Library Guides: Neuroscience: Books & Theses

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Neuroscience reference works

AccessNeurology
Textbooks, images and videos for neurology and related areas. (Access Medicine Neurology)

Includes the subject areas of basic neurology, neuroanatomy, neuroscience, ophthalmology, movement disorders, EEG monitoring, clinical examination, and pediatric care.
Brain Mapping: An Encyclopedic Reference
A collection of in-depth articles covering neuroimaging methods, brain anatomy and physiology, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical applications.

Data sets and fully annotated color images are included.
Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences (Second Edition)
Covers all areas of neurological sciences through over 1,000 entries focused on a wide variety of topics in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, and other related areas of neuroscience.

The contributing authors represent all aspects of neurology from many viewpoints and disciplines to provide a complete overview of the field. Entries are designed to be understandable without detailed background knowledge in the subject matter, and cross-referencing and suggested further reading lead the reader from a basic knowledge of the subject to more advanced understanding. The easy-to-use 'encyclopedic-dictionary' format of the Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, Second Edition features alphabetic entries, extensive cross-referencing, and a thorough index for quick reference.
Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences
Summaries of developments in the biomedical and life sciences, written by prominent researchers and organized by topic. Includes topics in cell and molecular biology, genetics, integrative biology, neurology, and the neurosciences.

A collection of over 50 colloquia covering cell and molecular biology and biomedicine, including the neurosciences. Each colloquium is 50 to 100 pages long. Each synthesizes an important research or development topic, written by a prominent contributor to the field.
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry (Second Edition)
Covers all aspects of biochemistry, including topics relating to biochemistry, biophysics, cell biology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pharmacology and oncology.

Over 500 different articles on all aspects of biochemistry, as well as the related fields of molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, and biophysics. Includes more than 700 images in full color.
Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive
Scholarly monographs covering the areas of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, genetics, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, cancer biology, and molecular pathology. (1970 - 2009)

A collection of 53 full-text scholarly monographs published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Dissertations & Theses

Dissertations and Theses (Dissertation Abstracts)

Coverage: Indexes graduate dissertations from over 1,000 North American and selected European graduate schools and universities. Doctoral dissertations published since 1980, and master's theses since 1988, include brief abstracts written by the authors. Offers full text of most dissertations since 1997.
Dates: 1861 - present
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Dissertations and Theses at University of California

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Dissertations from a specific UC Berkeley department:

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Example: berkeley dissertations neuroscience