The history of neuroscience in autobiography
By: edited by Larry R. Squire.
Contributors: Squire, Larry R.; Society for Neuroscience.
Publisher: Society for Neuroscience; Academic Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
Subjects: Neuroscientists -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: (Publisher-supplied data) This book is the second volume of autobiographical essays by distinguished senior neuroscientists it is part of the first collection of neuroscience writing that is primarily autobiographical. As neuroscience is a young discipline, the contributors to this volume are truly pioneers of scientific research on the brain and spinal cord. This collection of fascinating essays should inform and inspire students and working scientists alike. The general reader interested in science may also find the essays absorbing, as they are essentially human stories about commitment and the pursuit of knowledge. The contributors included in this volume are: Lloyd M. Beidler, Arvid Carlsson, Donald R. Griffin, Roger Guillemin, Ray Guillery, Masao Ito. Martin G. Larrabee, Jerome Lettvin, Paul D. MacLean, Brenda Milner, Karl H. Pribram, Eugene Roberts and Gunther Stent.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
V. 3-4 published: San Diego : Academic Press.