Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

This book discusses the development of neuroimmunology, neurogenetics, and neuroendocrinology as growing fields of inquiry, and the 1305+ pages of Dr George Adelman's Encyclopedia of Neuroscience are encyclopedic in scope but not in depth, since fine-honed reviews of all of these fields of knowledge would require many volumes.

Abstract

Notice the subject of this book: not "neurosciences" but "neuroscience." During the past 20 years, rapidly accelerating advances in neurochemistry, neurophysiology, neurobiology, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, etc, have brought about an exciting convergence of knowledge and techniques, which leaves the narrow specialist ever more isolated and ineffective. The scientist in neuronal membrane physiology, for example, must integrate knowledge of physics, immunology, anatomy, chemistry, molecular biology, and more, all the while keeping an eye out for possible clinical implications of his or her work. In addition, the nervous system can no longer be viewed as a relatively separate entity, functioning independently of other physiological systems. Hence we have the development of neuroimmunology, neurogenetics, and neuroendocrinology as growing fields of inquiry. The 1305+ pages of Dr George Adelman'sEncyclopedia of Neuroscienceare thus encyclopedic in scope but not in depth, since fine-honed reviews of all of these fields of knowledge would require many volumes.