Fundamental NeuroscienceLarry Squire, Floyd E. Bloom, Nicholas C. Spitzer, Larry R. Squire, Darwin Berg, Sascha du Lac, Anirvan Ghosh 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. 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:
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| Title | Fundamental Neuroscience |
| Editors | Larry Squire, Floyd E. Bloom, Nicholas C. Spitzer, Larry R. Squire, Darwin Berg, Sascha du Lac, Anirvan Ghosh |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Academic Press, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0080561020, 9780080561028 |
| Length | 1280 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Neurology Medical / Neuroscience Psychology / Clinical Psychology Psychology / General Psychology / Neuropsychology Psychology / Physiological Psychology Science / Biotechnology Science / General Science / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology Science / Life Sciences / Biochemistry Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity Science / Life Sciences / Biology Science / Life Sciences / General |
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