Neuroscience 5th Edition

Fast shipping, a great book thanks!!

The shipping process was a bit of a hassle, as I had to return the first book I received because it was partially damaged on the spine and front cover. Second book that came in was in better condition. Although I recently started reading the book, it is a very informative text so far, repeating important topics from section to section of each chapter as well as providing some great illustrations that help understand structures and topics better. I had read in previous reviews that there are a lot of smaller errors in the text- I just started reading it, so I didn't find any yet. If you buy the book new, it also comes with a few informative websites with a glossary, few animations per chapter, and other material that makes the purchase seem like a bit of a bargain. After all, how often would you find an access card + a new textbook for under $100?UPDATE 11/4/15Okay, so this book started to get a bit frustrating as I started going through the chapters for class. For some reason, they seem to explain material in such a verbose way I found myself holding a dictionary near me and looking up those unnecessarily complex words, making learning those concepts longer and more challenging. Other than that, I think the application boxes they provide in each chapter are interesting and well connected to the introduced material

We are currently using Neuroscience 5th.edition as our textbook for our Neuroscience course with is part of the Biopsychology honors track at William Paterson University. The book is well written and clear on explaining difficult material. The tables and pictures are also very relevant and coinside nicely with the written text. The one thing I don't like is that the book cites future chapters for which we have not covered up to that point. Overall it is a good text. for difficult subject material.

Please do not get me wrong; in general, the content is quite good, even if there are numerous (very minor) typos and mistakes, the illustrations are great, and the general readability is great. The problems with the loose-leaf edition start with the paper - very thin and quite poor quality (everything tears, wrinkles, and creases worse than if it were wet newspaper). Another issue is the software (Sylvius) that is supposed to come with the text book - it is a *fantastic* product and comes with the book, but apparently the publishers didn't feel that students who prefer loose-leaf for study purposes deserved the DVD - sad.Overall, this loose-leaf edition just doesn't live up to expectations.

Overall, a good introduction to neuroscience that covers molecular mechanisms to systems integration. One small grievance that I have is that the authors choose to use data from actual experiments, and some of the figures have outliers and information that might throw off a student and detract from the big picture.

A well written introduction to neuroscience. Anyone with some knowledge of physiology should have no problem reading this book. It is true to its title. Every chapter in the text is related to the central nervous system with the exception of a chapter on the neuromuscular unit. The figures are helpful and easy to follow. While perhaps not as complete as Fundamental Neuroscience by Squire it is considerably easier to read. There is also a companion website with neuroanatomy figures and a nice glossary.

The book arrived on time, the diagrams and illustrations are easy to follow and clear. I like the fact that the book includes some of the techniques used in the medical field to evaluate problems associated with the brain. I gave four stars because I havent really read the entire book. So far the readings are easy.

This book has access to an online anatomical atlas of the CNS. It's worth it just for that for anyone studying neuroanatomy. The graphics in the text are great and it's good good clinical notes in every chapter. Also there is a companion website for the textbook that is very useful.

Perfect, covers everything I need in detail, and easy to follow and understand, with great reference figures. Also provides insights in to latest research and real-world reference.

Bought it for my MSc Neuroscience course. Exactly what I expected. Very good, detailed book.

Great book, easy to understand came with the codes to access the online resources

really knowledgeable book and fairly easy to read by the lay person

I read some chapters during my PT degree and loved it. Now I just wanted to get it and read the whole thing at my own pace. It goes deep on every subject but starts from scratch.