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| By: Jonathan Stuart Citow, Robert L. Macdonald ISBN: 1588900541 Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Release Date: June, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 545731 | ||
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| By: Maria Patestas, Leslie P. Gartner ISBN: 140510340X Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Release Date: 22 May, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 656193 | Are you studying at the graduate and undergraduate level in the area of human neuroanatomy? If you are, this book is for you! Authors Leslie P. Gartner, Maria Patestas and M. A. Petestas, have written an outstanding book that is accessible and clear-- one that students would not have to wade through in order to discern key information of human neuroanatomy. <br /> <br />Gartner, Patestas and Petestas, begin with an introduction to the nervous system. Then, they include a description of early embryology, the development of the pharyngeal arches, formation of the face, and some of the molecular events that appear to govern this entire process. The authors continue by presenting the morphology and physiology of electrical and chemical synapses. In addition, they also discuss the most common and significant of the neurotransmitter substances. The authors also discuss the brain's basic morphology and architecture. Then, the authors cover the vascular supply of the spinal cord. Finally, they describe the sensory receptors and the ascending sensory pathways from the body. <br /> <br />This most excellent book is designed to help students easily master the anatomy and basic physiology of the nervous system. More importantly, this book emphasizes the clinical relevance of the material through clinical cases, questions, and follow-up discussions in each chapter, thus motivating students to learn the information. | |
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| By: Stephen G. Waxman ISBN: 0071392386 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Release Date: 21 October, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 574420 | Thought this book was just okay. A lot more in depth than what I need for OT, but nonetheless, still gave me some insight. This book is grossly inadequate for a neuroantomy medical course. It's probably best if used as a review for USMLE 1. Decent diagrams with some errors, especially in the vision chapter. It's a great book that can help you to understand the complexity of central nervous system and the clinical significance of anatomy. I think that the late advances lake neuronavegation is not fully commented but it's a nice book. | |
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| By: William DeMyer ISBN: 068330075X Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Release Date: 01 September, 1997 Bioscience book rank: 695181 | I found this book to be helpful while taking Neuroscience in Medical school, but Neuroanatomy BRS by Fix is a little better. Some of the diagrams in NMS Neuroanatomy 2nd edition are vague. All in all a good book just not a great one. | |
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| By: M. J. T. FitzGerald, Gregory Gruener, Estomih Mtui ISBN: 1416034455 Publisher: Saunders Release Date: 11 October, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 666415 | This is a great text book. Broken down into small chapters that make it easy to sort out information. | |
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| By: S. Mark Williams, Leonard E. White, A. C. Mace ISBN: 087893913X Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc Release Date: 15 January, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 776287 | ||
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| By: Richard S Snell ISBN: 0781729890 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Release Date: 15 February, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 855354 | This is a great neuroanatomy book. The best part of the book for medical students in their clinical rotations and residents - is the clinical notes section that includes clinical presentations and many radigraphic studies as well. I bought my first copy during my first neuroanat course in 1993. I am a neurology residdent now and still refer to it frquently. | |
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| By: David Clark, Nashaat Boutros, Mario Mendez ISBN: 0521840503 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Release Date: 14 November, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 924382 | I found that this text pulled together alot of resources in a concise format. The clinical vignettes were very enlightening. I didn't learn anything new, but I think this book represents a good, general resource for the subject matter. What a great book! The Brain and Behavior is a book that looks at the neuro-anatomical structures of the brain, and explains what will ahppen to mood and behavior when these areas are affected. The author goes into some pathologies such as schizophrenia and shows example how the cerebelar vermis can be involved and even the cause of this disorder (support for chiropractic adjustments, i.e. reducing dysafferentation). <p>At a seminar I learned of Cerebellar Syndrome - an anxiety disorder - which is totally supported by this book (Quote: "structural abnormalities of the cerebellar vermis has been seen in depression"). <p>Also, there was even support for the arguement against MSG and Aspartame in food:<p> "Glutamate and aspartate are excitatory, and neurons in the CNS [(Central Nervous System)] contain receptors to one or the other. Normally, only small quantities of these excitatory amino acids appear in the synapse at any one time. [here's the good part] If extraneural concentrations of these excitatory amino acids exceed the ability to uptake machanisms to remove them [which is what happens when you eat anything with: <p>MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, Hydrolyzed protein, hydrolyzed plant protein, plant protein extract, sodium caseinate, calcium caseinate, yeast extract, textured protein, autolyzed yeast, hydrolzed oat flour, malt, malt extract, malt flavoring, bouillon, stock, flavoring, natural flavoring, and seasoning], <p>[then] the affected neuron will die. This process of neuron cell death is referred to as excitotoxicity and is an important mechanism of neuron loss following hypoxia [(lack of oxygen)] and ishemia [(low oxygen)]. Excitotoxicity has been implicated in schizophrenia (see Coyle and Puttfarcken, 1993).....and may be involved in both the establishment and maintenance of addictive behavior (Kalivas, et al, 1998)"<p>This statment on page 24 is significant in the arguement against the use of flavor enhancers in food. In effect, you are programming your neurons to die when you eat food with excitotoxins because extra neurotransmitters give the message that neurons use for programmed cell death. If your child or you are suffering from additive or poor behavior or bad test scores, then this book is for you. Having written the above, I want to say that there is still more to this great book. So do yourself a favor and pick it up. A little too technical for the layman, but you can follow along with a medical dictionary if necessary. Excellent for the health professional concerned more with the function of the body, versus, pathology (the way it should be).<p>GREAT BOOK - 5 STARS!!! This is a great book! The authors have done a tremendous job taking complicated information and presenting in a format that is easily understood. Oftentimes texts on neuroanatomy tend to be very specific in discussing various neural systems, and often don't discuss how everything in the brain is intergrated. If they do do this, the discussion is spread out over many chapters, and must be searched for in the index and references. <p>Brain and Beavior does a wonderful job in clarifying the complex neurochemical systems and how they relate to global brain function.<p>The authors also do a great job with presenting "clinical vignettes", which presents the reader with practical clinical information relative to specific areas of brain dysfunction.<p>matthew delisle, d.c. | |
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| By: Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan, Russell L. Ciochon ISBN: 0495129038 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Release Date: 29 June, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 978341 | ||
| By: Inderbir Singh ISBN: 8180618080 Publisher: Jaypee Brothers,Medical Publishers,India Release Date: 30 April, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 979394 | ||
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