On Sun, 3 Jun 2007, DeVolder Carol L went:
I'm selecting my book for Behavioral Neuroscience, an upper-level course, and as I look at some of the old standards, I find myself wondering if there is really any difference between the ones for "behavioral neuroscience" compared to the ones for "biopsych." I tend to think not, but wonder if I'm missing anything. I've used Bear, Connors, and Paradiso (Behavioral Neuroscience) often in the past, but find myself leaning toward Carlson (Physiological Psychology) now. Any insights would be very much appreciated (and I'll try not to ask this again next year at this time--summer has a way of making me forgetful).
The books may be different for reasons of their own, but the terms "biopsych" and "behavioral neuroscience" aren't different in any standardized way. I've never seen the Bear et al. book, but I've used Carlson a lot--was always impressed by the quality and sophistication of the science therein. Also, it doesn't seem to be one of those committee-written textbooks; I once exchanged email with Carlson (after finding something to quibble with) and his response gave me the feeling that it's truly his book. --David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
