Principles of neural science, fifth edition eric kandel. Kandel in english published by mcgrawhill education europe. Kandel, including principles of neural science, and essentials of neural science and behavior, and more on. Bridging the two cultures by eric kandel, like his study the age of insight 1, builds on earlier.
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