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Title: Neuroscience (Book with CD-ROM) by Dale Purves, George J. Augustine, David Fitzpatrick, Lawrence C. Katz, Anthony-Samuel Lamantia, Jomes O. McNamara, S. Mark Williams, Et Al ISBN: 0878937420 Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $84.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent! Accessible, great graphics, good organization.
Comment: As an undergraduate Psychobiology student, this text served me well in my Neuroscience course. In all honesty I never went. I just read this book. I got excellent marks in the class. As a serious slacker and bibliophile, I recommend this textbook for any like-minded student.
Rating: 1
Summary: Confusing
Comment: When I saw the page I recognized the cover of the book, but I could not believe what people were actually writing about it.
First I want to say that I am an undergraduate biotechnology student. I have a very strong background in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, tissue culture techniques, and immunology; but I have not had any classes dealing with anatomy or physiology since Bio 101 way back when. I have read and am quite comfortable with Alberts Molecular Biology of the Cell and Stryers Biochemistry, and even a handful of primary journal articles, so I do know how to read a textbook.
Now with that out of the way, let me say that this book is completely incomprehensible. It is so full of anatomy and Latin derived words (which it does a poor job at explaining BTW) that I can only assume that it was meant for medical students, and to have physiology an a prerequisite for it, but it doesn't even have an introduction describing the recommended background or whom it is supposed to be for. In fact, most of the book is devoted to the physiology of sensation and movement, not neurobiology. Now if you have the background for it and thats what you are looking for then it is a very thorough text that goes into a lot of depth.
If you are looking to understand the biochemistry or molecular aspects of neurobiology, find another book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent for Undergrads
Comment: As an undergraduate Neuroscience major I found this textbook to be highly informative and well-written. It was used to a Freshman-level course, and was easy to understand, yet thorough and interesting. The graphics are well done, and the format is better than most textbooks I'm used to. Anyone, even with minimal science experience could dive right in and learn a great deal. It may not be advanced enough, however, for grad or medical students. As a reference it does okay, but there are more-advanced texts which would probably do better. All-in-all it is an excellent book. In-fact, I liked it so much that I didn't sell it back at the end of the semester and keep it on my bookshelf for future reference (and future classes!)
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Title: Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems by Duane E. Haines ISBN: 0683306499 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell ISBN: 0838577016 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 05 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
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Title: Physiology: Board Review Series by Linda S. Costanzo ISBN: 0683303961 Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Pub. Date: 15 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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Title: The Human Brain: in Photographs and Diagrams by John Nolte, Jay B. Angevine ISBN: 0323011268 Publisher: Mosby Pub. Date: 15 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $40.95 |
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Title: Medical Physiology by George A. Tanner, Rodney Rhoades, Roades ISBN: 0316742287 Publisher: Little, Brown Medical Division Pub. Date: 15 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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