neuroscience and neurobiology books

	Neuroscience meets dance/movement therapy: Mirror neurons, the therapeutic process and empathy [An article from: The Arts in Psychotherapy]
	By: C.F. Berrol ISBN: Publisher: Elsevier Release Date: Bioscience book rank: 1566687
	The Human Brain: Essentials of Behavioral Neuroscience
	By: Jackson Beatty ISBN: 0761920617 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Release Date: 23 August, 2000 Bioscience book rank: 1216784	This book possesses all the features one would expect from a textbook on brain anatomy and physiology, with the possible exception of end of chapter activities to promote learning. And with so many concepts and terminology, that would have been a good inclusion. <br /> <br />The loss of a star is due to the lack of some critical information and, perhaps, an unbalanced coverage of information I would expect to find, combined with too few illustrations of complex concepts. <br /> <br />For example, when discussing mood disorders, one of the most prevalent, AD(H)D has been omitted. Also, in the discussion of brain plasticity, no mention is made of Hebb or his famous mnemonic, "neurons that fire together, wire together." Nor does the author even mention critical brain functions such as attention and consciousness. <br /> <br />Especially troubling is the exclusion of information about an exciting and highly significant discovery--"mirror neurons"-- given their impact on behavior and learning. Since the studies that discovered them were reported well before this book was published, timing does not serve as a justification for ommision of this important information. <br /> <br />For a book with "behavioral" in the subtitle, I would expect more physiology and less anatomy and pharmacology. Although some seminal thinkers in neuroscience such as Damasio and LeDoux are mentioned, other notables such as Candace Pert and Jeffrey Schwartz are missing. <br /> <br />The book covers a lot of territory in a generally understandable manner, using good textbook techniques (such as the bolding of newly introduced technical terms), but perhaps too much information, not necessarily of the right kind, or in the best way. For a better understanding of this complex subject, the reader would be advised to add other references such as Rita Carter's highly accesible overview of the brain called, "Mapping the Mind" along with some of the brain coloring books as an aid to learning brain anatomy and physiology.
	Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience: Text with CD-ROM
	By: Anthony H. V. Schapira ISBN: 0323033547 Publisher: Mosby Release Date: 18 December, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 1190920
	The Cognitive Neuroscience of Reading: A Special Issue of scientific Studies of Reading (Scientific Studies of Reading)
	By: Rebecca Sandak, Russell A. Poldrack ISBN: 080589540X Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Release Date: July, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 1575084
	The Cognitive Neuroscience of Social Behaviour
	By: A. Easton ISBN: 1841693499 Publisher: Psychology Press Release Date: 12 July, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 776996
	Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience of Depression and Anxiety Disorders
	By: Dan J Stein ISBN: 1841841005 Publisher: Informa Healthcare Release Date: 20 December, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 1179241
	High Dilution Effects: Physical and Biochemical Basis (Handbooks of Behavioral Neurobiology)
	By: Nirmal C. Sukul, Anirban Sukul ISBN: 1402021550 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 20 July, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 1700844
	Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience
	By: Mauro Mancia ISBN: 8847003342 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 14 September, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 1383597
	Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Third Edition, Third Edition
	By: George Adelman, Barry H. Smith ISBN: 0444514325 Publisher: Elsevier Science Release Date: 15 September, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 1253893	Where to start? This third and vastly improved edition has it all: articles on every topic in the field of Neuroscience written by leading experts in the field. The CD includes multimedia content (Quicktime movies, sound files, ...). A must for anyone interested in studying Neuroscience.
	Neuroscience Methods: A Guide for Advanced Students
	By: Rosemary Martin ISBN: 9057022451 Publisher: CRC Release Date: 25 February, 1998 Bioscience book rank: 1407397	I am a PhD student at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. I picked up this book on one of my many visits to the university library, early this year. I found it to be an invaluable source of scientific techniques in the field of neuroscience. It is very hard to find all the essential knowledge one needs in one place these days, yet this book provides just that. With an excellent structure and further referencing should one feel the need for greater detail. I believe that this is one book every neuroscience student and academic should have on their bookshelf.