Neurosciences

Advances in Insect Physiology publishes eclectic volumes containing important, comprehensive and in-depth reviews on all aspects of insect physiology.

Tay-Sachs disease is a rare hereditary disease caused by a genetic mutation that leaves the body unable to produce an enzyme necessary for fat metabolism in nerve cells, producing central nervous system degeneration.

Oxidative stress is the result of an imbalance in pro-oxidant/antioxidant homeostasis that leads to the generation of toxic reactive oxygen species.

Through real-time assessments of how the patient's nervous system is functioning throughout a surgical procedure, Neurophysiology in Neurosurgery presents vital techniques to guide surgeons in their efforts to minimize the risks of unintentional damage to healthy nervous tissue.

This book examines the role of neurons in multiple sclerosis (MS) and the changes that occur in neurons as a result of MS.

Within you lie all the tools to shape the person you want to become.

Time-to-contact is the visual information that observers use in fundamental tasks such as landing an airplane or hitting a ball.

Over the past 25 years the amount of data pertaining to the GABAergic function in the basal ganglia has increased dramatically.

The first edition of Neurobiology of Learning and Memory was published in 1998 to rave reviews.

The book describes the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of neuroendocrine-immune interactions in ageing.

Comprised of two separate volumes, Neuroimaging provides a state-of-the-art review of a broad range of neuroimaging techniques applied to both clinical and research settings.

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists.

This book is for everyone who longs to feel high on life naturally***AS SEEN ON LORRAINE***'Useful for anyone wishing to brighten up their lives Sunday Times'These six hormones have the power to change your life' Telegraph____Neurochemicals affect just about everything in our bodies, including how we think and feel.

Acknowledgement This book is the result of a collective effort.

The neuroscience of why bad habits are so hard to break-and how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behavior more effectivelyWe all have habits we'd like to break, but for many of us it can be nearly impossible to do so.

This completely revised edition of The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, the second most cited book in science, represents a dramatic update from the previous edition.

The preceding editions made The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates the second most cited book in science.

This text introduces underlying principles of the endocrine regulation of behavior in animals and humans.

Fish sensory systems have been extensively studied not only because of a wide general interest in the behavioral and sensory physiology of this group, but also because fishes are well suited as biological models for studies of sensory systems.

Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular and Medical Aspects, a comprehensive text on neurochemistry, is now updated and revised in its Seventh Edition.

Signal Processing for Neuroscientists introduces analysis techniques primarily aimed at neuroscientists and biomedical engineering students with a reasonable but modest background in mathematics, physics, and computer programming.

Drugs and the Future presents 13 reviews collected to present the new advances in all areas of addiction research, including knowledge gained from mapping the human genome, the improved understanding of brain pathways and functions that are stimulated by addictive drugs, experimental and clinical psychology approaches to addiction and treatment, as well as both ethical considerations and social policy.

The book is a history of the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience and an assessment of its effectiveness in advancing neuroscience.

Who cheats and why?

In an age where the amount of data collected from brain imaging is increasing constantly, it is of critical importance to analyse those data within an accepted framework to ensure proper integration and comparison of the information collected.

Neurobiology of Disease is aimed at any basic scientist or clinician scientist teaching a course or conducting research on the basic science underlying the major neurological diseases.

There is now enough basic work to sketch out the principal systems at all levels of the brain, from prefrontal cortex to lower brainstem, which are orchestrated to provide control of food selection, preference and consumption.

This book presents a collection of articles reflecting state-of-the-art research in visual perception, specifically concentrating on neural correlates of perception.

This book presents a collection of articles reflecting state-of-the-art research in visual perception, specifically concentrating on neural correlates of perception.

The brain is plastic and it can change its function to adapt to changing demands of various kinds.

Hearing: Anatomy, Physiology and Disorders of the Auditory System provides detailed information about the anatomy and physiology of the entire auditory system and it describes important aspects of disorders of the middle ear, the cochlea, and the nervous system in a comprehensive manner.

Genetic Instabilities and Neurological Diseases covers DNA repeat instability and neurological disorders, covering molecular mechanisms of repeat expansion, pathogenic mechanisms, clinical phenotype, parental gender effects, genotype-phenotype correlation, and diagnostic applications of the molecular data.

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists.

The prevalence of obesity in developed countries is fast becoming a health issue on par with infectious diseases and malnutrition.

The study of catatonia in Autism Spectrum Disorders is a novel and controversial topic.

This volume in the Progress in Brain Research series features reviews on the functional neuroanatomy and connectivity of the brain areas involved in controlling eye movements.

Glutamate and GABA are the main information carrying neurotransmitters in the brain.

Cognitive Systems - Information Processing Meets Brain Science presents an overview of the exciting, truly multidisciplinary research by neuroscientists and systems engineers in the emerging field of cognitive systems, providing a cross-disciplinary examination of this cutting-edge area of scientific research.

Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorders is the first in a series aimed at addressing the rapidly expanding field of assessment and treatment of children with mental health issues and/or development disabilities.

Autonomic dysfunction is a major and poorly understood consequence of spinal cord injury.

An understanding of mechanisms underlying seizure disorders depends critically on the insights provided by model systems.

From one of the world's most imaginative designers comes a story about humanity told through the lens of our buildings.

Treatment of patients with a brain tumor remains one of the most challenging and difficult areas of modern oncology.

During the 1990's, scientific advances in understanding the mechanisms and pathophysiology of acute central nervous system injury were offset by a history of disappointing results from Phase III clinical trials of novel neuroprotective drugs.

A key property of neural processing in higher mammals is the ability to focus resources by selectively directing attention to relevant perceptions, thoughts or actions.

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Das Gehirn: Das komplexeste Werkzeug des Universums - eine Gebrauchsanweisung von Hirnforscher und Bestseller-Autor Dr.

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