Principles of Neural Science

Authors

Editors

• Kandel was one of the recipients of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He is currently a professor of biochemistry, molecular biophysics, physiology, cellular biophysics, and psychiatry at Columbia University. He is a senior investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a recipient of the National Medal of Science.
• Schwartz was a professor of physiology, cellular biophysics, neurology, and psychiatry at Columbia University.
• Jessell became an editor of the book starting from the third edition. He was a professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University, and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• Hudspeth is a professor of sensory neuroscience at Rockefeller University. He is also an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• Siegelbaum is Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University and is also an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

  Contributors

Content

• Part I: Overall Perspective
• Part II: Cell and Molecular Biology of the Neuron
• Part III: Synaptic Transmission
• Part IV: The Neural Basis of Cognition
• Part V: Perception
• Part VI: Movement
• Part VII: The Unconscious and Conscious Processing of Neural Information
• Part VIII: Development and the Emergence of Behavior
• Part IX: Language, Thought, Affect, and Learning