(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best neurology books

I recently just went on Amazon and searched for books related to my new specialty - I'm starting an IR job after 10 years in ICU and surgical fields. I read the reviews and found one that was a "must read" for residents and figured that would suit me well. It may go beyond my scope a little but I'm excited to walk in day 1 with a really good knowledge base.

Something like this would probably be good: https://www.amazon.com/Neurosurgery-Fundamentals-Nitin-Agarwal/dp/1626238227/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=neurosurgery&qid=1570120554&sr=8-9

I cannot more strongly recommend Steven W. Smith's The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing.

Every chapter is freely available as a PDF on the website.

Everyone who is interested in EEG/ECoG/LFP/single-unit research should absolutely read this book.

Steve Luck's Introduction to the Event Related Potential Technique is great, and will really help you to set up a top-quality ERP lab, but the DSP book really teaches you what happens to the signals you're recording.

If you want to get deeper into the underlying physiology of EEG, I'd recommend Electric Fields of the Brain by Nunez & Srinivasan.

You'd also be happy reading Buzsaki's Rhythms of the Brain.

the first one is good for neuro undergrad (I've seen it as a recommended text for some of the neuro classes at my school) because it outlines a lot of the basic things about neuro which allow you to build a base of knowledge for more advanced neuro. The second one I haven't seen much of.

I'm also close to finishing my undergrad, majoring in neuro. for me the best and most informative classes were the one where we went right to the source of what we were learning and reading the actual studies and papers that were done. sometimes even getting to hear from the one who conducted the studies themselves. Moreover, because neuro is so rapidly advancing/ever changing, the best way to stay on the cutting edge of it is reading papers. Neuro textbooks tend to get outdated quite quickly because of how quickly the field moves. If I were you I'd invest in a subscription to a journal instead of buying textbooks. That's my opinion anyway.

BUT, if you're REALLY wanting a book that you can go back and reference, I'd recommend The Brain Atlas. It's a very useful book, I've seen it in all of my neuro professor's offices, in neuro departments in the med school, grad school, in the bio department...my profs swear up and down that it is an absolute must for anyone studying the brain.

>There's been evidence that the brain initiates a response prior to the stimulus that would elicit that response occurring. Don't have the study/research at the moment, but it came up when I was studying philosophy. It's interesting if nothing else.

Ironically it is not I who has misunderstood. The OP was referring to the "Phasic responses of DA neurons" and rather than take the time to understand the subject matter...

Practical Guide for Clinical Neurophysiologic Testing

Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases

Neuroanatomy in Clinical Context: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, Systems, and Syndromes

Instead he/she labels the study (which is a work of conjecture) to be 100% factual and the authority on the matter and sees fit to then begin translating this information to another subject entirely. Much in the same way that a motorcycle enthusiastic might try to apply rocket science to his/her craft.

There is a world of difference between practicing science and claiming that you practice science. I was not dismissing a study because it was mentioned in a philosophy class- I was dismissing a study because it was mentioned 'By Philosophers'.

I'm going to try to unpack Aaronson's math, difficult as its abstruseness meets Tononi's own complexity head-on. But it's an important enough claim that a lot of bright-eyed academics have either been entranced by or doubt-stricken by the utopian implications.

What makes intuitive sense to me is that Tononi's empirical work clicks with my experience of using practical and physiological studies to apply Plum and Posner's classic "Diagnosis of Stupor and Coma" to real-life cases of disorders of consciousness, where self-awareness tracks remarkably well with electrophysiological indices, from tests investigating the comatose to the mathematically gifted. I'm not sure how well Aaronson's CS perspective applies to the computational mechanism of the human brain, but I suppose this is an open question.

I can only say that I'm impressed by Tononi's attempt at rigor and his many revisions of his work to answer thoughtful caveats proffered by, for instance, Aaronson.

I appreciate your supplied contradictions to the theory. This was what I was looking for. If you're aware of any other attempts at such a theory that are as quantitatively falsifiable as Tononi's, as opposed to the hand-waviness of every other "philosopher" involved in the question, I would be grateful if you could steer me in the right direction.

Probably best resource would be to corner an anesthesiologist and harass them for their secret tubing black magic.

I don't own it, but I've thumbed through Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway a few times and it seems like a pretty good book. Second edition is pretty pricey even used, but looks like you can pick up a used copy of the first edition for about $20 shipped.

Primer of EEG is a 180 page concise summary of EEG. I used it during a 1 month EEG rotation in residency, and I found it perfect. Most experts in the field like the recommend long reference books, and I totally understand their perspective. But for someone who's not ready to know everything just yet, I think this book is great.

If you are looking for something written for a popular/lay audience, a few good starting points:

Making up the Mind by Chris Frith:
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Mind-Brain-Creates-Mental/dp/1405160225

Older but particularly relevant for emotion and consciousness- "Descartes error"
http://www.amazon.com/Descartes-Error-Emotion-Reason-Human/dp/014303622X

If you want something from a less mainstream perspective dealing with embodiment and consciousness, you may enjoy Brainstorms by Shaun Gallagher:
http://www.amazon.com/Brainstorming-Views-Interviews-Shaun-Gallagher/dp/1845400232

Hope these help!

I came from a similar background as you, and recently finished a introductory fMRI course designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students.This was the book that we used, and I found it to be quite helpful. The first couple of chapters cover some of the basic biophysics involved, and the authors would actually explain the ideas in each chapter twice. The first explanation would cover the core concepts, and a second explanation would be more advanced and technical. I felt like I gained a reasonable foundation from reading between these explanations.

Lynn: The 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2e
http://www.amazon.com/5-Minute-Neurology-Consult/dp/1451100124/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344544787&sr=1-1&keywords=lynn+5+minute

Pocket Neurology. Residents seem to love this.

http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Neurology-Notebook-Series/dp/1608312569/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1344544731&sr=1-1

Jose Biller: Practical Neurology
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Neurology-Biller-FACP-FAAN/dp/1451142633/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344544872&sr=1-1&keywords=biller+practical+neurology
Edit: On second thought, this is probably too in depth for your clerkship.

Would you be interested in board review products yet, or products intended for any specialty area or anything more in depth?

There is a big neurology title coming out in sept/oct, DeJong’s Neurologic Examination. It's the successor to this book: http://www.amazon.com/DeJongs-Neurologic-Examination-Campbell/dp/0781727677/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344544941&sr=1-1&keywords=DeJong%E2%80%99s+Neurologic+Examination

if you want any of those or want to see more books let me know

I'm an first year MSc Physio student. I have found Neuroscience by Krebs (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neuroscience-Lippincotts-Illustrated-Reviews-Lippincott/dp/1451110456/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499336141&sr=8-2&keywords=krebs+neuroscience) to be brilliant. It's got a good amount of detail with useful pictures.

What I'm talking about isn't diffusion (I believe it would be too slow). Apparently it's called electrotonic spread, "The electrotonic potential travels via electrotonic spread, which amounts to attraction of opposite- and repulsion of like-charged ions within the cell".

Khan Academy maybe illustrates it better @ 8:40 (this is not where I got it from).

But, according to Essential Neuroscience it's actually electrons and not sodium ions that move down the axon. Anyhow, there is a real electrical current moving through the axon. It's the only source I can find that mentions electrons (and they don't explain where they come from).

Molecular Cell biology, 4th edition, "At this site the inside of the membrane will have a relative excess of positive charges, principally K+ ions. These ions will tend to move away from the initial depolarization site, thus depolarizing adjacent sections of the membrane. This is called the passive spread of depolarization."

"At the peak of an action potential, passive spread of the membrane depolarization is sufficient to depolarize a downstream segment of membrane. This causes a few Na+ channels in this region to open, thereby increasing the extent of depolarization in this region, causing an explosive opening of more Na+ channels. Thus, propagation of the action potential without diminution is ensured."

"Because voltage-gated Na+ channels remain inactive for several milliseconds after opening, those Na+ channels immediately behind the action potential cannot reopen even though the potential in this segment is depolarized due to passive spread (Figure 21-14). The inability of Na+ channels to reopen during the refractory period ensures that action potentials are propagated unidirectionally from the cell body to the axon terminus..."

your best source of information is a textbook that you can buy from amazon called "Striking Back". It was written by one of the most famous surgeons and its still a very useful resource. Here is the link:

https://www.amazon.com/Striking-Back-Trigeminal-Neuralgia-Handbook/dp/096723932X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8

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Ok let me talk about autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For reference I'll be using this. You can find this on TPB if you're really curious.

So basically one of the underlying causes of ASD is a thing called neuroinflammation. This happens when there is excess glutamate in the brain and through an elaborate chain of events causes neurotoxicity via calcium channels in the neurons. No one knows why this happens to ASDs on a molecular level yet, but scientists are pretty close to figuring this out.

So gluten molecules are just the proteins found in wheat. The relevant ones for us are l-glutmine and glutamic acid. Through various processes these at one point become Glutamate and in excess will cause neuroinflammation in the ASD population.

Yes there have been studies on this and he results have been mixed. The only thing these gluten free diet studies for ASDs has proven is that they can't keep little kids off of chocolate cake. Wheat products in the US are in nearly everything you buy so actually doing this study accurately with little kids is nearly impossible.

So the TL;DR is that yes as weird as it sounds, gluten can worsen ASD symptoms but by no means "cure" it. It has nothing to do with the gluten intolerance or digestive issues per say, but with the l-glutamine content.

Greenberg is the go to.

afterwards you should also get this one
and this one for the OR


as far as expectations, expect to not know a lot in the beginning. It's easier to learn things as you see them rather than trying to study everything at once. ICP management has some basic but also some specifics depending on the etiology. Look at every scan on every patient you have and compare to the previous when able, repetition makes you better as it will with most things. Don't shoot from the hip, if you don't know look it up and ask for clarification questions.

I'm not a CC guy, we have neurointensivists for that so I'm of no help there.

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https://www.amazon.com/DeJongs-Neurologic-Examination-william-campbell/dp/1496386167

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They have different books for each clerkship. The books have about ~500 questions. The general consensus is that the Neuro book is the best; the rest are meh. Granted, I've not used the series, so take my word with a grain of salt.

https://www.amazon.com/Neurology-PreTest-Ninth-David-Anschel/dp/125958691X/ref=sr_1_1/145-0805489-2614700?ie=UTF8&qid=1498943026&sr=8-1&keywords=pretest+neuro

Each person has a different response to drugs containing L-dopa. This means:

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You want "The Synaptic Organization of the Brain" by Gordon M. Shepherd. It may be a bit too heavy on electrophysiology for some people but it will definitely give you your fill of circuits and diagrams. Check out the reviews on Amazon to see if it fits your needs: http://www.amazon.com/Synaptic-Organization-Brain-Gordon-Shepherd/dp/019515956X

This is what we use throughout my lab. Detailed enough to be useful, broad enough to have what you're looking for.

also as sandersh6000 said "synaptic organization of the brain" by Gordon Sheperd will have a lot of details but isn't basal ganglia specific.