Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology by Constance Hammond

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology introduces a novel approach to learning and teaching neuroscience. The molecular aspects of ionic channels (voltage and ligand-dependent channels) are clearly explained from a functional view point and with an hypothesis-driven approach firmly based on experiments. Once each channel is explained, it is summed up one-to-one to arrive at the explanation of the basic properties of excitable cells and secretory cells; action potentials, sensory receptor potentials, statistics of transmitter release and synaptic potentials. This building block approach to illustrate the functions of the neuronal plasma membrane also facilitates the explanation of more complex neuronal behaviors. With the aid of over 400 illustrations reconstructed from classical experiments, the chapters are organized to encourage students to ask questions in the face of an observation, to formulate hypotheses, to design experiments to test these hypotheses, and to draw critical conclusions from the results obtained. As a result, it is a book from which students like to learn.

The text is well written and the layout is structured to emphasize key neurological concepts.. For those looking for detailed accounts of the properties of excitable cells; this is the book... This is an excellent textbook for students pursuing advanced neurobiology with a required emphasis on the molecular biology of neurons. --JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY

Constance Hammond is an INSERM director of research at the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology. A renowned Parkinson's disease investigator, in 2012 she became a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in recognition for her services to scientific communication. Studying biology at the University of Pierre and Marie Curie and the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris she completed her thesis in neurosciences at the Marey Institute in Paris, directed by Prof. D. Albe-Fessard. Guided by her curiosity and her constant desire to learn, she changed lab and research domains several times. With the knowledge of other systems and the mastering of other techniques she finally came back to her first and preferred subject of research; the role of the subthalamic nucleus in the basal ganglia system in health and Parkinson's disease.

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ISBN 13	9780123220400
ISBN 10	0123220408
Title	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
Author	Constance Hammond
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Year published	1996-09-20
Number of pages	453
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