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Title: Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell ISBN: 0-8385-7701-6 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 05 January, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (24 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: keep looking
Comment: As a neuroscience graduate student, I was extremely excited to read this book and to keep it as a reference but unfortunately, it did not meet my expectations for either task. Given Kandel's outstanding contributions to our understanding of learning, I hoped his book would have similar standards. Most notable of several flaws is that the individual chapters, each being individually authored, were poorly edited and did not provide an integrated picture of the field. Further, some graphs were mislabeled, and in several chapters, this text engaged in the annoying practice of introducing and using new terminology early on and then defining this jargon at the end of the chapter. The material on vision was thorough but audition and the vestibulochlear systems were very skimpy. If you are interested in learning anything about motor systems, I'd recommend you pass this book up for Michael Zigmond's Fundamentals of Neuroscience.
Rating: 5
Summary: Neuroscience classic
Comment: I read this book in medical school. Although I would agree that it is probably to basic science oriented for a medical school neuroscience course, it was enjoyable, thorough, and inspirational. There are few books in my life that took as complex a topic as how the brain works and made it comprehensible. It is not a crib sheet for passing medical school exams. It is the first book I would recommend for anyone seriously interested in an understanding of the brain, sensory processes, etc... For anyone for whom a fundamental grounding in neuroscience is important this is the book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent resource!
Comment: Kandel's monumental 4th Edition text is chock-full of updated figures, pictures, and descritive mechanisms within its 9 parts.
This textbook would function extremely well as the primary resource for an intermediate-level Neuroscience course (graduate school).
It is well-organized and adequately referenced. The histological figures, MRI scans, and related clinical measures are especially impressive and helpful for supporting the information presented in the text.
This textbook does a fine job with balancing basic information with highly technical concepts. However, and understandably so, due to the voluminous, ever-expanding and ever-evolving nature of neural science, the text does not contain much regarding synaptic plasticity nor circadian rhythms.
That said, I still think this textbook is one of the most valuable tools that you could include in your academic armamentarium.
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Title: Essentials of Neural Science and Behavior by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell ISBN: 0838522459 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 30 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $74.95 |
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Title: The Neuron: Cell and Molecular Biology by Irwin B. Levitan, Leonard K. Kaczmarek ISBN: 0195145232 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases by Hal Blumenfeld ISBN: 0878930604 Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Clinical Neurology by David A. Greenberg, Michael J. Aminoff, Roger P. Simon ISBN: 0071375430 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 09 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Book with CD-ROM) by Duane E. Haines, Haines ISBN: 0781737362 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers Pub. Date: 15 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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