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An Introduction to Nervous Systems presents the principles of neurobiology from an evolutionary perspective from single celled organisms to complex invertebrates such as flies and is ideal for use as a supplemental textbook. Greenspan describes the mechanisms that allow behavior to become ever more sophisticated from simple avoidance behavior of Paramecium through to the complex cognitive behaviors of the honeybee and shows how these mechanisms produce the increasing neural complexity found in these organisms. The book ends with a discussion of what is universal about nervous systems and what may be required, neurobiologically, to be human. This novel and highly readable presentation of fundamental principles of neurobiology is designed to be accessible to undergraduate and graduate students not already steeped in the subject. Related Titles from the Publisher

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An Excellent Introduction by John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)

5 Stars
April 05, 2007
This book is introductory in nature but presumes that the student has had some background in basic biology to understand cells, membranes, proteins, DNA & RNA, enzymes, receptors, ions, and small molecules at at least the level of completing basic introductory biology at the college level. The book begins with a general description of brains. It starts with the single cell paramecium with one neuron (sometimes called a neuron that swims), goes through the jellyfish of 1,000 neurons, a fruit fly of 100,000 to a human of 100 million. In the overall coverage there is discussion on how signals are generated, transmitted to the brain and so on. The last chapter in the book ties the book together with a discussion on 'Are all brains alike?' The book gives a quick overview that may be enough for the casual reader or a good start before moving on to more complex texts.

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