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Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso
Publisher: Williams & Wilkins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 634874
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 666
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0683004883
Dewey Decimal Number: 612.8
EAN: 9780683004885
ASIN: 0683004883
Publication Date: April 1996
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Condition: Expedited Shipping Available. Some cover wear. No markings inside. Parts of text are beginning to pull from spinal binding. Otherwise in good condition. All orders ship with free delivery confirmation.
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Product Description
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Introduction to neuroscience for college-level students. Main topics are the foundations of neuroscience, sensory and motor systems, and brain and behavior. Assumes minimal knowledge of biology, physics, and chemistry. Colorful layout.
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Excellent Undergrad Text October 12, 2008
Overall this is an excellent text for an undergraduate level course. It is the 3rd book on the subject that I've read and the best of the lot. It is much more conprehensive than the others, but does not get into the details of some graduate level books.
The content deserves a 5 star, but I gave it 4 stars overall because of a couple shortcomings. The graphics don't convey the 3 dimensionality of the anatomy. All of my anatomy texts do a far better job representing internal structures, and this becomes extremely important.
2nd, there are some areas overemphasized, some omissions, and a problem with the order of presentation. The chapter on attention tells me that one of the authors researches in this area. Sorry, it doesn't warrant a chapter. You know you're on the wrong track when you spend an entire page just explaining the minutiae of a single experiment. Second, there was no mention of intelligence. Yes it's a hotbutton issue. No excuse for ignoring it. Finally, issues were raised, such as fear or emotions, that use the same structure. It would be helpful to discuss the anatomy in more detail early on instead of introducing structures piecemeal.
Overall an excellent book.
 A Bad Experience with this seller July 2, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had a really bad experience dealing with this seller. I ordered my book on May 30, and by the time the estimated delivery date of June 23 had passed, I had tried to contact this seller three times without a response. Before I could file a claim with Amazon, I received an apologetic email from the seller explaining that he was unaware of my purchase and would ship the book immediately the next day. Alhough a refund was offered I foolishly accepted the order because I urgently needed the book. An additional week went by without a shipping confirmation and when I tried to get in touch with the seller again, I did not receive a response. I filed a claim with Amazon that is still being resolved. I would definitely avoid this seller and would buy your books from someone else.
Yay Neuroscience February 11, 2008
I am using this textbook in my neurobiology book and its very helpful. It is well written and they use examples that help you to connect to the topic. The Cd-Rom that comes with it is very helpful for learning neuroanatomy.
 Perfect Textbook November 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful textbook, and like only a very few others I have read, is well written and interesting enough to be read as an excellent book. It is quite difficult to put down and I think most readers will find themselves reading more than is required for their class or reading it for pleasure alone. It is not a complete exhaustive reference on every topic in neuroscience, but it does not pretend to be (and I think it would lose some of its appeal to the intended audience if it did). For example, the brief mention of glial cells in chapter 2 was a little disappointing, then again, I have a textbook of close to a thousand pages on glial cells alone, but I think a little more coverage could have been given. But, there are additional resources given, which allows interested students to further explore concepts they have been introduced to in this text.
There is something to be said for a text that can be read cover to cover, with little strain, and give the reader a clear overview of the field.
Basic Overlook of Neuroscience February 24, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is really good for a general understanding of neuroscience and it has good pictures. This is really a beginning undergraduate level book and can be used as supplemental material for basic concepts when a student is starting to become more advanced, but it does not go into much detail. It is well-written and consequently easy to read. If you're looking for an introduction to neuroscience this is a good book. If you're looking for a reference book for higher level neuroscience this book won't meet standards.
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