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3rd ed, by Irwin B. Levitan, PhD, and Leonard K. Kaczmarek, PhD, $59.95, 632 pp, with illus, ISBN 0-19-514523-2 (paperback), New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2002.

Arch Neurol. 2003;60:901.

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This popular text, now in its third edition, is used widely in advanced neuroscience courses in colleges and universities. The first edition appeared more than a decade ago, and the second edition was released about 5 years ago. These earlier editions have been consistently praised for their superb writing, clear illustrations, and up-to-date information.

Obviously, things have changed in the 5 years since the second edition, and advances in neuroscience in particular have accelerated. The authors begin their preface by acknowledging this fact, while staying true to their original mission: "our major emphasis will be on signaling, or information transfer, within and between nerve cells." In this current edition, the authors were challenged with integrating a large amount of new molecular, structural, and cell biological material into the cellular and neurophysiological framework of the previous editions.

The organization of the text is straightforward. Following a short introduction, there are 3 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Craig Blackstone, MD, PhD, Reviewer
Bethesda, Md

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