Fundamental Neuroscience / Edition 3

by Larry Squire, Darwin Berg, Sascha du Lac, Anirvan Ghosh, Larry R. Squire

Overview

The third edition of Fundamental Neuroscience reinvents itself as an engrossing and comprehensive presentation of the discipline of neuroscience, from molecules to cognition. Thorough but succinct, and lavishly illustrated, the book builds from an introductory section that includes fundamental neuroanatomy and goes on to cover cellular and molecular neuroscience, development, sensory systems, motor systems, regulatory systems, and closes with a section on behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. More concise and manageable than the previous edition, this book has been retooled to better serve its audience in the neuroscience and medical communities.

The chapters include boxes describing clinical conditions associated with each topic, rather than separately covering clinical issues outside the subject matter in which they arise. Each chapter went through a thorough review process, giving the book an evenness of tone. The chapters are authored by outstanding working scientists who are experts on the topics they cover.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123740199
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/11/2008
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

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.

Table of Contents

I: NEUROSCIENCE1: Fundamentals of Neuroscience2: Basic Plan of the Nervous SystemII: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE3: Cellular Components of Nervous Tissue4: Subcellular Organization of the Nervous System: Organelles and Their Functions5: Electrotonic Properties of Axons and Dendrites6: Membrane Potential and Action Potential7: Neurotransmitters8: Release of Neurotransmitters9: Neurotransmitter Receptors10: Intracellular Signaling11: Postsynaptic Potentials and Synaptic Integration12: Complex Information Processing in Dendrites13: Brain Energy MetabolismIII: NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT14: Neural Induction and Pattern Formation15: Cellular Determination16: Neurogenesis and Migration17: Growth Cones and Axon Pathfinding18: Target Selection, Topographic Maps, and Synapse Formation19: Programmed Cell Death and Neurotrophic Factors20: Synapse Elimination21: Dendritic Development22: Early Experience and Sensitive PeriodsIV: SENSORY SYSTEMS23: Fundamentals of Sensory Systems24: Chemical Senses: Taste and Olfaction25: Somatosensory System26: Audition27: VisionV: MOTOR SYSTEMS28: Fundamentals of Motor Systems29: The Spinal and Peripheral Motor System30: Descending Control of Movement31: The Basal Ganglia32: Cerebellum33: Eye MovementsVI: REGULATORY SYSTEMS34: The Hypothalamus: An Overview of Regulatory Systems35: Central Control of Autonomic Functions: Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System36: Neural Regulation of the Cardiovascular System37: Neural Control of BreathingChapter 38: Food Intake and Metabolism39: Water Intake and Body Fluids40: Neuroendocrine Systems 41: Circadian Timekeeping42: Sleep, Dreaming, and Wakefulness43: Reward, Motivation, and AddictionVII: BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE44: Human Brain Evolution45: Cognitive Development and Aging46: Visual Perception of Objects47: Spatial Cognition48: Attention49: Learning and Memory: Basic Mechanisms50: Learning and Memory: Brain Systems51: Language and Communication52: The Prefrontal Cortex and Executive Brain Functions53: ConsciousnessIndex

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The ideal textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in neuroscience and neurobiology, edited and authored by the foremost leaders in the field, with comprehensive coverage of systems neuroscience.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Michael Schrift, DO (University of Washington School of Medicine)
Description: Neuroscience is a rapidly evolving field and this book is an excellent introduction to this exciting discipline for students in multiple fields. Written and edited by a group of internationally recognized neuroscientists, the third edition remains a superb and comprehensive reference and textbook, just as the previous two editions were.
Purpose: The purpose, according to the editors, is "to capture the promise and excitement of this fast moving field." They note that due to advances in such fields as genetics and neuroimaging, the chapters required revision from the previous edition to "effectively introduce(s) students to the full range of contemporary neuroscience."
Audience: The intended audience includes students, clinicians, and neuroscientists.
Features: Part I focuses on the basics/fundamentals of neuroscience with chapters on such topics as cellular organization, history of the field, and responsible research conduct. In part II, cellular and molecular mechanisms are reviewed from the subcellular level up to complex information processing. Nervous system development is reviewed in part III with chapters on cellular determinism, neurogenesis and migration, programmed cell death, synaptic elimination, and early experience driven neuroplasticity and sensitive periods. Parts IV and V cover the sensory and motor systems respectfully. Part VI focuses on the regulatory systems with chapters on the hypothalamus, organization of the autonomic nervous system, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, homeostasis, neuroendocrine control, circadian timekeeping, sleep, and reward systems. Part VII covers the behavioral and cognitive neurosciences with outstanding chapters on evolution, aging, visual object perception, spatial cognition, attention, learning and memory, language, executive functions, and consciousness. Each chapter concludes with relevant citations of the scientific literature and the index was useful.
Assessment: This is essential reading for any student of neuroscience. Every issue pertinent to the study of the brain and behavior is covered in this excellent book.

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3 Stars from Doody

"Here in the fourth edition of this textbook, editors Squire, Berg, Bloom, du Lac, Ghosh, and Spitzer, all working scientists with backgrounds in various specialties in neuroscience, present extensive new material with all chapters updated and rewritten. The book is organized into seven sections with numerous chapters in each encompassing a comprehensive view of 21st century neuroscience…" —Reference and Research Book News, December 2013

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