Hello people, I am a student in high school who has always found an interest in neuroscience.
Basically, my problem is that the only books I can find on the subject are textbooks. I am looking
for some kind of book that serves as an introduction, ideally a thorough one, to neuroscience that
is not a textbook. If anyone knows of such a book, their recommendation of it would be tremendously
appreciated! If no one knows of such a book, then any other recommendation (of books on this subject
that I may be able to read) would be just as helpful. I know that many people reading this post will
think it is be insane for me to expect to be able to read something like this, but I'd like to
encourage these people to ignore that and help me find a book. =] I'm willing to read something
ridiculously long. I'm willing to have to do research in order to understand what the book is
talking about. I'd just like a place to start.
If anyone cares for a reason why I'm asking, keep reading. Else, there's no reason to waste your
time, so you'll probably want to either go ahead and post a reading recommendation or move on to
another post.
I was prescribed by a physician Methylphenidate when about six-years-old. It blew my mind that a
pill could alter my brain's function in such a major way, and I kept asking my physician for answers
as to how it works, but the most I could get at that age was the doctor's drawing on a pad of paper
of how she said it worked. That sufficed at the time to make the realize that the explanation was
more than I could understand, at that point at least. To make a very long story short, I've been
interested in how these things work since then. I've looked for as much information as I can find
regarding how exactly drugs like dextroamphetamine work, but I accept now that I'll never understand
until I have a much better knowledge of neurology as whole. So... that's my goal now: To learn
enough until I understand the dopamine neurotransmitter and what effects amphetamine-like stimulants
have on it. The reason that I've posted to Usenet is that I can't think of a better way of finding a
way to find this information than by asking people who have learned these things. So, to get back to
my point, if anyone thinks they know of a way for me to get started, please tell me what I can read.
Your input, whether in regard to books or not, will not go unappreciated!
Thanks in advance everyone! Chris Brunner
PS: If anyone knows of a better place to post this, please let me know. PSS: Email is more likely to
received by me if "newsaddy" is replaced with "chris"