Recommended by my professor
351450
Bought this book after I graduated from college, but wanted to continue to learn. My religion professor recommended this book. I really enjoyed reading it. Pretty light material, but very informative
3788033
Invaluable information for the class I took this semester
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I am teaching an online class which has ebooks as their text, but I always order a hardcopy from Amazon when one is available. This one was shipped in a timely manner and arrived before I begin my class.  I haven't spent much time reading, but in scanning through the pages thus far, I believe it will be a good book and will provide me the supplement I need for my class.
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I rented this book for a class I took and the rental price was way better than the buying price (at campus or online). This book arrived within a few days, just as expected which helped me prepare for the start of the semester and the book was in very good condition for a used book. I also enjoyed the layout of the book. It is broken up into different body systems/organs and there is a brief overview of anatomy and physiology of each body system/organ associated with each chapter followed by some exercises then a section of the medical words and definitions broken down by suffix, prefix, and combining form. There are also more exercises at the very end of the chapter and real photos of some of the diseases. Made learning the material way easier.
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This is intended largely as a response to the review by mjgrey, above.
Having had the fortune to take the class for which this text was intended with one of the authors, I can say that the order in which material is presented makes a lot of sense - for the way the author chooses to take the class.  Some faculty, especially new faculty, may have some difficulty scheduling their classes around its ordering scheme, and those attempting to use the book to teach themselves the material would probably be quickly lost.
However, it should be noted that the author says as much in his introduction, and suggests skipping around as necessary to fit the topics as they are being introduced in the class syllabus.  If the book is used as it is intended, and the instructor takes a reasonable amount of care, the ordering of topics becomes a much less critical issue.
I have found this to be an excellent volume to turn back to when basic concepts of calculus are called up (as they are time and again in statistical analysis).
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I DID ENJOY READING AND USING THIS BOOK AS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR.  I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TOO OTHER COLLEGE PROFESSOR'S TO USE FOR TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

FROM: DOCTOR WINIFRED JEAN PETTY Ph. D.
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I took Professor Caproni's class online through Coursea. I loved how clearly she spoke and taught. The book is a great companion for the course. Thank you Professor!
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While reading this book, I felt like I was a student who signed up for a class called "Your Brain on Food" but instead was somehow switched into one called "Your Brain on Drugs." Not that this was a undesirable switch...just an unexpected one.

And, it's no coincidence that I felt like I was in class while reading this book--the author is, after all, a college professor. The book's presentation, style, and content are rather lecture-like, but, nonetheless effectively accomplish the author's mission of showing how: "anything you consume--the drugs you take, the foods you eat--can affect how your neurons behave, and subsequently, how you think and feel." (p. X)

In the beginning of the book, the author/professor presents a clear overview of basic neurochemistry, nicely summarizing the path of neurotransmitter production, release, reuptake, and inactivation. (I've actually marked this section to revisit again whenever I need a quick neurochemistry refresher.) The rest of the book focuses on how:
"Drugs and the contents of our diet can interact with any of these various processes and impair, or even sometimes enhance, the production of neurotransmitters, as well as impair their storage into synaptic vesicles, alter their release from neurons, modify their interaction with receptor proteins, slow their reuptake, and possibly even stop their enzymatic inactivation. Because your brain is the organ of the mind, drugs and food that do any of these things can have a profound influence on how you think, act, and feel." (pp. 14-15)

Sitting through this lecture, uh, I mean, reading this book, you'll learn the key responses associated with specific neurotransmitters, including: learning, memory, and attention with acetylcholine; arousal and euphoria with norepinephrine and dopamine; processing of sensory information and mood with serotonin; excitation and neuroplasticity with glutamate;  inhibition with GABA; and euphoria and pain reduction with opiates.

And, receiving the full benefits of being taught by a professor, you'll be entertained with stories of his students who have vividly demonstrated the effects of drugs on various neurotransmitter systems.  Let's see...there was the one student who became temporarily paralyzed after drinking alcohol at fraternity parties to the delight of others who would place his limbs in odd positions. And, then there was the student who would collect her boyfriend's urine after he used the stimulant mescaline, realizing she was able to experience the high, without the nasty GI side effects experienced when taken in its "pre-digested" from. And, then there was that other student who consumed an entire container of nutmeg dissolved in applesauce, but instead of being able to enjoy the sought-after aphrodisiac effects, he was stuck in the bathroom for the weekend. These stories might stick in your mind long after the more academic details of the drug-induced neurotransmitter responses have faded.

(True to lecture form, at the end of his teachings, the professor even provides you with a little quiz to see if you really were paying attention.)

Although the content and delivery of the book might not be what's expected, what it does provide is certainly worthwhile.
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My professor loves cardio drugs so I have to know them amazingly well. This helps keep the classes of drugs straight and as a quick reference when just need to glance for an answer quickly while studying.
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Great book that is easy to follow. I would get this again for my classes even if it wasn't required.
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The book I purchased " The Essentials of Academic Writing" was spot on. It 's a book that I can use in the future. The only thing that's bothersome is that my professor is not using it in his class, go figure.
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The book is in excellent condition. This is the recommended text used at my university.
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Just finished my class, and this text was very useful. The explanations were concise enough that I  didn't find myself asking pointless questions in class.
1093659
Sorry for the horrible heading. I'm only 30 pages into the book so far but it is awesome and insightful. Have to read this for a class I'm currently taking, so glad my professor picked this book. Should be an easy and quick read!
1872247
Wonderful! :)  Perfect for my class.  Wish it was in ebook form though.
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This book came highly recommended by an esteemed Professor of my acquaintance, and I'm finding it to be all that he claimed.
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Very thorough book and excellent information here. My professor was the co-author of this book, so I can attest to its' value. Great book!