Medical Neurobiology by Peggy Mason

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Medical Neurobiology by Peggy Mason

Author: Peggy Mason

Medical Neurobiology, Second Edition continues the work of Dr. Peggy Mason as one of the few single author textbooks available. Written in an engaging style for the vast majority of medical students who will choose to specialize in internal medicine, orthopedics, oncology, cardiology, emergency medicine, and the like, as well as the student interested in neurology, psychiatry, or ophthalmology, this textbook provides a sturdy scaffold upon which a more detailed specialized knowledge can be built. Unlike other neuroscience textbooks, this new edition continues to focus exclusively on the human, covering everything from neuroanatomy to perception, motor control, homeostasis, and pathophysiology. Dr. Mason uniquely explains how disease and illness affect one’s neurobiological functions and how they manifest in a person.

Thoroughly updated as a result of student feedback, the topics are strictly honed and logically organized to meet the needs of the time-pressed student studying on-the-go. This textbook allows the reader to effortlessly absorb fundamental information critical to the practice of medicine through the use of memorable stories, metaphors, and clinical cases. Students will gain the tools and confidence to make novel connections between the nervous system and human disease. This is the perfect reference for any medical student, biology student, as well as any clinician looking to expand their knowledge of the human nervous system.

New To the Second Edition of Medical Neurobiology:
· New sections on cerebral palsy, brain cancer, traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative diseases, aphasia, and Kallmann syndrome;
· Incorporates easy to understand visual guides to brain development, eye movements, pupillary light reflex, pathways involved in Horner’s syndrome;
· Presents real-life dilemmas faced by clinicians are discussed from both the medical point of view and the patient’s perspective; and
· Additional reading lists are provided at the end of each chapter that include first-hand accounts of neurological cases and scientific discoveries (e.g. HM).

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I saw Peggy’s book while following her “Neurobiology of everyday life” course (for the third time lol) and used it as an addtional material, but in general it goes into much more detail than the lectures. I know it’s meant for medical students in a more clinical setting, but the thing I really missed was a chapter on cognitive abilities (memory, abstract functions, emotions, consciousness, attention etc.) which she normally covers in her neurobiology class. Zarja                                                                                                      rated it: 5.0 from 5.0

Like other people here, I was introduced to the book by the MOOC course from the U. of Chicago that Dr. Mason offers. An endearing professor, with clear thinking and clear writing. This book is a great encyclopedia of neurobiology. I found it to be both understandable and profoundly informed. Naturally, it is not intended for the lay audience, but I find it remarkable that the lay reader could read it, understand it, and also enjoy it. Dr. Mason, thank you for the knowledge. Manolis                                                                                                   rated it: 5.0 from 5.0