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Neuroscience


by Dale Purves, George J. Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, William C. Hall, Anthony-Samuel Lamantia, James O. McNamara, S. Mark Williams

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Sales Rank: 23340
Studio: Sinauer Associates
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 773
Publication Date: December 31, 1969
Publisher: Sinauer Associates


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Book Description
Neuroscience is a comprehensive textbook created primarily for medical and premedical students. In a single concise and approachable volume, the text guides students through the challenges and excitement of this rapidly changing field. The length and accessibility of the writing are a successful combination that works equally well for medical students or for undergraduate neuroscience courses in which many of the students are premeds. Being both comprehensive and authoritative, the book is also appropriate for graduate and professional use. Key features of the Third Edition include:

* Text boxes, new and revised, that highlight topics of special interest relevant to the chapter topics; these include discussions of the major neurological diseases, research methods, and the relevant animal models
* Additional neuroanatomical content, including two appendices: (1) The Brainstem and Cranial Nerves, and (2) Vascular Supply, the Meninges, and Ventricles
* Sylvius for Neuroscience: Visual Glossary of Human Neuroanatomy (CD included with every copy) is an interactive reference guide to the human nervous system. This new version of the popular teaching aid features textbook-specific organization and an enhanced interface.
* Revised and expanded full-color art



CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 19 reviews)

Good diagrams and software  
The software that comes with this book is actually useful, which veterans of college text books will find surprising. Also, the pictures and diagrams are very straightforward. The material is also covered at a good depth for undergraduates.
June 29, 2008

Neuroscience: 4th ed.  
It was good, but required for med school. So I don't know if any other text books would be better
March 11, 2008

Excellent text for medical school.  
This is a great text for medical school courses. I use this in conjunction with the Blumenfeld text, and between these two texts I feel I am well prepared for most of the questions on the exam. The figures are particularly helpful, seeing as many of the professors use them directly in their powerpoint presentations.
January 08, 2008

Hard to follow  
This book is a really tough read. I know neuroscience probably isn't supposed to be an easy read, but the author jumps all over the place. The chapters are divided up into broad sections with long heading names that don't always imply what the section is about. There are no subheadings or lists, just block text and pictures, making it difficult to outline the book in your notes. There are boxes about pathologies thrown in randomly throughout the chapter, but because the box begins when you are in the middle of a sentence about something completely different I'm rarely drawn to read them. For the most part the pictures and diagrams are clear, but when I study from this book I have to supplement with my general anatomy and physiolgy book. On several occasions the text has referred to parts of the anatomy that aren't labeled on the diagram. Not my favorite textbook...
September 17, 2007

A good reference for mammalian nervous system  
Take a look at the content page and you will know. However, be aware that almost all info are based on the mammalian system. If you are a developmentalist, or working in other systems, this might not be able to fulfill your need. Nevertheless, it is overall a very good reference.
August 23, 2007


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Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))
by Duane E Haines

Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases
by Hal Blumenfeld

Atlas of Human Anatomy: With Netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science)
by Frank H. Netter

Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple (Medmaster)
by Mark Gladwin, Bill Trattler

Principles of Neural Science
by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell

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