Fundamental Neuroscience (Hardcover)

by James L. Roberts (Author) "The name for the field of knowledge described in this book is neuroscience, the science of the nervous system..." (more)
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"Neuroscience is a broad field built upon concerted activities of numerous heterogeneous disciplines, and continuous efforts of integration are imperative. Fundamental Neuroscience represents such efforts and helps readers to comprehend the whole scope of neuroscience, a field which is rapidly growing in many directions, including clinical research and application." -- MASAO ITO, M.D., Ph.D., RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama, Japan

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"...an outstanding, comprehensive reference for clinicians, students, and neuroscientists."
-AMERICAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (2003)
"...anyone looking for the definitive text in neuroscience need look no further...this one is it!-LIFE SCIENCE BOOK REVIEW(2003) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1600 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1st edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0127808701
• ISBN-13: 978-0127808703
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,060,902 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Fundamental!, April 22, 2001

By	K. Michailidis (Thessaloniki, Greece) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was rather lucky to take my chances and go-for-a-buy for this title instead of the much more cited "Kandel-Fourth Edition"... The book is really awesome, well-written and edited, with many good first-time-seen illustrations. It spans the whole field of contemporary Neuroscience (from biochemical to cognitive and clinical) with extreme efficacy and reference. The authors did a great job integrating the contents of each section with clarifying examples and extensive references, making it ideal even for new-comers. As a medical student with research interests in this vast field, I was very pleased with my decision to buy this textbook.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best advanced text on the market, October 6, 2005

By	Jan W. H. Schnupp (Oxford, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fundamental Neuroscience, Second Edition (Hardcover)

This textbook is a very detailed and very up-to-date exposition of Neuroscience, and in my view, for the more advanced student it is one of the best books out there. What it is NOT is a simple, concise introduction for people who are studying the nervous system for the first time. If you are taking an entry-level Neuroscience course you are likely to be overwhelmed by the amount of detail, and, like some of the other reviewers who gave this book a bad rap, might blame the book for the fact that you can only take in so much detail in a first sitting, and fail to see the forest for all the trees. So if you are new to Neuroscience, read something like Bear et al "Neuroscience - Exploring the Brain" first, and only once you have absorbed that, turn to this beautifully detailed book for a much closer look at the subject. The chapters on Vision by Clay Reid and the Hearing chapters by Brown in this book are quite simply and without a doubt among the best textbook chapters on these topics anywhere, (and much better than anything you will find in Kandel!)

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful review of neuroscience., December 13, 1999

By	Silent Abstraction - See all my reviews

To me as bibliophiliac and a cognitive psychologist interested in neurobiology, this is the textbook of choice and an object of desire. It is very up-to-date and well-written. Although some people have detected some lack of coherence in this work, I find it refreshing that the sections recognizably come from different research teams with somewhat different points of emphasis, but without anyone pushing his own scientific interests on the expense of those of the readers. This also guarantees that it is not only an accumulation of facts but has also interesting theoretical discussions by leading researchers. It is optimal for readers having at least some laypeople knowledge about biology, medicine, or neuroscience, and just want to know more (possibly everything), or who require a thorough and citable review of a certain topic. Readers completely new to the field may find it difficult to pick out the information suited for a beginner level - a less voluminous book would be more helpful for them. I would rather not recommend it for undergraduates courses. I would also prefer a somewhat stronger emphasis on cognitive neuroscience - after all, a few hundred pages more would do no harm...!