Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience [Kindle Edition]
Author: Matt Carter | Language: English | ISBN: B0048EJUP0 | Format: PDF, EPUB
Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience
Free download Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience [Kindle Edition] for everyone book mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link Neuroscience is by definition a multidisciplinary field: some scientists study genes and proteins at the molecular level while others study neural circuitry. A single topic such as the auditory system can be studied using techniques from genetics, imaging, biochemistry, or electrophysiology. A young scientist must learn how to read the primary literature and then develop their own experiments. This book offers that scientist an overview of mainstream research techniques, provides guidelines on how to choose one technique over another, offers tips on analyzing data, and provides a list of references for additional detailed study. This book can also assist an experienced scientist understand published studies conducted outside their own subfield.
Free download Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience [Kindle Edition] for everyone book mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link Neuroscience is by definition a multidisciplinary field: some scientists study genes and proteins at the molecular level while others study neural circuitry. A single topic such as the auditory system can be studied using techniques from genetics, imaging, biochemistry, or electrophysiology. A young scientist must learn how to read the primary literature and then develop their own experiments. This book offers that scientist an overview of mainstream research techniques, provides guidelines on how to choose one technique over another, offers tips on analyzing data, and provides a list of references for additional detailed study. This book can also assist an experienced scientist understand published studies conducted outside their own subfield.
*Written by Stanford University graduate students in neuroscience to provide a "hands-on" approach for other neuroscience graduate students *Techniques within one field will be compared so that user can select best technique for their experiment *Chapters include references (key articles, books, protocols) for additional detailed study *Data Analysis boxes in each chapter help with data interpretation and offer guidelines on how best to represent results *"Walk-through" boxes guide students through the experiment step-by-step
Direct download links available for Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience [Kindle Edition]- File Size: 6036 KB
- Print Length: 352 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: B00ERRI02W
- Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (September 25, 2009)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0048EJUP0
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
- Lending: Not Enabled
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Modern neuroscience employs a horde of techniques. A non exhaustive list includes electrophisiology, microscopy, animal models, brain imaging, tissue cultures, genetic knockouts, protein purification, and many more. An aspiring neuroscientist needs to have at least an awareness of the techniques in order to: (1) understand and appreciate the experimental results in neuroscience publications and (2) opt for the right technique to answer the questions he/she is after. This book was written to provide just that.
The book is organized into 14 chapters each discussing a specific technique or family of techniques. On average 30 pages are dedicated to each technique. This is brief enough not to bore readers yet detailed enough to provide a sufficiently deep understanding. The chapters are rather brief and hence sections on techniques that the reader is familiar with won't offer much but it is those sections on unfamiliar techniques that are worth the read! Another consequence of the chapters' brevity is that readers interested in the details of a specific technique will have to look elsewhere. The book helps in this regard though: At the end of each chapter, there are two valuable reference lists: The first is a list of core texts specialized on the research technique discussed in the chapter. The second is a list of selected studies where the technique was put to good use. I found the lists very valuable.
The book is written in a clear, casual and friendly style. I believe that it is well in the reach of most readers regardless of the background.
Finally, a particularly nice thing about the book is that it puts the reader in the mentality of an experimenter which is a great things for those with little prior lab experience.
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