Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience - Softcover

Carter, Matt; Shieh, Jennifer C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128005114 ISBN 13: 9780128005118

Publisher: Academic Press, 2015

Synopsis

Neuroscience is, by definition, a multidisciplinary field: some scientists study genes and proteins at the molecular level while others study neural circuitry using electrophysiology and high-resolution optics. A single topic can be studied using techniques from genetics, imaging, biochemistry, or electrophysiology. Therefore, it can be daunting for young scientists or anyone new to neuroscience to learn how to read the primary literature and develop their own experiments.

This volume addresses that gap, gathering multidisciplinary knowledge and providing tools for understanding the neuroscience techniques that are essential to the field, and allowing the reader to design experiments in a variety of neuroscience disciplines.

• Written to provide a "hands-on" approach for graduate students, postdocs, or anyone new to the neurosciences
• Techniques within one field are compared, allowing readers to select the best techniques for their own work
• Includes key articles, books, and protocols for additional detailed study
• Data analysis boxes in each chapter help with data interpretation and offer guidelines on how best to represent results
• Walk-through boxes guide readers step-by-step through experiments

About this title

About the Author

Matt Carter, PhD, is currently Assistant Professor of Biology at Williams College. His previous position was as a post-doctoral fellow in Richard Palmiter’s lab at the University of Washington using optogenetic techniques to study neural circuitry. He has authored the first edition of this book (Elsevier, 2009) as well as Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More (Elsevier, 2012). He was the awardee of Stanford University’s Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, and two-time recipient of the Stanford School of Medicine’s Excellence in Teaching Award. He currently teaches courses at Williams in both Topics in Neuroscience as well as Neural Systems and Circuits.

Jennifer C. Shieh, PhD, is currently Program Director and SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Coordinator at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the NIH. She co-authored the first edition of this book (Elsevier, 2009), and was awarded the Hans-Lukas Teuber Award for Outstanding Research and Academics in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Award for Outstanding Scholarship and BCS Contributions.

Review

"...an excellent introduction to nearly every technique commonly used in neuroscience...an invaluable tool for students and instructors alike." --Doody's

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0128005114
• ISBN 13: 9780128005118
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 418