neuroscience and neurobiology books

	Philosophy and Neuroscience: A Ruthlessly Reductive Account (Studies in Brain and Mind)
	By: J. Bickle ISBN: 1402013027 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 31 May, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 590291
	Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience: Understanding the Mind by Simulating the Brain
	By: Randall C. O'Reilly, Yuko Munakata, James L. McClelland ISBN: 0262650541 Publisher: The MIT Press Release Date: 04 September, 2000 Bioscience book rank: 265841	With a background in chemistry, biology, psychology, and neuroscience, I believed a course on simulating the the brain to understand the mind would be incredibly fascinating. However, this book, in spite of various claims to be an introduction to cognitive neuroscience, is full of technical jargon that is mostly likely only understood by those familiar with the subject. <br /> <br />The book itself comes off as extremely condescending to any beginner who is frustrated with the book because throughout the text, the authors repeat over and over and over again some variation of, "Here is a SIMPLE example..." <br /> <br />****ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE: As for the free software you can download online, PDP++, it is prone to errors (random quitting, functions not working properly) and DOES NOT work on many newer versions of Mac OS X. You have to download a different program called Emergent, which is not compatible with what you read in this text; this is also an annoying problem. <br /> <br />The aspects of the book that focus on the biology of the mind are like breaths of fresh air, but every chapter inevitably leads into mind-numbing instructions and equations that are difficult to comprehend. <br /> <br />This is by far the most frustrating book I've had to deal with. The other one-star review was shrewd in warning undergrad students and beginners about this text. I am currently taking a honors psych class which utilizes this textbook as a lab handout (we solve the exercises closing out each chapter). I find this book very hard to read due to the language and the explanations the authors use to explain certain topics. The book reads more like a guide for those already familiar with the subject matter, and the questions closing out each chapter are even harder to understand than the chapter text itself. If the authors wish the book to be of any help to undergrads who are not already familiar with the topic they should take a step back and revise the text so that it is understandable for all. NOTE TO UA STUDENTS THINKING OF TAKING THE CLASS WHICH UTILIZES THIS BOOK <br />---->dont. "Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience" provides a very readable overview of state-of-the-art neural network models for human cognition with an emphasis on both biological plausibility and experimental (psychological/cognitive) evidence.
	Neuroscience: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (Pretest Series)
	By: Allan Siegel ISBN: 0071471804 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Release Date: 23 March, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 181423	As a first year medical student, my school requires the NBME Shelf exams be taken as the final exam in our Neuroanatomy class. Our professor is new and does not prepare us well for this exam (last year's class averaged the 12th percentile). A friend of mine recommended this book to be and I read it twice 5 days before the shelf exam and I scored in the 94th percentile. I can honestly say that this book was key in my preparation and if you can learn this book and learn it well, you have a great understanding of medical neuroscience and will do well on the shelf exam. <br /> <br />The book itself is in a great format: 500 questions with answers and explanations. The best part is, the explanations are grouped together if questions are related to one another so the explanations almost read like a textbook. Even if you have had bad experiences with the Pre-test series, I believe that this one is unbeatable and much MUCH better review than the BRS, at least for the shelf exam.
	AANN Core Curriculum for Neuroscience Nursing
	By: AANN ISBN: 0721606482 Publisher: Saunders Release Date: 25 March, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 349716
	If Not God, Then What? Neuroscience, Aesthetics, and the Origins of the Transcendent
	By: Joshua Fost ISBN: 0615161065 Publisher: Clearhead Studios, Inc. Release Date: 24 November, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 570034
	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: 221705	This is, quite simply, the best book on the subject to date. I can't recommend it highly enough.
	The Neuroscience of Adult Learning: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education)
	By: Sandra Johnson, Kathleen Taylor ISBN: 0787987042 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Release Date: 11 July, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 246909
	Mental Mechanisms: Philosophical Perspectives on Cognitive Neuroscience
	By: William Bechtel ISBN: 0805863346 Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Release Date: 29 October, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 169870
	Neuroscience for the Mental Health Clinician
	By: Steven R. Pliszka ISBN: 1593850786 Publisher: The Guilford Press Release Date: 29 September, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 453895	Simply an excellent book with lots of information in a small package. Great coverage of the biobases of different psychopathology. Great overview of neuroscience for psychologists or other mental health workers. "A truly valuable contribution to the neuroscience and mental health research literature. It is a formidable task to cogently explain underlying mechanisms of brain function and the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders; however Dr. Pliszka's book delivers in being both replete with citations while being written in a very engaging style. His articulate explanation of the role of catecholamines in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is just one of many noteworthy examples. This book should be a required psychopathology text for all mental health clinicians-in-training."--David R. DeLorenzo, PhD, Private Practice I cannot recommend this text highly enough. It was easy to see that <br />the author had put a lot of work into this project. His writing was excellent and this <br />was good, because the subject matter demanded focus, attention, concentration and rereading. <br />This is a good place to begin, and return to again, when the one wants to get a foothold in the neurobiology of the mind.
	Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain
	By: Charles A. Nelson, Kathleen M. Thomas, Michelle de Haan ISBN: 0471745863 Publisher: Wiley Release Date: 21 April, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 293227