This book fills the need for an introductory text that opens the field
up to the beginner and takes them to higher-level thinking about
neuroscience. Neuroscience has captured the interest of students,
professionals, and the general public. In fact it is so new, that there
are very few books that gather it together in one text. Neuroscience is
an amalgamation of many fields: psychology, cognitive science,
chemistry, biology, engineering, philosophy, mathematics, and
statistics. People who are new to the discipline have to be able to find
their way through all of these fields together. In addition, they need
to understand the highly technical lexicon, modeling methods, and
theoretical assumptions used to describe brain structure, function, and
the interaction between them. This book will help readers navigate the
conventions used to describe the brain that developed through the years.
The authors crystallize the complex modeling methods and technologies so
that readers understand what they are saying and how to use them. They
address the important underlying principles and important issues of
neuroscience, with the debates and discussions that are ongoing as the
field evolves. They also include many salient fine-grained details so
that the book is not just an overview, but also a useful guide for many
levels of readers.