Neurosciences

This book presents the proceedings of the 4th International Scientific Conference IC BCI 2021 Opole, Poland.

Mitochondrial diseases comprise a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of rare disorders that may affect virtually any system of the body at any age.

This book describes the prize-winning brain-computer-interface (BCI) projects honored in the community's most prestigious annual award.

This book is an exploration of the integration-differentiation dynamics that result in a drive, or impulse, toward human sociality, arguing that our need to connect with other people is as fundamental as our need for food and shelter.

Bipolar disorder is a common, complex and costly mental health disorder, which sits at the heart of the practice of clinical psychiatry.

PDEs are a family of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of intracellular cyclic nucleotides.

The textbook provides an overview of the sensory science field  in the context of  diseases such as obesity and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

This state-of-the-art book brings together the full range of issues that can inform care for patients experiencing the effects of concussion.

This book provides an in-depth review of the sutures of the skull.

The field of Binaural Hearing involves studies of auditory perception, physiology, and modeling, including normal and abnormal aspects of the system.

The book is organized around 4 sections.

The two volume set LNCS 13258 and 13259 constitutes the proceedings of the International Work-Conference on the Interplay Between Natural and Artificial Computation, IWINAC 2022, held in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain in May - June 2022.

Inflammation has invaded the field of psychiatry.

This book offers a new theoretical framework within which to understand "e;the mind-body problem"e;.

This book takes a sociocultural, developmental and dialogical perspective to explore the constructive and interconnected nature of remembering and imagining.

This book provides a fresh look at one of the most enduring, absorbing, and universal questions human beings face: What happens to us after we die?

This ambitious compendium provides an extensive overview on the "e;supporting cells"e; of the vertebrate central nervous system, these being glial cells which far outnumber neurons but are much less understood.

More than fifty years after its initial discovery by Rita Levi Montalcini and Stanley Cohen and the proposal of the neurotrophic theory, nerve growth factor (NGF) has become the prototype of a family of biologically active molecules called neurotrophic factors (NTFs).

This book explores human decision-making heuristics and studies how nudging and winking can help citizens to make rational choices.

This book talks about the levels of consciousness and their roles in controlling our life and behaviour.

This volume highlights the recent advances in the understanding of the endocannabinoid system and the likely benefit from the therapeutic effects of cannabinoid treatment in a variety of health issues.

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 new theories and applications of artificial neural networks, with a special focus on answering questions in neuroscience, biology and biophysics and cognitive research.

This volume is focused on subjects related to cerebral ischemia and reperfusion injuries after acute stroke.

5-HT2A receptors are G-protein coupled receptors that are widely distributed throughout the brain, most notably on neuronal and glial cells.

This book presents compact and informative descriptions of the most promising new projects in brain-computer interface (BCI) research.

This book provides an essential overview of computational neuroscience.

This textbook presents for the first time a comprehensive body of the latest knowledge in the field of neuropeptides and their action on energy balance.

This book comprehensively examines chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), a common dose-limiting condition that negatively affects both the quality of life of cancer patients and disease outcomes.

This volume explores the dynamic topic of tight junctions.

This book will provide the state-of-the-art on most of the topics involved in the ecology and conservation of birds of prey.

Respiratory infections constitute a major public health concern.

How does consciousness emerge from a brain that consists only of physical matter and electrical / chemical reactions?

Since the first edition of this book, the impressive development of neuroendoscopy has dramatically changed the surgical approach to hydrocephalus, the main pathology pediatric neurosurgeons worldwide have to deal with.

Modern neuroscience has presented new opportunities for exploring the molecular and neural mechanisms controlling specific social responses.

This volume elucidates the pivotal ethical and legal issues arising from the use of brain organoids for research, therapeutic and enhancement purposes.

The book focuses on original approaches intended to support the development of biologically inspired cognitive architectures.

This volume is devoted to descriptions of non medical as well as medical uses for some drugs that have typically, or not so typically, been associated with drug abuse.

This monograph offers a cross-system exchange and cross-modality investigation into brain-heart interplay.

This book develops a morphodynamical approach to linguistic and sign structures as an integrated response to multilevel and interrelated problems in semiolinguistic research.

This book is the result of extensive archival research conducted on the Collection "e;Silvano Arieti Papers"e; held in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge concerning neuropathologies resulting from drug abuse.

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.

Change is an inherent feature of all aspects of clinical practice and patient management.

Provides a timely overview of critical advances in molecular and cellular neurobiology, covers key methodologies driving progress, and highlights key future directions for research on neuronal injury and neurodegeneration relevant to neuronal brain pathologies.

This new edition provides comprehensive coverage of the variety and complexity of the roles that glycoconjugates play in the cells of the nervous system.

Many industrial applications built today are increasingly using emerging behavior engineering technologies: this book looks at various research and practical issues  for researchers and students working in computer science and engineering, and for industry technology providers interested in behavior engineering and applications.

A traditional view of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) considers only its peripheral part: the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.

Assembles international authorities to address contemporary research in metal neurotoxicity.

The present book aims to examine how sexual selection works in the human species.