ANNOTATION

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The third edition of The Synaptic Organization of the Brain continues the tradition of earlier editions in focusing on the principles underlying the organization of neurons and synapses into functional circuits within the best-studied regions of the brain: autonomic ganglia, spinal cord, olfactory bulb, retina, cerebellum, thalamus, basal ganglia, olfactory cortex, hippocampus, and neocortex.

FROM THE CRITICS

Thomas H. Jobe

This fourth edition continues the ""classical"" tradition for excellence in gathering together the most authoritative sources of the best scientific work on synaptic structures and combining it in a concise, clear, and integrated manner for a broad spectrum of readership. This book includes results on the latest scientific techniques including calcium imaging of neuronal activity, knockouts, knockins, site-directed mutagenesis, caged compounds, etc., in slices, cultured cells, and expression systems. All twelve chapters are written by outstanding authorities in their respective fields, covering synaptic circuits, membrane properties, ventral horn circuits, the cochlea nucleus, the olfactory bulb, the retina, the cerebellum, the thalamus, the olfactory cortex, the hippocampus, and the neocortex. The editor has skillfully worked to integrate a wide array of contributors' styles, leaving the impression of single authorship. This greatly simplifies complex subjects and expands the readership of this volume to include beginning students in neuroscience to active researchers themselves. Experimental techniques and methodological assumptions are explained and spelled out with great clarity. This fourth edition mirrors its predecessors; it contains outstanding illustrations that portray concepts, structures, and experimental designs. Readers will be delighted with this volume, especially as it focuses upon the active dendrite issues and how synaptic integration has been more closely linked to dendritic spiking and back propagation pointing in the direction of recursive rather than uni-direction processing.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Thomas H. Jobe, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: This fourth edition continues the "classical" tradition for excellence in gathering together the most authoritative sources of the best scientific work on synaptic structures and combining it in a concise, clear, and integrated manner for a broad spectrum of readership. Purpose: This book includes results on the latest scientific techniques including calcium imaging of neuronal activity, knockouts, knockins, site-directed mutagenesis, caged compounds, etc., in slices, cultured cells, and expression systems. All 12 chapters are written by outstanding authorities in their respective fields, covering synaptic circuits, membrane properties, ventral horn circuits, the cochlea nucleus, the olfactory bulb, the retina, the cerebellum, the thalamus, the olfactory cortex, the hippocampus, and the neocortex. Audience: The editor has skillfully worked to integrate a wide array of contributors' styles, leaving the impression of single authorship. This greatly simplifies complex subjects and expands the readership of this volume to include beginning students in neuroscience to active researchers themselves. Experimental techniques and methodological assumptions are explained and spelled out with great clarity. Features: This fourth edition mirrors its predecessors; it contains outstanding illustrations that portray concepts, structures, and experimental designs. Assessment: Readers will be delighted with this book, especially as it focuses upon the active dendrite issues and how synaptic integration has been more closely linked to dendritic spiking and back propagation pointing in the direction of recursive rather than uni-direction processing.

RATING

5 Stars! from Doody

ACCREDITATION

Shepherd, Gordon M., MD (Yale Univ)