neuroscience and neurobiology books

	Fundamentals of Computational Neuroscience
	By: Thomas Trappenberg ISBN: 0198515839 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 20 June, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 166529
	Introduction to Brain and Behavior & Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience, Second Edition CD-ROM
	By: Bryan Kolb ISBN: 0716770695 Publisher: Worth Publishers Release Date: 29 July, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 257873	Within the first two chapters, there are a number of misleading claims and outright falsehoods which make me question the intelligence and qualifications of its authors. They claim, for instance, that the brain's purpose is to create what the authors call a "sensory reality" (I can only assume they mean consciousness). Well, the fact is, a lot of good neurology and philosophy dealing with the subject matter is simply not clear on this matter--consciousness is likely to be an epiphenomenon not related too much to function. In fact, there are some studies that point to this possibility--being able to tell when a person will move their finger before they even realize it. <br />Another example of shoddy scholarship is found in the first and second chapters, respectively: Ironically, the authors discredit cartesian dualism in the first chapter rather offhandedly only to bring it back in the second. To quote the book, "Each function requires specific neural systems to create the sensory world, to produce movement (behavior) and to integrate the two." If they are separate, we seem to be back at some form of dualism--I'm not sure what the authors were thinking and I'm not sure they do either. <br /> <br />Consistent flaws coupled with a writing style that is downright insulting to the reader's intelligence make this a book to skip (if possible) when first learning about the brain and behavior. This textbook provides a thorough introduction to the brain, starting from the nerves to actual sensory systems (motor, auditory, visual etc.,). Even though I spent some time reading this book, I was disappointed the professor only referred to it once or twice and relied primarily on lectures to create tests. Besides providing the mechanism behind the flow of information in the brain, its discussion of how injuries to the brain result in certain conditions (visual agnosia, neglect syndrome, amnesia, aphasia etc.,) also helped my understanding of the material a lot. The biggest hurdle is understanding how nerves function, after that everything is more or less memorization.
	Neuroscience: An Introduction
	By: John Stein, Catherine Stoodley ISBN: 1861563892 Publisher: Wiley Release Date: 30 August, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 820181
	Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging: Linking Cognitive and Cerebral Aging
	By: Roberto Cabeza, Lars Nyberg, Denise Park ISBN: 0195156749 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 18 November, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 866906
	Neuropsychotherapy: How the Neurosciences Inform Effective Psychotherapy (LEA's Counseling and Psychotherapy Series) (Lea's Counseling and Psychotherapy)
	By: Klaus Grawe ISBN: 080586122X Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Release Date: 14 August, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 291571	This is, quite simply, the best book on the subject to date. I can't recommend it highly enough.
	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: From Genes to Patients (Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience)
	By: David Gozal, Dennis L. Molfese ISBN: 1588293122 Publisher: Humana Press Release Date: 01 June, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 890055
	Individual Differences in Arithmetical Abilities: Implications for Psychology, Neuroscience and Education
	By: Ann Dowker ISBN: 1841692352 Publisher: Psychology Press Release Date: 18 November, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 579298
	Between Couch and Piano: Psychoanalysis, Music, Art and Neuroscience
	By: Gilbert J. Rose ISBN: 1583919732 Publisher: Routledge Release Date: 17 May, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 819164
	Electrochemical Methods for Neuroscience (Frontiers in Neuroengineering)
	By: Adrian C. Michael, Laura M. Borland ISBN: 0849340756 Publisher: CRC Release Date: 13 December, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 950741
	The Parallel Brain: The Cognitive Neuroscience of the Corpus Callosum (Issues in Clinical and Cognitive Neuropsychology)
	By: Eran Zaidel, Marco Iacoboni ISBN: 0262240440 Publisher: The MIT Press Release Date: 15 August, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 109137