This is the most authoritative introduction to the brain, its structure, function, development, and control of behavior available today. It presents both a comprehensive summary of the state of the science and a full discussion of historical issues in the study of the brain. Neuroanatomy, cell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms, of signaling, and development are thoroughly described in the context of the cognitive approaches to behavior. Thoroughly revised, with a new full-color art program, this text was re-designed to be more user friendly. Also featured is an expanded treatment of the development of the nervous system, the genetic basis of neurological and psychiatric diseases, the cognitive neuroscience of perception, and icon channel mechanisms.

神经元经济学是经济学的最新分支和经济学前沿研究的最新领域。借助于现代脑科学的技术与手段，该领域的研究者们正试图重构古典经济学、决策理论和博弈论，以提供一个可以完整解释人类行为的理论框架。

欢迎翻开第三版!每当像认知神经科学这样的新领域出现时，人们对它的前途并不总是信心满满，甚至怀疑它会不会昙花一现。对新领域的新鲜热情就像看着一只第一次站立起来的小鹿一样，她能行吗?这崭新的生命能否发育长大?这新的生命中能放射出真正的意义吗？10年后的今天，认知神经科学已经空前繁荣。我们可以从诸多方面体察这种进步：领先的大学已经着手实施创新举措，旨在发展专门的认知神经科学研究方向，以便为研究者提供这一领域研究所需的工具和跨学科研究的机会；新杂志每年都在创办，以适应认?神经科学新分支中文献数量的指数型增长；由于与会者人数激增，认知神经科学学会的年会年年爆满：从第一次会议时的400人陡增至2008年第十五次会议时的1800多人。

Following up his 1996 "The Emotional Brain, " the world-renowned brain expert presents a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons--the brain's synapses--are the channels through which we think, feel, imagine, act, and remember. In 1996 Joseph LeDoux's "The Emotional Brain" presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories. Now, the world-renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons-the brain's synapses--are the channels through which we think, act, imagine, feel, and remember. Synapses encode the essence of personality, enabling each of us to function as a distinctive, integrated individual from moment to moment. Exploring the functioning of memory, the synaptic basis of mental illness and drug addiction, and the mechanism of self-awareness, "Synaptic Self" is a provocative and mind-expanding work that is destined to become a classic.

“我们是如何认识到我们已经认识到了？”“我们的意识和个人心灵是如何产生自我感的？”在这本人们殷切期待的菱中，令人尊敬的神经科学家安东尼奥·R.达马西奥将其多年对于神经病患者的研究和写作天赋奉献给了脑科学研究的最前沿领域——意识的奥秘，对意识产生的生理机制和意识对于生存的意义提出了新的理解。
在当前关于意识的观点发生剧烈分歧的时刎，达马两奥坚持认为，对我们是如何产生心理表象或者注意到这些表象进行解释，并不足以解释清楚这个奥秘。要对意识的产乍作出令人满意的假设必须要尝试对自我感是如何进入心灵的这一问题进行解释。
达马西奥认为，自我感并不依赖丁记忆或推理，甚至也不太依赖于语言。他论证说，自我感依赖丁在与客体建立联系的活动中脑对有机体进行描绘的能力。反过来，这种能力又是脑参与调节生命过程的一种结果。但在自我感产生之初，它还是另外一种装置，其目的旨在保证个体的生存。
在拜渎r达马两奥的那本罩程碑式的著作《笛卡尔的错误》一书后，乔纳斯·索尔克写道：“在观察你自己或另一个人时，对你所看到的事情背后所发生的一切，你将再也不会茫然无知。”
《感受发生的一切》带着你沿着同样的发现之路又向前迈进了一步，并且指出了“意识是如何成_为一把打开考察生命之谜的钥匙，是如何使我们的祖先获得了这种使我们成为人的体验”。

本书是神经生物学领域内的一本世界级名著，本版为跨世纪的第4版。内容涵盖了神经生物学的许多重要方面，系统介绍了神经生物学的基本概念、神经系统的功能及其细胞和分子机制。作者应用许多生动的实例，通过严密的逻辑组织起来，以展示神经生物学的发展脉络。结合300余幅制作精良的插图，为读者提供了这门重要学科的一幅有内在联系的全景图。全书把神经生物学的基本原理和近年进展紧密结合起来，文笔流畅，深入浅出，对相关领域的学生、教授和研究人员均是一本有用的参考书。

Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain.V. S. Ramachandran is at the forefront of his field-so much so that Richard Dawkins dubbed him the "Marco Polo of neuroscience." Now, in a major new work, Ramachandran sets his sights on the mystery of human uniqueness. Taking us to the frontiers of neurology, he reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Synesthesia becomes a window into the brain mechanisms that make some of us more creative than others. And autism—for which Ramachandran opens a new direction for treatment—gives us a glimpse of the aspect of being human that we understand least: self-awareness. Ramachandran tackles the most exciting and controversial topics in neurology with a storyteller's eye for compelling case studies and a researcher's flair for new approaches to age-old questions. Tracing the strange links between neurology and behavior, this book unveils a wealth of clues into the deepest mysteries of the human brain. 15 black-and-white illustrations

Widely praised for its student-friendly style and exceptional artwork and pedagogy, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain is a leading undergraduate textbook on the biology of the brain and the systems that underlie behavior. This edition provides increased coverage of taste and smell, circadian rhythms, brain development, and developmental disorders and includes new information on molecular mechanisms and functional brain imaging. Path of Discovery boxes, written by leading researchers, highlight major current discoveries. In addition, readers will be able to assess their knowledge of neuroanatomy with the Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy, which includes a perforated self-testing workbook. This edition's robust ancillary package includes a bound-in student CD-ROM, an Instructor's Resource CD-ROM, a Connection Website, and LiveAdvise: Neuroscience online student tutoring.