Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 3rd Edition 3rd Edition

Desire to be certified in Neuropsychology, need to read up to see if I have the proper coursework.

This book builds up from a brief history of the neuroscience from time of Hippocrates and then moves to how it is practiced today.The authors have done full justice. Although I am a physician and have about half a dozen books on neuroanatomy, I ordered just because it was so enjoyable to read on "Google review" and "look inside this book". A truly enjoyable and worthy addition to my collection.I retain things very well if I study them in detail-as if I was discovering them for the first time. Very few books are able to satisfy me that way and this is indeed one of them.Highly recommended.PS: Don't get me wrong: it is NOT a Neuroanatomy text but it certainly will make learning neuroanatomy and physiology and functioning of brain much more enjoyable and easy for the reader.

Overall this is an excellent text for an undergraduate level course. It is the 3rd book on the subject that I've read and the best of the lot. It is much more conprehensive than the others, but does not get into the details of some graduate level books.The content deserves a 5 star, but I gave it 4 stars overall because of a couple shortcomings. The graphics don't convey the 3 dimensionality of the anatomy. All of my anatomy texts do a far better job representing internal structures, and this becomes extremely important.2nd, there are some areas overemphasized, some omissions, and a problem with the order of presentation. The chapter on attention tells me that one of the authors researches in this area. Sorry, it doesn't warrant a chapter. You know you're on the wrong track when you spend an entire page just explaining the minutiae of a single experiment. Second, there was no mention of intelligence. Yes it's a hotbutton issue. No excuse for ignoring it. Finally, issues were raised, such as fear or emotions, that use the same structure. It would be helpful to discuss the anatomy in more detail early on instead of introducing structures piecemeal.Overall an excellent book.

The book is beautifully composed, with quite lots of facts, together making a serious, very well-rounded overview of the whole discipline. There are many details but they do not overwhelm because they are cleverly spread through the text, with stories of scientists and discoveries mixed in for extra readability.Despite being easily readable and covering a broad topic, it is considerably deep. Every chapter forms a solid starting point for specialized study of appropriate sub-discipline. After reading this, you can continue with any specialized article or monography without fear of drowning.

Bought this for a neuroanatomy class. It is a very easy to read book, and has a great way of explaining complicated topics. I found that it was also an easy book to study, as the chapter is broken down into relevant sections to make it easy to make flashcards on each concept. I don't think I would have just bought this for fun to read, but it was a great book for a very difficult class.

Neuroscience is my future career, and I absolutely value this book. It explains the brain amazingly well for those unfamiliar with the details. Figures and illustrations are fabulous. The text is clear, concise, and thorough. I t always kept my attention while reading. It's a great book for general neuroscience courses! I plan to keep it on my bookshelf for a while!

This text is absolutely terrific for intro to intermediate level undergraduate students. It also acts as a refresher for professionals in medicine, computer science and cognitive psychology. For graduate students, it's an excellent resource as you augment with up-to-date research papers. The 3rd edition is a fine one. Get it used and read away!

The first soup to nuts neuroscience text I've owned so I'm not qualified to rank this book among it's competing volumes. But from reader experience it is highly approachable in it's explanations. It has well crafted prose and high quality graphics. Glad I made the purchase.