Book recommendation, please

[Andrew B. Gross]

FYI, I found what I was looking for:

Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, by Whishaw and Kolb.

Link to info on Amazon: 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0716753006/102-0428509-9778550?v=glance

I'm about 1/3 of the way through, and quite impressed.  Since I'm not a 
subject area expert, I'm in no position to review it in terms of 
completeness or correctness.  However, I can say that it seems to have all 
the informatin that I was looking for, and that the information is presented 
in a straighforward and easy to understand manner.

"Andrew B. Gross" <andrewgr at microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:41b60198 at news.microsoft.com...
>I am looking for a book recommendation.
>
> What I'm after is a book that gives me a basic understanding of brain 
> chemistry.  I'd like to be able to read the description of a drug-- a 
> painkiller, or an anti-depressant, or an illigal drug like cocaine, or 
> whatever-- and be able to puzzle out how the drug is supposed to work. 
> E.g., if something is a dopamine re-uptake inhibitor, what does that mean, 
> etc.
>
> My last chemistry or biology class was 20 years ago, in high school, so 
> you'll need to assume that I'm essentially completely uneducated on those 
> subjects.  On the other hand, I'm fairly bright, have good reading 
> comprehension, and am willing to put some effort in.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
>
> Andrew
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