{"product_id":"developmental-neuroscience-susan-e-fahrbach-9780691150987","title":"Developmental Neuroscience: A Concise Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise introductory textbook on the development of the nervous system\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis textbook offers a concise introduction to the exciting field of developmental neuroscience, a discipline concerned with the mechanisms by which complex nervous systems emerge during embryonic growth. Bridging the divide between basic and clinical research, it captures the extraordinary progress that has been achieved in the field. It provides an opportunity for students to apply and extend what they have learned in their introductory biology courses while also directing them to the primary literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis accessible textbook is unique in that it takes an in-depth look at a small number of key model systems and signaling pathways. The book's chapters logically follow the sequence of human brain development and explain how information obtained from models such as \u003ci\u003eDrosophila\u003c\/i\u003e and zebrafish addresses topics relevant to this area. Beginning with a brief presentation of methods for studying neural development, the book provides an overview of human development, followed by an introduction to animal models. Subsequent chapters consider the molecular mechanisms of selected earlier and later events, neurogenesis, and formation of synapses. Glial cells and postembryonic maturation of the nervous system round out later chapters. The book concludes by discussing the brain basis of human intellectual disabilities viewed from a developmental perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on the mechanistic and functional, this textbook will be invaluable to biology majors, neuroscience students, and premedical and pre-health-professions students.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn accessible introduction to nervous system development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for one-semester developmental neuroscience course\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThorough review of key model systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective coverage of topics allows professors to personalize courses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigative reading exercises at the end of each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn online illustration package is available to professors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan E. Fahrbach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691150982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691150987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Susan E. Fahrbach","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476859216127,"sku":"9780691150987","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a23b154-3fb9-4124-902d-f431659d3669.jpg?v=1715918367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/developmental-neuroscience-susan-e-fahrbach-9780691150987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}