neuroscience and neurobiology books

	The Brain's Sense of Movement (Perspectives in Cognitive Neuroscience)
	By: Alain Berthoz, Giselle Weiss ISBN: 0674009800 Publisher: Harvard University Press Release Date: 30 September, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 492193
	23 Problems in Systems Neuroscience (Computational Neuroscience Series)
	By: J. Leo van Hemmen, Terrence J. Sejnowski ISBN: 0195148223 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 08 December, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 312428
	Handbook of the Neuroscience of Language
	By: Brigitte Stemmer, Harry A. Whitaker ISBN: 008045352X Publisher: Elsevier Science Release Date: 17 March, 2008 Bioscience book rank: 770004
	Synesthesia: Perspectives from Cognitive Neuroscience
	By: Lynn C. Robertson, Noam Sagiv ISBN: 019516623X Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 14 October, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 737236	If you are looking for a general overview of the concept of synesthesia, I would not recommend this book. This book is instead for the serious student or professional who is interested in the field of synesthesia and what research is being done to define and document it. The book primarily consists of highly detailed descriptions the various experiments done on synesthetes (people who experience synesthesia) and the outcomes of those experiments. <br /> <br />Further, the book almost entirely dicsusses grapheme-color synesthesia, or synesthesia experienced by associating numbers and letters with specific colors. Other forms of synesthesia are mentioned, but all of the experiments appear to be related to the above-mentioned version of the experience. Finally, the book is appropriately deadpan, offering only that this and that experiment suggests this and that. There is no emphasis whatsoever on spiritual issues or anything "New Age." <br /> <br />The book is well-organized and articulate, but highly technical while being only mildly conceptual. Most of the experiments mentioned define what synesthesia is not rather than what it is. Its most important contribution is the emphasis on describing the machines used to do experiments as well as the non-mechanical experiments (having synesthetes read combinations of numbers on black-and-white or color surfaces, for example) used to define the condition. <br /> <br />The fact that the book does not ultimately define the properties of synesthesia is perfectly understandable considering the limitations of how we can study it at this time. The explanations of how the human brain and mind are defined by scientists are concise and certainly useful for both scientists and philosophers as well as more technically-minded artists. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the study of human perception.
	Handbook of (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders, Vol. 1: Auditory Neuroscience and Diagnosis
	By: Frank E. Musiek, Gail D. Chermak ISBN: 1597560561 Publisher: Plural Publishing Inc Release Date: 01 October, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 774654
	Neurobiology of Disease
	By: Sid Gilman ISBN: 0120885921 Publisher: Academic Press Release Date: 06 November, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 740391
	Study Guide to Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences: A Companion to The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Fifth Edition
	By: Robert E. Hales, James A., M.D. Bourgeois, Narriman C. Shahrokh ISBN: 1585623032 Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Release Date: 20 August, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 304800
	Stimulant Drugs and ADHD: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
	By: Mary V. Solanto, Amy F. T. Arnsten, F. Xavier Castellanos ISBN: 0195133714 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 15 January, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 431833	This is an important technical work for anyone concerned with Attention Deficit Disorder. While not ideal for those without advanced degrees, parents and adults in an ADHD system may find it worth their while to work through the highly specialized language. The articles assess from different scientific perspectives the trajectory of stimulant medication. While priced very fairly given its highly technical content, ADHD support groups maybe able to share the cost and the book. Members within the group could select a chapter, and then present it to their group. Most of the articles contain at least a few sections that will be understandable to non-scientists. Such a process could improve physician patient communication about the medication. Detractors of stimulant medication have to come to grips with the enormous relief that these medications provide for adults and children. While the specific locations and dynamics of the epenephrine and dopamine interactions remain shrouded, the clinical evidence overwhelming attested to the efficacy of stimulant medication. Until detractors can produce similar empirical data, resources have to be allocated to treatments that actually work. The book's purpose is to bring together the best and most current data available as a way of supporting and furthering pharmaceutical research. In this purpose the editor's and contributor's reveals science at its best, methodically navigating a dense forest of dimly understood variables in an attempt to relieve human suffering and push back the boundaries of ignorance. They echo our ancestors who learned to harness fire.
	Neurobiology of Addictions: Implications for Clinical Practice
	By: Richard T. Spence, Diana M. Dinitto, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner ISBN: 0789016664 Publisher: Routledge Release Date: 24 April, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 844533	This book discusses the effects of substance of abuse on brain chemistry. It is of interest to anyone treating addictions. It is not a "quick read" for people without a basic grounding in neurobiology, but with persistance, you will learn.
	Mayo Clinic Medical Neuroscience, Fifth Edition: Organized by Neurologic Systems and Levels
	By: Eduardo E. Benarroch, Jasper R. Daube, Kelly D. Flemming, Barbara F. Westmoreland ISBN: 1420045164 Publisher: Informa Healthcare Release Date: 19 February, 2008 Bioscience book rank: 826544