Principles of Neural Science 3839716 224158379 2008-07-07T16:13:25Z 67.127.59.69 /* Contributors */ fixed typo -- "there" to "them" [[Image:PrinciplesNeuralScience.jpg|right|thumb|frame|''Principles of Neural Science'' cover]] First published in 1981 by ''[[Elsevier]]'', '''''Principles of Neural Science''''' is a [[neuroscience]] [[textbook]] edited by [[Eric R. Kandel]], [[James Schwartz]], and [[Thomas Jessell]]. The original edition was 468 pages; now on the fourth edition, the book has grown to 1414 pages. The second edition was published in 1985, third in 1991, fourth in 2000, with the fifth edition due for publication in January, 2009. ==Authors== ===Editors=== * Kandel was one of the recipients of the [[2000 in science|2000]] [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]. He is currently a [[professor]] of [[biochemistry]], [[molecular biophysics]], [[physiology]], cellular biophysics, and [[psychiatry]] at [[Columbia University]]. He is a senior investigator of the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] and a recipient of the [[National Medal of Science]]. * Schwartz was a professor of physiology, cellular biophysics, [[neurology]], and psychiatry at Columbia University. * Jessell, became an editor of the book starting from the third edition, he is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University. He is also an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ===Contributors=== Including the three editors—all of whom also contributed to individual chapters in the book—there are a total of 45 authors of this text. Included among them are several notable [[research]]ers and [[physician]]s. Several authors are also highly decorated [[scientist]]s, including [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel laureate]] [[Linda B. Buck]]. ==Content== ''Principles of Neural Science'' is often assigned as a textbook for many [[undergraduate]] and [[graduate school|graduate]] neuroscience and neurobiology courses. The book attempts to at least introduce every aspect of the modern understanding of the [[biology]] of the [[brain]]. The fourth edition is divided into nine parts: * Part I: ''The Neurobiology of [[Behavior]]'' * Part II: ''Cell and Molecular Biology of the [[Neuron]]s'' * Part III: ''Elementary Interactions Between Neurons: [[Synapse|Synaptic]] Transmission'' * Part IV: ''The Neural Basis of [[Cognition]]'' * Part V: ''[[Perception]]'' * Part VI: ''[[Somatic nervous system|Movement]]'' * Part VII: ''[[Arousal]], [[Emotion]], and Behavior [[Homeostasis]]'' * Part VIII: ''The [[Morphogenesis|Development]] of the [[Nervous system|Nervous System]]'' * Part IX: ''[[Language]], [[Thought]], [[Emotional mood|Mood]], and [[Learning]] and [[Memory]]'' ==References== * Kandel ER, Schwartz JH, Jessell TM 2000. ''Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed.'' McGraw-Hill, New York. ISBN 0-8385-7701-6 * Kandel ER et al 5th ed. (probably to be released 1 August 2008 according to Amazon.com) ISBN 0-07-139011-1 {{Citations missing|date=November 2007}} [[Category:Neuroscience books]] [[Category:Biology books]] [[Category:Textbooks]]