LibGuides: Neuroscience: Neuro 101

Description

Use this page to get started with neuroscience research by utilizing core reference sources for background information to come up with keywords and concepts.

Good Places to Start

AccessScience
Subject encyclopedia for the sciences, including extensive coverage of environmental studies. May be useful for policy research relating to environmental and other scientific issues
Desk Reference for Neuroscience (Ref QM451 .L625 1992)
Dictionary of terms related to the nervous system.
Comprehensive Physiology
Current collection of comprehensive articles on topics ranging from mechanobiology of lung epithelial cells to inert gas transport in blood and tissues. Lengthy references are also included, as well as detailed figures, tables, and equations.

Encyclopedias

These subject specific encyclopedias include peer-reviewed articles written by experts in the field.

Encyclopedia of Animal Behaviour
Encyclopedia of Life Science
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
Covering anatomy, physiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, neuropharmacology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and behavioral science, this four-volume encyclopedia contains over 200 peer reviewed signed articles from experts around the world.