Thursday, 12 September 2013

Neuroscience at a glance

It is designed primarily for undergraduate medical students as a revision text or review of basic neuroscience mechanisms, rather than a comprehensive account of the field of medical neuroscience. The book does not attempt to provide a systematic review of clinical neurology. However, it should also be of use for those in clinical training and practice wanting a review and synopsis of the science behind the clinical practice.

This book summaries the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience with reference to clinical disorders, such that the material is set in a clinical context. In general, the later chapters contain more clinical material whilst the earlier ones contain a section towards the end outlining applied neuroscience. However, learning about the organisation of the nervous system purely from clinical disorders is short sighted as the changing nature of medical neuroscience means that areas with little clinical relevance today may become more of an issue in the future. An example of this is ion channels and the recent burgeoning of a host of char. Nelopathies. For this reason some chapters focus more on scientific mechanisms with less clinical emphasis.




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