Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Marc D. Binder

ISBN 10: 3540237356 / ISBN 13: 9783540237358

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This 5000-page masterwork is literally the last word on the topic and will be an essential resource for many. Unique in its breadth and detail, this encyclopedia offers a comprehensive and highly readable guide to a complex and fast-expanding field. The five-volume reference work gathers more than 10,000 entries, including in-depth essays by internationally known experts, and short keynotes explaining essential terms and phrases. In addition, expert editors contribute detailed introductory chapters to each of 43 topic fields ranging from the fundamentals of neuroscience to fascinating developments in the new, inter-disciplinary fields of Computational Neuroscience and Neurophilosophy. Some 1,000 multi-color illustrations enhance and expand the writings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540237356
• ISBN 13: 9783540237358
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 281W x 266H x 198D millimeters 281 millimeters width by 266 millimeters height by 198 millimeters depth
• Weight: 10836 grams

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Synopsis

Unique in its breadth and detail, this encyclopedia offers a comprehensive and highly readable guide to a complex and fast-expanding field.

The five-volume reference work gathers more than 10,000 entries, including in-depth essays by internationally known experts, and short keynotes explaining essential terms and phrases. In addition, expert editors contribute detailed introductory chapters to each of 43 topic fields ranging from the fundamentals of neuroscience to fascinating developments in the new, inter-disciplinary fields of Computational Neuroscience and Neurophilosophy. Some 1,000 multi-color illustrations enhance and expand the writings.

This user-friendly reference will be indispensable to basic and clinical scientists and practitioners in academia, hospitals, private practice, and industry, as a source of reliable information on the structure and function of the nervous system.

The Encyclopedia of Neuroscience opens the topic to health care professionals, students, teachers and informed laypersons who require relevant information on this rapidly evolving field.

Review

From the book reviews:

“This is the best comprehensive text and handbook on the basic and clinical Neurosciences. Dr. M Binder is a well known international expert on sensorimotor physiology. Expert authors and editors discuss cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurophysiology. ... This is a must have read for physiologists.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, July, 2014)