Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

by Constance Hammond

Book Overview

This work introduces an approach to learning and teaching neuroscience. The molecular aspects of ionic channels (voltage and ligand-dependent channels) are explained from a functional view point and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0123220408
• ISBN13: 9780123220400
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 453 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

at last a non dogmatic book

In contrast to other textbooks, the book of Hammond is based on the assumption that the most appropriate way to teach is to follow the path that enabled to develop a concept and prove it. The book thus includes over 400 figures of now classical experiments with a concise explanation of the hypothesis, the experimental design used to test the hypothesis and the conclusions derived. The student gets rapidly familiar with channels, basic networks and functions thanks to brief addenda in which complicated experiments with patch clamp techniques become quite straightforward. The molecular and cellular elements required to understand how ionic channels operate during maturation and in relation to sensory perception or learning are presented in an excellent English and includes several chapters by leading experts in their respective fields. The quality of the figures facilitates direct use for teaching neurobiology.