Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Four-Volume Set: 1-4

Encyclopedia of the Human Brain #1-4

by V.S. Ramachandran

The Encyclopedia of Human Behavior is a comprehensive four-volume reference source on human action and reaction, and the thoughts, feelings, and physiological functions behind those actions. Presented alphabetically by title, 250 articles probe both enduring and exciting new topics in physiological psychology, perception, personality, abnormal and clinical psychology, cognition and learning, social psychology, developmental psychology, language, and applied contexts. Written by leading scientists in these disciplines, every article has been peer-reviewed to establish clarity, accuracy, and comprehensiveness. The first reference source to provide both depth and breadth to the study of human behavior, the encyclopedia promises to be a much used reference source. This set appeals to public, corporate, university and college libraries, libraries in two-year colleges and some secondary schools.
Key Features
* Comprehensive250 signed articles across disciplines in education, psychology, gerontology, physiology, and anthropology
* 2500 pages
* 15000 index entries
* 275 figures and 50 Tables
* 2000 glossary entries
* 2000 bibliographic entries
* Accurate
* Written by established experts, every article has been peer-reviewed
* Truly international collection of contributors from U.S.A., Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
* User-Friendly
* More than 1200 cross-references to other entries, each article notes related articles for additional reading
* Each article contains a table of contents, glossary, definition of topic, and bibliography

Genres: Neuroscience, Psychology, Reference, Biology, Textbooks

2765 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Vilayanur S. "Rama" Ramachandran is a neurologist best known for his work in the fields of behavioral neurology and psychophysics. He is currently the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, Professor in the Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Ramachandran initially obtained an M.D. at Stanley Medical College in Madras, India, and subsequently obtained a Ph.D. from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. Ramachandran’s early work was on visual perception but he is best known for his experiments in behavioral neurology which, despite their apparent simplicity, have had a profound impact on the way we think about the brain.

Ramachandran has been elected to fellowships at All Souls College, Oxford, and the Royal Institution, London (which also awarded him the Henry Dale Medal). He gave the 2003 BBC Reith Lectures and was conferred the title of Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2007. He has been called “The Marco Polo of neuroscience” by Richard Dawkins and "the modern Paul Broca" by Eric Kandel. Newsweek magazine named him a member of "The Century Club", one of the "hundred most prominent people to watch" in the 21st century.

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilayanu...

Reviews

[Manintheboat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished A-Cog and will add on more as I get to them (probably next fall as the weather is too nice for big books now).

Each entry is written by a different writer, as such, some are riveting, and some are bit dry. But all are readable and educational.

Edit: 10/22/2018 I finished volume 2. The chapter on Eye Movements is the most thorough piece on saccades I've ever read, I wish I read it 8 years ago. The Corpus Callosum chapter is all I've talked about all week. This book has made me a better practitioner.

[CEHD at the U of M]

Anthony Pellegrini, contributor.