exploring and understanding the structure of the human central nervous system. Sylvius features fully annotated surface views of the human brain, as well as interactive tools for dissecting the central nervous system and viewing fully annotated cross-sections of preserved specimens and living subjects imaged by magnetic resonance. Sylvius is more than a conventional atlas; it incorporates a comprehensive, visually rich, searchable database of more than 500 neuroanatomical terms that are concisely defined and visualized in photographs, magnetic resonance images, and illustrations from Neuroscience . Program Components *Surface Anatomy Atlases (Photographic, Magnetic Resonance Image, Brainstem Model): Provide a visual introduction to the location and names of the major external features and subdivisions of the human brain. *Sectional Anatomy Atlases (Photographic, Magnetic Resonance Image, Brainstem and Spinal Cord): Allow the user to explore the internal organization of the brain. *Pathways: Allows students to follow the flow of information in several important long-tract pathways of the central nervous system. *Visual Glossary: Searchable glossary providing visual representations, concise anatomical and functional definitions, and audio pronunciation of neuroanatomical structures. For Instructors Instructor's Resource Library View samples on the samples page. The Neuroscience Instructor's Resource Library includes a variety of resources to help in developing your course and delivering your lectures. The Library includes: * Textbook Figures and Tables : All the figures and tables from the textbook are provided in JPEG format (both high- and low-resolution), reformatted and relabeled for optimal readability. * PowerPoint Presentations : A PowerPoint presentation that includes all figures and tables is included for each chapter, making it easy to add figures to your own presentations. * Atlas Images : All of the images from the book's Atlas of the Human Central Nervous System (which are from Sylvius ) are included in PowerPoint format, for use in lecture. * Animations : All of the animations from the companion website are included for use in lecture and other course-related activities. * Quiz Questions : All of the questions from the companion website's online quizzes are provided in Microsoft Word format. * Review Questions : A set of short-answer review questions is provided for each chapter of the textbook (Microsoft Word format), along with a list of chapter-specific key terms. Online Quizzing Adopting instructors have access to a bank of online quizzes that they can choose to assign or let their students use for self-review purposes. Instructors can use the quizzes as is, or they can create their own quizzes using any combination of publisher-provided questions and their own questions. The online grade book stores quiz results, which can be downloaded for use in grade book programs. (Student access to the quizzes requires instructor registration.) Review: Great Textbook - I love all things having to do with the human brain. This textbook packs a lot of information on the brain into its pages. Some of the features I liked most include the anatomy atlas and the subscription to the Sylvius that lets you study brain anatomy in greater depth.The looseleaf edition is a little easier on the wallet which is great for cash strapped learners. Review: Neuroscience - A well written introduction to neuroscience. Anyone with some knowledge of physiology should have no problem reading this book. It is true to its title. Every chapter in the text is related to the central nervous system with the exception of a chapter on the neuromuscular unit. The figures are helpful and easy to follow. While perhaps not as complete as Fundamental Neuroscience by Squire it is considerably easier to read. There is also a companion website with neuroanatomy figures and a nice glossary.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 244 Reviews |
S**P
Great Textbook
I love all things having to do with the human brain. This textbook packs a lot of information on the brain into its pages. Some of the features I liked most include the anatomy atlas and the subscription to the Sylvius that lets you study brain anatomy in greater depth.The looseleaf edition is a little easier on the wallet which is great for cash strapped learners.
L**D
Neuroscience
A well written introduction to neuroscience. Anyone with some knowledge of physiology should have no problem reading this book. It is true to its title. Every chapter in the text is related to the central nervous system with the exception of a chapter on the neuromuscular unit. The figures are helpful and easy to follow. While perhaps not as complete as Fundamental Neuroscience by Squire it is considerably easier to read. There is also a companion website with neuroanatomy figures and a nice glossary.
J**G
Second book that came in was in better condition. Although I recently started reading the book
The shipping process was a bit of a hassle, as I had to return the first book I received because it was partially damaged on the spine and front cover. Second book that came in was in better condition. Although I recently started reading the book, it is a very informative text so far, repeating important topics from section to section of each chapter as well as providing some great illustrations that help understand structures and topics better. I had read in previous reviews that there are a lot of smaller errors in the text- I just started reading it, so I didn't find any yet. If you buy the book new, it also comes with a few informative websites with a glossary, few animations per chapter, and other material that makes the purchase seem like a bit of a bargain. After all, how often would you find an access card + a new textbook for under $100? UPDATE 11/4/15 Okay, so this book started to get a bit frustrating as I started going through the chapters for class. For some reason, they seem to explain material in such a verbose way I found myself holding a dictionary near me and looking up those unnecessarily complex words, making learning those concepts longer and more challenging. Other than that, I think the application boxes they provide in each chapter are interesting and well connected to the introduced material
P**K
Great book!
Bought this book for school, and ended up enjoying it very much! It may not be easy to read if you don't have a background in the subject, but it is great for upper level courses. I would recommend to someone who chooses to learn more about neuroscience, as it is well written and fascinating!
B**A
A perfect guide
I found this book very helpfull. Descriptions are detailled and it's full of pictures and tables that help learn and remember. A true precious help. The book was suggested to me by Dr. White of Duke University and I think this is one of the best textbooks I've ever had because it was written with a view to make a really though matter as easier as possible.
L**A
Neuroscience
The looseleaf edition is so nice when you have a million other books to carry. I put all the pages in a binder I leave at home and only grab the chapters I need so I don't have much to carry. It's a great book with a lot of neuroscience history in it too.
J**E
Nothing like what I had hoped for...
Please do not get me wrong; in general, the content is quite good, even if there are numerous (very minor) typos and mistakes, the illustrations are great, and the general readability is great. The problems with the loose-leaf edition start with the paper - very thin and quite poor quality (everything tears, wrinkles, and creases worse than if it were wet newspaper). Another issue is the software (Sylvius) that is supposed to come with the text book - it is a *fantastic* product and comes with the book, but apparently the publishers didn't feel that students who prefer loose-leaf for study purposes deserved the DVD - sad. Overall, this loose-leaf edition just doesn't live up to expectations.
A**R
Very dense, but covers as much of neuroscience as one textbook can
Book is EXTREMELY dense. Rented this for a class, but am now deciding to keep it because it covers such a wealth of information concerning all the diverse concepts within neuroscience. I can honestly say that all of my neuroscience classes have been covered within the chapters of this book. The diagrams and figures as well as clinical applications are also very helpful. Definite recommend for anyone interested in neuroscience, although the material is definitely graduate level.
A**O
Excelente
Un libro muy completo para estudiantes de medicina residentes de neurología y todos aquellos interesados en el campo de la neurociencia, te lleva paso a paso de una manera ordenada y entendible, se complementa con el curso en línea, además de que tiene libre acceso a su página de internet y acceso por un año a silvius
J**O
Superb!!
I read some chapters during my PT degree and loved it. Now I just wanted to get it and read the whole thing at my own pace. It goes deep on every subject but starts from scratch.
D**I
Best text ever
Best text ever! Beautifully and plainly explained. The diagrams are perfect to store a quick 'go to' summary picture in your head- concise yet comprehensive. Great for ref or a novice :)
H**Y
Great book!
Great book. Although it is not complete and fully detailed (especially "Eye and vision" section) as other books, it is much more clear, interesting and updated than Kandell Principles of neural sciences.
S**A
Fantastic
An older neuroscience textbook but super affordable and very informative
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