Neurosciences

This is the first book to explore the science underlying the concept of "e;koku"e;, which is central to an understanding of the palatability of food within Japanese cuisine and is attracting increasing interest among food scientists and professionals worldwide.

Dopamine is widely present in the central and peripheral nervous systems, as well as in non-nervous systems.

Recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics technologies have enhanced our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders in adults.

Volume 1 of this series focused mainly on small molecules which are intrinsically electroactive.

"e;An animated introduction to the neuroscience of sensory perception"e; informed by the latest research on topics from music to brain injuries to synesthesia (Kirkus Reviews).

Under the name of Frontotemporal Dementias (FTD) numerous hereditary and sporadic disorders are listed.

The book, written for a general educated public, compares the most important elements of the human nervous system to the corresponding capacities of robots.

This book offers a series of perspectives on the therapeutic potential of the ritual and clinical use of the Amazonian hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca in the treatment and management of various disorders.

This book focuses on interdisciplinary research in the field of biomedical engineering and neuroscience.

This book brings sociological and neuroscientific perspectives on the body together to inform a new understanding of person-in-environment.

Occupational Neurotoxicology, Volume Seven covers neurotoxicants and exposures to a variety of hazards in the workplace and how they can affect nervous functions in different ways.

Neurosurgical Management of Psychiatric Disorders, Part A, Volume 266, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume covering interesting chapters, including Pathophysiology and Animal Models of Psychiatric Disorders, Neuroimaging of Psychiatric Disorders, History of Psychosurgery, Ethics of Psychosurgery, Medicolegal Aspects and Regulatory Issues of Psychosurgery, Psychiatric Mimics of Neurosurgical Disorders, Seizures and Pseudoseizures: The Great Divide, Pitfalls of Psychiatric Patients Selection for Functional Neurosurgery, Modern Surgical Strategies for Management of Psychiatric Disorders, Neuromodulation for Behavioral Disorders, and more.

Neurodivergence and Architecture, Volume Five, the latest release in the Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics series, focuses on the new and fascinating ethical and legal challenges posed by neurotechnology and its global regulation.

Perioperative Neurosciences: Translational Research examines current clinical research focused on complications and the improvement of patient outcomes in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care.

This volume provides backgrounds, methods, and troubleshooting for the analysis of circadian rhythms at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels in vertebrates and invertebrates, and also covers light input, sleep, circalunar rhythms, and seasonal rhythms.

Traumatic brain injury has complex etiology and may arise as a consequence of physical abuse, violence, war, vehicle collisions, working in the construction industry, and sports.

Nanomedical Drug Delivery for Neurodegenerative Diseases opens the door for promising approaches and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases.

Circadian and Visual Neuroscience, Volume 273 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Optical set-ups, Psychophysics of Luminance and Color Vision, Psychophysics of non-visual photoreception PRC/IRC/DRC/Spectral Sensitivity, Circadian and visual photometry, Modelling (retina), Modelling (circadian), Techniques for examining vision at the cellular level, Advanced techniques for characterizing the world hyperspectrally, Circadian physiology in mice: Melanopsin, Circadian physiology in mice: Color and cones, Translational aspects of animal studies, Retinal clocks, Primate non-visual physiology, Light and mood in animal models, and much more.

This volume discusses the latest techniques used in the diverse fields of single cell 'omics and covers topics such as quantifying the single cell transcriptome; isolation of cells in nanoliter volumes for single cell proteomics measurements by nano-LC-MS/MS; and single cell protein characterization by immunoblotting.

This volume explores the latest eye-tracking methodologies that help researchers understand the background, methods, and applications involved in these studies.

This volume explores the latest techniques used to study the human brain towards understanding Alzheimer's Disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.

This volume is a collection of a variety of brain proteins and peptides whose structures and functions are relatively well known.

This introductory textbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the main issues in contemporary philosophy of social cognition.

This contributed volume discusses the multiple roles of astrocytes, which determine the progression and outcome of neuropsychiatric diseases.

"e;The book is comprised of individual reviews with the common goal of providing up-to-date state of the knowledge information on the role the environment plays in the pathogenesis of parkinsonism.

This book brings together a selection of papers by George Gerstein, representing his long-term endeavor of making neuroscience into a more rigorous science inspired by physics, where he had his roots.

Neuroinflammation in Vascular Dementia describes the molecular mechanisms that drive this transition to mixed pathology, along with the newer lifestyle and pharmacological approaches that can reduce the incidence of dementia.

Cerebrospinal Fluid and Subarachnoid Space: Volume 1: Clinical Anatomy and Physiology is the first book devoted to the comprehensive clinical anatomy of the cerebrospinal fluid for neurosurgeons, neurologists, and neuroscientists.

Movement Disorders in Childhood, Third Edition provides the most up-to-date information on the diseases and disorders that affect motor control, an important area of specialization within child neurology.

Neurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse, Volume Eight provides carefully crafted reviews on the disruptive impact of drugs of abuse on the central nervous system.

Behavioral neuroendocrinologists are interested in the interactions between hormones and behaviors.

This book shows how neuromarketing works in practice.

Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über den aktuellen Wissensstand zu Neuropathologien infolge von Drogenmissbrauch.

My dog understands me!

This book covers the tremendous progress in the current understanding of the molecular physiology of voltage-gated calcium channels.

This book presents a comprehensive collection of current knowledge and leading research about the blood-brain barrier.

The development of new CNS drugs is notoriously difficult.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive and timely review of new findings in motoneuron research.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the most important neurochemicals and approaches everything from the neurochemical's perspective.

The remarkable progress in computer vision over the last few years is, by and large, attributed to deep learning, fueled by the availability of huge sets of labeled data, and paired with the explosive growth of the GPU paradigm.

New Discoveries in the Behavioral Neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder reviews the latest developments in preclinical and clinical research of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

This volume describes techniques to make synaptosomes, and discusses numerous ways that synaptosomes are used to study and answer diverse questions about synapses.

This volume presents the latest methods and approaches used to better characterize the properties of the structural human brain, and also explores various dysfunctional and non-dysfunctional neuroanatomical variations.

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) play an integral role in biomedical research, enabling researchers to examine physiological mechanisms and pathways relevant to human pathogenesis and its therapy.

The study of the brain-mind complex has been hampered by the dichotomy between objective biological neuroscience and subjective psychological science.

This volume provides a clear and detailed roadmap of how to design and execute a gene therapy experiment in order to obtain consistent results.

New ways of understanding the brain - its nature, its capacities, its function, and its dysfunction - hold great promise for human wellbeing.

In this "e;utterly fascinating"e; science memoir, the Nobel Prize-winning author chronicles his revolutionary discovery of a major cause of brain diseases (The New York Times).