**The gold standard of neuroscience texts―updated with hundreds of
brand-new images and fully revised content in every chapter
**
Doody's Core Titles for 2022!
For more than 40 years, Principles of Neural Science has helped
readers understand the link between the human brain and behavior. As the
renowned text has shown, all behavior is an expression of neural
activity and the future of both clinical neurology and psychiatry is
dependent on the progress of neural science. Fully updated, this sixth
edition of the landmark reference reflects the latest research, clinical
perspectives, and advances in the field. It offers an unparalleled
perspective on the the current state and future of neural science.
This new edition features:
- Unmatched coverage of how the nerves, brain, and mind function
- NEW chapters on:
- The Computational Bases of Neural Circuits that Mediate Behavior
- Brain-Machine Interfaces
- Decision-Making and Consciousness
- NEW section on the neuroscientific principles underlying the disorders
of the nervous system
- Expanded coverage of the different forms of human memory
- Highly detailed chapters on stroke, Parkinson's disease, and multiple
sclerosis
- 2,200 images, including 300 new color illustrations, diagrams,
radiology studies, and PET scans
Principles of Neural Science, Sixth Edition benefits from a cohesive
organization, beginning with an insightful overview of the
interrelationships between the brain, nervous system, genes, and
behavior.
The text is divided into nine sections:
Part I: Overall Perspective provides an overview of the broad themes of
neural science, including the basic anatomical organization of the
nervous system and the genetic bases of nervous system function and
behavior.
Part II: Cell and Molecular Biology of Cells of the Nervous System
examines the basic properties of nerve cells, including the generation
and conduction of propagated signaling.
Part III: Synaptic Transmission focuses on the electrophysiological and
molecular mechanism of synaptic transmission with chapters on neuronal
excitability, neurotransmitters, and transmitter release.
Part IV: Perception discusses the various aspects of sensory perception,
including how information from the primary organs of sensation is
transmitted to and processed by the central nervous system.
Part V: Movement considers the neural mechanisms underlying movement and
examines a new treatment that addresses how the basal ganglia regulate
the selection of motor actions and instantiate reinforcement learning.
Part VI: The Biology of Emotion, Motivation and Homeostasis examines the
neural mechanisms by which subcortical areas mediate homeostatic control
mechanisms, emotions, and motivation.
Part VII: Development and the Emergence of Behavior looks at the nervous
system from early embryonic differentiation to the formation and
elimination of synapses.
Part VIII: Learning, Memory, Language and Cognition expands on the
previous section, examining the cellular mechanisms of implicit and
explicit memory storage, as well as decision-making and consciousness.
Part IX: explores the neural mechanisms underlying diseases and
disorders of the nervous system, including autism spectrum disorder,
epilepsy, schizophrenia, and anxiety.
