Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience

Neuroscience is by definition a multidisciplinary field: some scientists study genes and proteins at the molecular level while others study neural circuitry. A single topic such as the auditory system can be studied using techniques from genetics, imaging, biochemistry, or electrophysiology. A young scientist must learn how to read the primary literature and then develop their own experiments. This book offers that scientist an overview of mainstream research techniques, provides guidelines on how to choose one technique over another, offers tips on analyzing data, and provides a list of references for additional detailed study. This book can also assist an experienced scientist understand published studies conducted outside their own subfield. It is written by Stanford University graduate students in neuroscience to provide a 'hands-on' approach for other neuroscience graduate students. In this book, techniques within one field will be compared so that user can select best technique for their experiment. Its chapters include references (key articles, books, protocols) for additional detailed study. The book also features Data Analysis boxes in each chapter to help with data interpretation and offer guidelines on how best to represent results. 'Walk-through' boxes that guide students through the experiment step-by-step are also included.

ISBN 0123748496   Pages 408 ISBN13 9780123748492 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 658 Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc   Published in San Diego Imprint Academic Press Inc   Height (mm) 229 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 152 Publication date 22 Oct 2009   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY 573.8   Academic level Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

1		Whole brain imaging		1
2		Animal behavior		39
3		Sterotaxic surgeries and in vivo techniques		73
4		Electrophysiology		91
5		Microscopy		119
6		Visualizing nervous system structure		147
7		Visualizing nervous system function		169
8		Identifying genes and proteins of interest		191
9		Molecular cloning and recombinant DNA technology		207
10		Gene delivery strategies		229
11		Making and using transgenic organisms		243
12		Manipulating endogenous genes		263
13		Cell culture techniques		281
14		Biochemical assays and intracellular signaling		297
		Glossary		331
		Index		363

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