The Physiology of Nerve Cells [Paperback]

Professor John C. Eccles (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (October 1, 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801801826
• ISBN-13: 978-0801801822
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,670,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Neuronal Physiology (1940-1968), April 8, 2004

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Joseph J Grenier "jjg MD PhD" (Aurora, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Physiology of Nerve Cells (Paperback)

Physiology of Nerve Cells is based on Lecture Notes delivered at Johns Hopkins Medical School by Eccles himself. He decided to turn the notes into a concise paperback book. This is a paperback book by Sir John Eccles describing the early neuronal physiology of both sensory & motor neurons, with a mention and discussion of interneurons. There is a discussion of motoneuron loops involving muscle spindles. The writing is largely predicated on Eccles own work and innovations on motor control and physiology. This is the strongest aspect of the book. He discusses the Hodgkin-Huxley Models, the action potential, EPSPs, IPSPs, and other aspects of cellular neurobiology. His writing is dry in this book so the reader must sit down and read sections or blocks of the book at different times to obtain the full benefit. The discussion of ionic fluxes and neural homeostasis is outstanding. This is a very good book for students of neurobiology to own.