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Book Detail
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Principles of Neural Science
Kandel, Eric R., Ed.
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780838580349 Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies Imprint: McGraw-Hill Medical Affiliation: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Dimensions: 11.2 x 2.3 x 8.5 in
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Synopsis:
The most authoritative introduction to the brain, its structure, funct ion, development, and control of behavior available today. Presents bo th a comprehensive summary of the state of the science and a full disc ussion of historical issues in the study of the brain. Neuroanatomy, c ell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms of signaling, and development are thoroughly described in the context of the cognitive approaches t o behavior. Thoroughly revised, with a new full-color art program, thi s text was re-designed to be more user friendly. Also featured is an e xpanded treatment of the development of the nervous system, the geneti c basis of neurological and psychiatric diseases, the cognitive neuros cience of perception, and icon channel mechanisms.
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