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Fundamental Neuroscience, 3rd Edition 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:* 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

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 21 reviews)

Intended for neuroscientists by S. Lim (San Diego, CA USA)

5 Stars
May 08, 2009
I enjoyed this book because it is the most up-to-date neuroscience book out there. It covers many areas spanning from membrane biophysics to cognitive neuroscience. It is also written by active, leading researchers in neuroscience, including two members of the national academy of sciences. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has had an introduction to neuroscience, and desires to go in depth.

Do not order from collegebks4less by Beach Bum (Atlanta, GA USA)

1 Stars
February 08, 2009
I ordered Fundamentals of Neuroscience and then withdrew from the course. I contacted Collegebks4less before the 14 day deadline of their return policy. I contacted them by email as their link recommended. I recieved an email from their customer service department indicating that I would be contacted within 24 hours. 4 business days later, I still had no response. I contacted them again by email and a week and a half later, still have not received a response. They list no phone contact on their site - I wonder why? I contacted Amazon who directed me on what steps to take next. We will see if I get my refund from this route. However, I consider it extremely poor customer service and bad business and don't feel this company should be allowed to conduct business through Amazon. I have always had great success with Amazon in the past.

Better than Kandel and Schwartz by Nasir Naqvi (NY, NY)

5 Stars
August 18, 2008
More detailed and therefore suitable for the basic neuroscientist than Kandel and Schwartz. A good review to read before comprehensive exams for the Neuroscience PhD. All the authors are recognized experts in the field. An excellent treatment of systems and cognitive neuroscience, including emotion and motivation. Some may find the molecular details a little much, but this is what textbooks are for. Nobody ever said neuroscience was easy!

Absolutely the most hideous scientific writing... by R. Taylor (louisville, ky USA)

1 Stars
July 27, 2008
...I've come across...what is it with neuroscientists?...prior to this book I had thought Kandell and Schwartz's "Principle's of Neuroscience" was the most poorly written...in both cases the authors' primary goal seems to be one of obfuscation...perhaps an example would serve better -- from this book when discussing the hierarchy of nervous system organization: "At the systems level, emphasis is on the spatially distributed sensors and effectors that integrate the body's response to environmental challenges." ...in other words, at the systems level the nervous "system" interacts with the environment...well, "duhhhh"...and the whole section is so similarly dense that by the time you get to the end you'll probably have forgotten what the authors' originally meant to achieve in the first place...in this particular case, the authors' SIMPLY wanted the reader to understand that there are three levels of organization -- molecules, nerves, the nervous "system"...that's it...really...and I'm guessing it took the authors 600-700 words to say just that...yet their version does not present one iota of additional useful information...it's ridiculous...density does not translate into meaning...I would recommend "From Neuron to Brain" as a more readable alternative although it too could stand some judicious editing.

Book Review by John C. Longhurst

5 Stars
April 14, 2008
I am an academic neuroscientist who teaches neurosciences at our university. I think this new edition is leaner but provides even more information than the previous edition of Fundamental Neuroscience. I plan to use it in one of my upcoming classes. The figures are very helpful, are clear and wonderfully drawn. The new reference section at the end of each chapter helps keep the book very much up-to-date. Overall, I recommend it highly.

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