[FUN_Mail] Textbook for Introductory Neuroscience
Liz Kirby
kirby.224osu at gmail.com
Thu May 18 16:22:11 UTC 2023
Hi, everyone. Yes, I, along with my co-editors (Melissa Glenn at Colby,
Noah Sandstrom at Williams and Christina Williams at Duke), are editing a
new, open access Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience textbook. It is
targeted to a beginner undergrad audience--some of them will be future
neuroscience majors but many will not. Michael correctly describes our
target launch date: Spring 2024. We are being published by OpenStax.org,
which hosts open access textbooks for a variety of subjects. The book will
be freely available via their online textbook portal (they will also print
it out at cost if you want). We are funded primarily by an EAGER award from
NSF (IOS2035041
<https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2035041&HistoricalAwards=false>
).
Our book will have 20 chapters, listed at the end of this email. Increasing
the diversity of neuroscientists presented to undergraduates as authorities
in the field is one of our major goals so each chapter is being written by
a different author or set of authors. Our authors as a whole represent
diversity in race/ethnicity, gender, institution, and
geographical location. They are all experienced instructors at the
undergrad level with expertise in their chapter topic.
Our book will also feature *video methods chapters* where common
neuroscience techniques are explained and demonstrated by trainees in ~5
min. This seems like an opportune time to note that we have several methods
videos we would like covered but for which we do not have authors yet.
These videos are usually authored by graduate students or postdocs, but
faculty are also welcome to contribute, though we encourage featuring of
neuroscience trainees in the video footage. Please contact me if you know
someone who might be able to explain and demonstrate the following methods
in a 5 min video format to an beginner undergrad audience:
**EEG and sleep/seizures*
**PET*
**Quantifying RNA: qPCR, transcriptomics*
**Deep brain stimulation*
**Chemogenetics*
Chapters planned for Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience (anticipated
launch Sp 2024).
Unit number Chapter
Cellular & molecular mechanisms of neural function
1 Structure of the nervous system (cells & anatomy)
2 Neuronal physiology
3 Neurochemistry
Evolution & development of the nervous system
4 Comparative neuroscience
5 Neurodevelopment
Sensory & motor systems
6 Vision
7 Hearing & balance
8 Chemical senses
9 Touch & pain
10 Motor control
Neuroendocrine systems & emotional regulation
11 Sexual behavior & development
12 Stress
13 Emotion & mood
14 Psychopharmacology
Internal regulation
15 Biological rhythms & sleep
16 Homeostasis
17 Neuroimmunology
Cognition
18 Learning & memory
19 Attention & executive function
20 Language
On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 10:26 AM Sandstrom, Michael I <sands1m at cmich.edu>
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> Hello FUN, I’m not sure what sort of timeline everyone is going with for
> the search. I’ve been involved with a very healthy effort to produce a more
> fully introductory Neuroscience textbook for the ultimate beginner headed
> by Elizabeth
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> I’m not sure what sort of timeline everyone is going with for the search.
> I’ve been involved with a very healthy effort to produce a more fully
> introductory Neuroscience textbook for the ultimate beginner headed by
> Elizabeth Kirby from the Ohio State University. I’ve got a high sense of
> confidence that this will not overwhelm newcomers as one of the many
> authors. I’ve heard that the final availability date might be Spring 2024
> (this coming Spring) but Liz might have other information. The newer Purves
> Neuroscience 7 might be a bit more advanced as a true undergraduate
> “introductory” text. I’m planning on using it as a capitulation to a push
> for a more circumscribed text at the graduate level (had a great course
> going with Kandel et.al., Principles of Neural Science 6th edition 2021,
> and some graduate students complained it was too much reading, and *we
> can’t have that*).
>
>
>
> The other advantage of this new book coming out is that it will be online
> and easily accessible.
>
>
>
> *Kirby ED, Glenn MJ, Sandstrom NJ, and Williams CL (Eds.) Introduction to
> Behavioral Neuroscience, 1e. Houston, TX: OpenStax, date of publication
> pending.*
>
>
>
> Michael Sandstrom
>
> Professor
>
>
>
>
>
> > It appears that the Bear, Connors and Paradiso neuroscience textbook
> is
>
> > not being updated. What are others now using for introductory
>
> > neuroscience textbooks?
>
> >
>
> > Thank you!
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > * Karen
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > ******************************
>
> >
>
> > Dr. Karen L. Gunther, PhD
>
> > Professor and Chair of Psychology
>
> > Chair, Institutional Review Board
>
> > Chair, Psychology Division, Council on Undergraduate Research
>
> > Wabash College
>
> > Baxter 322
>
> > 301 W. Wabash Ave.
>
>
>
--
Liz Kirby, PhD
Associate Professor
Behavioral Neuroscience, Dept of Psychology
The Ohio State University
https://u.osu.edu/kirbylab/
kirby.224 at osu.edu
*I sometimes work at irregular hours. If this email arrives in your inbox
outside of your normal hours, I do not expect you to read it, act on it, or
reply to it immediately.*
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Hi, everyone. Yes, I, along with my co-editors (Melissa Glenn at Colby,
Noah Sandstrom at Williams and Christina Williams at Duke), are
editing a new, open access Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
textbook. It is targeted to a beginner undergrad audience--some of them
will be future neuroscience majors but many will not. Michael correctly
describes our target launch date: Spring 2024. We are being published
by OpenStax.org, which hosts open access textbooks for a variety of
subjects. The book will be freely available via their online textbook
portal (they will also print it out at cost if you want). We are funded
primarily by an EAGER award from NSF ([1]IOS2035041).
Our book will have 20 chapters, listed at the end of this email.
Increasing the diversity of neuroscientists presented to undergraduates
as authorities in the field is one of our major goals so each chapter
is being written by a different author or set of authors. Our authors
as a whole represent diversity in race/ethnicity, gender, institution,
and geographical location. They are all experienced instructors at the
undergrad level with expertise in their chapter topic.
Our book will also feature video methods chapters where common
neuroscience techniques are explained and demonstrated by trainees in
~5 min. This seems like an opportune time to note that we have several
methods videos we would like covered but for which we do not have
authors yet. These videos are usually authored by graduate students or
postdocs, but faculty are also welcome to contribute, though we
encourage featuring of neuroscience trainees in the video footage.
Please contact me if you know someone who might be able to explain and
demonstrate the following methods in a 5 min video format to an
beginner undergrad audience:
*EEG and sleep/seizures
*PET
*Quantifying RNA: qPCR, transcriptomics
*Deep brain stimulation
*Chemogenetics
Chapters planned for Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
(anticipated launch Sp 2024).
Unit number Chapter
Cellular & molecular mechanisms of neural function
1 Structure of the nervous system (cells & anatomy)
2 Neuronal physiology
3 Neurochemistry
Evolution & development of the nervous system
4 Comparative neuroscience
5 Neurodevelopment
Sensory & motor systems
6 Vision
7 Hearing & balance
8 Chemical senses
9 Touch & pain
10 Motor control
Neuroendocrine systems & emotional regulation
11 Sexual behavior & development
12 Stress
13 Emotion & mood
14 Psychopharmacology
Internal regulation
15 Biological rhythms & sleep
16 Homeostasis
17 Neuroimmunology
Cognition
18 Learning & memory
19 Attention & executive function
20 Language
On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 10:26 AM Sandstrom, Michael I
<[2]sands1m at cmich.edu> wrote:
Hello FUN, I’m not sure what sort of timeline everyone is going with
for the search. I’ve been involved with a very healthy effort to
produce a more fully introductory Neuroscience textbook for the
ultimate beginner headed by Elizabeth
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Hello FUN,
I’m not sure what sort of timeline everyone is going with for the
search. I’ve been involved with a very healthy effort to produce a more
fully introductory Neuroscience textbook for the ultimate beginner
headed by Elizabeth Kirby from the Ohio State University. I’ve got a
high sense of confidence that this will not overwhelm newcomers as one
of the many authors. I’ve heard that the final availability date might
be Spring 2024 (this coming Spring) but Liz might have other
information. The newer Purves Neuroscience 7 might be a bit more
advanced as a true undergraduate “introductory” text. I’m planning on
using it as a capitulation to a push for a more circumscribed text at
the graduate level (had a great course going with Kandel [4]et.al.,
Principles of Neural Science 6^th edition 2021, and some graduate
students complained it was too much reading, and we can’t have that).
The other advantage of this new book coming out is that it will be
online and easily accessible.
Kirby ED, Glenn MJ, Sandstrom NJ, and Williams CL (Eds.) Introduction
to Behavioral Neuroscience, 1e. Houston, TX: OpenStax, date of
publication pending.
Michael Sandstrom
Professor
> It appears that the Bear, Connors and Paradiso neuroscience
textbook is
> not being updated. What are others now using for introductory
> neuroscience textbooks?
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> * Karen
>
>
>
> ******************************
>
> Dr. Karen L. Gunther, PhD
> Professor and Chair of Psychology
> Chair, Institutional Review Board
> Chair, Psychology Division, Council on Undergraduate Research
> Wabash College
> Baxter 322
> 301 W. Wabash Ave.
--
Liz Kirby, PhD
Associate Professor
Behavioral Neuroscience, Dept of Psychology
The Ohio State University
[5]https://u.osu.edu/kirbylab/
[6]kirby.224 at osu.edu
I sometimes work at irregular hours. If this email arrives in your
inbox outside of your normal hours, I do not expect you to read it, act
on it, or reply to it immediately.
References
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2. mailto:sands1m at cmich.edu
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4. http://et.al/
5. https://u.osu.edu/kirbylab/
6. mailto:kirby.224 at osu.edu
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