Fundamental Neuroscience 3rd Edition by Larry R. Squire, Darwin Berg, Floyd E. Bloom, Sascha du Lac, Anirvan Ghosh and Nicholas C. Spitzer 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
Univ. of California, San Diego. Textbook covers cellular and molecular neuroscience, nervous system development, sensory systems, motor systems, regulation of the body by the brain, and behavioral and cognitive aspects of higher brain function. Includes color and halftone illustrations. Includes 25 percent new material. Previous edition: c1999.
About the Author
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.
Book Details
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.
Univ. of California, San Diego. Textbook covers cellular and molecular neuroscience, nervous system development, sensory systems, motor systems, regulation of the body by the brain, and behavioral and cognitive aspects of higher brain function. Includes color and halftone illustrations. Includes 25 percent new material. Previous edition: c1999.
About the Author
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.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 1280 pages
- Publisher: Academic Press; 3 edition (February 11, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0123740193
- ISBN-13: 9780123740199
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 1.9 inches
- List Price: $99.95
- Price: $79.96
- You Save: $19.99 (20%)
