Principles of Neural Science

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Principles of Neural Science
Eric R. Kandel and James H. Schwartz
, ' Center for Neurobiology and Behavior,
^pollege of Physicians Surgeons of Colum bia University, New York
This new introductory textbook is designed for students of biology, behavior, and riiedicine. The overall goal is to convey the interest and excitement surrounding the recent attempts to apply cell-biological techniques to the study of the nervous system, how it develops, anyhow it controls behavior. The text also emphasizes those neurological'and behavioral disorders which are both instructive scientifically and important clinically. « / /
For students of medicine, Principles of Neural Science provides a systematic introduction to the nervous system and covers the clinical fields of neurology and psychi^ry in the context of the basic sciences on which these fields rely. For students of psychology, it is an invaluable guide to understanding the biological basis of behavior. And for graduate students,... Tovább

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Principles of Neural Science
Eric R. Kandel and James H. Schwartz
, ' Center for Neurobiology and Behavior,
^pollege of Physicians Surgeons of Colum bia University, New York
This new introductory textbook is designed for students of biology, behavior, and riiedicine. The overall goal is to convey the interest and excitement surrounding the recent attempts to apply cell-biological techniques to the study of the nervous system, how it develops, anyhow it controls behavior. The text also emphasizes those neurological'and behavioral disorders which are both instructive scientifically and important clinically. « / /
For students of medicine, Principles of Neural Science provides a systematic introduction to the nervous system and covers the clinical fields of neurology and psychi^ry in the context of the basic sciences on which these fields rely. For students of psychology, it is an invaluable guide to understanding the biological basis of behavior. And for graduate students, Kandel and Schwartz offer an in-depth look at all facets of neurobiology and behavior. It is an excellent preparation for medical boards and a superb long-term reference.
Eric R. Kandel is Professor of Physiology and Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior at the College of Physicians Surgeons of Colimibia University. Born in Vienna, he was educated at Harvard College and the New York Ulîiver-sity School of Medicine. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH where he worked on the cellular physiology of the hippocampus, Kandel took residency training in psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School. In 1965 he moved to the Departments of Physiology and Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine, where he organized the neural science course and taught for ten years before assuming his present position at Columbia University. Kandel's work is concerned with the cellular mechanisms of behavior and learning.
James H. Schwartz was born, raised and educated in Manhattan, and is Professor of Physiology and Neurology at the College of Physicians Surgeons of Columbia University. After graduating from Columbia College, he obtained his M.D. in 1959 at the New York . University School of Medicine where he did research in biochemical genetics. In 1964 he received a Ph.D. from Rockefeller University for work on enzyme structure and on the mechanism of protein synthesis. Upon receiving his degree he moved to the Department of Microbiology at the New York University School of Medicine. In 1968 he began to study the biochemistry of nerve cells, and joined the Center for Neurobiotogy and Behavior. • Vissza