Neurosciences

The novelty of this book's approach lies in addressing the impact of neurobiological factors as well as psychological influences on brain recovery.

The past decade has seen an exponential increase in our knowledge and understanding of adipose tissue biology.

Respiratory infections constitute a major public health concern.

The Auditory System at the Cocktail Party is a rather whimsical title that points to the very serious challenge faced by listeners in most everyday environments: how to hear out sounds of interest amid a cacophony of competing sounds.

This book aims at gathering roboticists, control theorists, neuroscientists, and mathematicians, in order to promote a multidisciplinary research on movement analysis.

This book is intended as a text for a one-semester course on Mathematical and Computational Neuroscience for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students of mathematics, the natural sciences, engineering, or computer science.

This book describes in practical terms the endoscopic neurosurgery of the third ventricle and surrounding structures, emphasizing aspects of intraoperative endoscopic anatomy and ventricular approaches for main diseases, complemented by CT / MRI images.

This is the first book to assemble the leading researchers in the field of LRRK2 biology and neurology and provide a snapshot of the current state of knowledge, encompassing all major aspects of its function and dysfunction.

This book presents the latest research in computational methods for modeling and simulating brain disorders.

This volume provides a history of and an update on the functional status of the NMDA receptors.

Although pain is widely recognized by clinicians and researchers as an experience, pain is always felt in a patient-specific way rather than experienced for what it objectively is, making perceived meaning important in the study of pain.

This book is an attempt to advance the discussion and improve our understanding about the effects of aging and movement disorders on motor control during walking and postural tasks.

This book covers basic research topics such as the structure-function relationships of neuropilins and mechanisms of neuropilin-mediated signal transduction, details the most important roles of the neuropilins in developmental biology, and addresses their roles in various conditions such as cancer and various eye diseases.

This book shows how information systems (IS) scholars can effectively apply neuroscience expertise in ways that do not require neuroscience tools.

This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication.

The book presents current progress in clinical practice and research, particularly involving pulmonary diseases.

This volume will cover a variety of topics, including child language development; hearing loss; listening in noise; statistical learning; poverty; auditory processing disorder; cochlear neuropathy; attention; and aging.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the main causes of disability in young adult population.

One of the most important routes to chaos is the chaotic intermittency.

This book presents a new set of devices for accurate investigation of human finger stiffness and force distribution in grasping tasks.

This compelling volume provides a broad and accessible overview on the rapidly developing field of social neuroscience.

This single volume brings together both theoretical developments in the field of motor control and their translation into such fields as movement disorders, motor rehabilitation, robotics, prosthetics, brain-machine interface, and skill learning.

This book explores Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) dynamics as investigated through Electrodermal Activity (EDA) processing.

The evolution of vertebrate hearing is of considerable interest in the hearing community.

This book offers a comprehensive but highly readable compilation of papers on the role of dopamine in sleep and sleep disorders.

The Social Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations; Prejudice can we cure it?

The second edition of this successful book provides further and in-depth insight into theoretical models dealing with Internet addiction, as well as includes new therapeutical approaches.

This edited monograph provides a compelling analysis of the interplay between neuroscience and aesthetics.

An up-to-date comprehensive overview of the GABA B receptor system with a particular focus on the most recent therapeutic applications and potential.

This book provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the clinical prescription of lithium that draws upon evidence-based knowledge of its mechanisms of action.

This PIR volume presents a comprehensive collection of reviews that focus on the role of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) during steady-state and inflamed conditions.

A critical and comprehensive look at current state-of-the-art scientific and translational research being conducted internationally, in academia and industry, to address new ways to provide effective treatment to victims of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and other ischemic diseases.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the cutting-edge discoveries and the systems approaches related to the multi-disciplinary field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), which may provide the scientific basis for mind-body relationships, and aid in the development of personalized medicine.

Fundamental biochemical studies of basic brain metabolism focusing on the neuroactive amino acids glutamate and GABA combined with the seminal observation that one of the key enzymes, glutamine synthetase is localized in astroglial cells but not in neurons resulted in the formulation of the term "e;The Glutamate-Glutamine Cycle.

This edited volume provides an overview the state-of-the-art in the field of cognitive neuroscience of memory consolidation.

Our understanding of human color vision has advanced tremendously in recent years, helped along by many new discoveries, ideas, and achievements.

The Author of this new volume on ant communication demonstrates that information theory is a valuable tool for studying the natural communication of animals.

This book discusses the main milestones of early brain development and the emergence of consciousness, within and outside the mother's environment, with a particular focus on the preterm infant.

The second edition of Neuroimmune Pharmacology bridges the disciplines of neuroscience, immunology and pharmacology from the molecular to clinical levels with particular thought made to engage new research directives and clinical modalities.

This handbook explores mindfulness philosophy and practice as it functions in today's socioeconomic, cultural, and political landscape.

This book gives the reader an understanding of what consciousness is about, and of how to make conscious experiences more pleasant.

This book considers a relatively new metric in complex systems, transfer entropy, derived from a series of measurements, usually a time series.

Should parents aim to make their children as normal as possible to increase their chances to "e;fit in"e;?

This groundbreaking text takes current knowledge of the basal ganglia far from well-known motor-based models to a more inclusive understanding of deep-brain structure and function.

This volume brings together various theories of how aberrations in mitochondrial function and morphology contribute to neurodegeneration in idiopathic and familial forms of Parkinson's disease.

This book presents visual plant defenses (camouflage, mimicry and aposematism via coloration, morphology and even movement) against herbivores.

This volume illustrates to the public, and legal experts, the basic principles of the field of neuroscience, that commonly goes under the name of Neurolaw.

This book presents the proceedings of the Gmunden Retreat on NeuroIS 2016, reporting on topics at the intersection of Information Systems (IS) research, neurophysiology and the brain sciences.

The core message of this book is: computer games best realise affective interaction.

Translational Research is the interface between basic science and human clinical application, including the entire process from animal studies to human clinical trials (phases I, II, and III).