Neurology and clinical neurophysiology Books
Cambridge University Press Spinal Discitis and Epidural Abscess
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Cambridge University Press IntraDural Spinal Tumours with Acute Symptoms
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Cambridge University Press Ruptured Supratentorial Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
Book SynopsisThe ruptured aneurysm with an intracerebral haematoma is a commonly encountered neurosurgical emergency. This Element will discuss the differences between subarachnoid haemorrhage with or without an intracerebral haematoma including presentation, imaging and outcomes.
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Cambridge University Press Spontaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage Caused by a
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Cambridge University Press Emergency Scenarios in Functional Neurosurgery
Book SynopsisFunctional Neurosurgery modifies CNS circuits to effect change within or outside the nervous system. Most commonly, Functional procedures are performed to treat movement disorders, chronic pain, spasticity and epilepsy. Whilst regarded as a predominantly elective subspecialty, emergent scenarios are encountered. The combination of their relative rarity couple with the niche nature of the subspecialty may engender anxiety amongst neurosurgery trainees. This Element overviews some more common emergency scenarios which may be encountered comprising suspected malfunction of intra-thecal drug delivery devices, deep brain and spinal cord stimulators. Status Trigeminus and an approach to investigations with a neuromodulation device in situ are also covered.
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Cambridge University Press Handbook of Emergency Neurology
Book SynopsisDesigned for medical students, advanced practice providers, residents, fellows and practicing clinicians who require quick access to concise but comprehensive and practicable information to assist with the complex and common neurology symptoms and signs in emergency medicine patients.Table of ContentsSection I. Neurological Examination and Neurodiagnostic Testing; 1.1. Neurological examination Melani S. Cheers, Thomas F. Scott, and Kevin M. Kelly; 1.2. Neuroradiology Sheilah M. Curran-Melendez, Margaret S. Blackwood, and Michael F. Goldberg; 1.3. Electroencephalography Timothy Quezada, Andrea Synowiec, and Kevin M. Kelly; 1.4. Lumbar puncture Troy Desai, Dan Geary, Chris Troianos, and Richard Feduska; Section II. Common Neurological Presentations: A Symptom Based Approach; 2.1. Coma, delirium, and dementia Chadd E. Nesbit and Deeksha Agrawal; 2.2. Headache Sandeep Rana, Ye Vivian Liang, Paul S. Porter, Charles Li, Dolores Santamaria, and Andrea Synowiec; 2.3. Weakness George A. Small and Melody Milliron; 2.4. Musculoskeletal and neurogenic pain Nestor Tomycz and Thomas P. Campbell; 2.5. Dizziness Kevin M. Kelly, Arthur Alcantara Lima, and Thomas P. Campbell; 2.6. Gait disturbance Jon S. Brillman and Troy Desai; Section III. Specific Neurological Disorders in Emergency Medicine; 3.1. Ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack Crystal Wong, Melani S. Cheers, Molly A. McGraw, Lauren King, and Russell Cerejo; 3.2. Intracranial haemorrhage Crystal Wong, Khaled Aziz, and Bertram Richter; 3.3. Seizure Kevin M. Kelly, Timothy A. Quezada, and Thomas P. Campbell; 3.4. Infections of the central nervous system Zaw Min, Richard M. Kaplan, Kate DeAntonis, and Evelina Krieger; 3.5. Traumatic brain injury Moira Davenport and James E. Wilberger; 3.6. Increased intracranial pressure and herniation syndromes Diana J. Jho, Brian Rempe, James Burgess, and Alexander K. Yu; 3.7. Traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord disorders Thomas F. Scott, Nestor Tomycz, and David Jho; 3.8. Neuro-ophthalmologic emergencies Matthew Brucks, Erik Happ, Randy Beatty, and Brent Rau; 3.9. Brain tumors and other neuro-oncologic emergencies Tulika Ranjan and Charles J. Feronti; 3.10. Peripheral nerve and neuromuscular disorders George A. Small, Sandeep Rana, and Mara Aloi; 3.11. Movement disorders Susan Baser, Timothy Leichliter, Donald Whiting, and Michael Oh; 3.12. Multiple sclerosis Thomas F. Scott and Omar Hammad; 3.13. Hydrocephalus and shunt evaluation Kristen Stabingas, Diana J. Jho, Raj Nangunoori, Alexander K. Yu, and Jody Leonardo; 3.14. Hypoxic brain injury and the post acute resuscitation syndrome John O'Neill and James P. Valeriano; 3.15. Neurotoxicology, ethanol and substance abuse Matthew Stripp; 3.16. Neurological emergencies of pregnancy Ronald L. Thomas, Andrea Synowiec, Roseann Covatto, and Thomas Campbell; 3.17. Brain death Rade Vukmir, James P. Valeriano, and Austin Oblack; 3.18. Hysteria Arvind Venkat and Jon S. Brillman.
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Cambridge University Press Clinical Priority for Common Emergency and Urgent Conditions in Neurosurgery
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Cambridge University Press Acute Spontaneous Posterior Fossa Haemorrhage
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Cambridge University Press Protecting the Publics Health during Novel Infectious Disease Outbreaks
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Cambridge University Press Models for Delivering High Quality Emergency Neurosurgery in High Income Countries
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Cambridge University Press Adult Patient with Intraventricular
Book SynopsisThis Element describes the management of patients with lesions in the ventricular system and pineal region. Careful assessment of the clinical and radiological features of each case can help to narrow the differential diagnosis in this heterogenous group of tumours.
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Cambridge University Press Adult Patient with Intraventricular Paraventricular and Pineal Region Lesions
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Cambridge University Press Spinal Discitis and Epidural Abscess
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Cambridge University Press NearDeath Experiences
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Cambridge University Press Techniques in Epilepsy Surgery
Book SynopsisThis volume presents surgical techniques applied to epilepsy, focusing on the importance of mastering the trilogy of topographic, vascular and functional anatomy of the brain. Additionally, the basic anatomical and physiological mechanisms of epilepsy are practically discussed, aiding the formation of surgical hypotheses and the steps of surgical procedure.Trade Review'This book is an important contribution to the current knowledge database on epilepsy surgery. In it the authors emphasize the importance of accurate examination, and thorough collection and analysis of data on candidates before they are chosen for epilepsy surgery. They also demonstrate and instruct you on correct operating procedures. This is an outstanding work.' Biz IndiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgement; Preface; 1. History of epilepsy surgery; 2. The search of the epileptic focus: investigation of the surgical candidate; 3. Surgical anatomy; 4. Neuronavigation and preoperative brain mapping; 5. Stereoelectroencephalography (stereotactic intracranial recording); 6. Anaesthesia and awake procedure; 7. Preoperative cortical mapping; 8. Endopial resection (intervascular endopial gyral emptying); 9. Surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy: cortico-amygdalo-hippocampectomy; 10. Surgery of temporal lobe epilepsy: transcortical selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy; 11. Surgery of central area epilepsy; 12. Surgery of frontal lobe epilepsy; 13. Surgery of parietal lobe epilepsy; 14. Surgery of insular lobe epilepsy; 15. Surgery of occipital lobe epilepsy; 16. Hemispherectomy; 17. Callosotomy; 18. Epilepsy and brain tumours; 19. Surgical treatment of cortical dysplasias; 20. Reoperations in failed epilepsy surgery; 21. Alternate procedures; 22. Complications of epilepsy surgery; 23. Quality of life after epilepsy surgery; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Physical Comorbidities of Dementia
Book SynopsisWritten for all health professionals working with people with dementia, Physical Comorbidities of Dementia describes the common physical conditions occurring in people with dementia. Many of these conditions are treatable and this book provides evidence-based recommendations on how to recognise and manage these conditions and improve quality of life.Trade Review'Any health professional working with PWD ought to have access to a copy of this useful little tome, and I think I will be a better doctor to my patients for having read it.' International PsychogeriatricsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Falls; 3. Delirium; 4. Epilepsy; 5. Weight loss and nutritional disorders; 6. Incontinence; 7. Sleep disorders; 8. Visual dysfunction; 9. Oral disease; 10. Frailty; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Handbook of ECT
Book SynopsisThe Handbook of ECT covers all aspects of contemporary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice. This concise yet informed text provides medical practitioners with both the theoretical background and practical knowledge to guide them in the practice of ECT. The text is filled with ''clinical pearls'' from an expert practitioner which will be of great use to both new and seasoned practitioners of ECT. Each chapter is comprehensively referenced with the latest ECT research and clinical literature. Topics covered include research on mechanisms of action, patient selection by diagnosis, pre-procedural medical and laboratory evaluation, patient preparation in the ECT suite, stimulus dosing strategies, ECT anesthesia, clinical decision making and continuation/maintenance treatment strategies. This book will be of particular value for practicing psychiatrists, psychiatric residents and medical students rotating in psychiatry.Table of ContentsPreface; Abbreviations; 1. Basic concepts of ECT; 2. Patient selection and preparation for ECT; 3. ECT technique; 4. ECT treatment course; 5. Common adverse effects; 6. The ECT service; 7. Special issues.
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Cambridge University Press The Epilepsy Prescribers Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs
Book SynopsisThis essential and concise clinical reference guide serves diverse clinicians and allied health professionals who prescribe antiepileptic drugs in contemporary clinical practice. Fully updated, it features chapters on newly-approved drug brivaracetam, updated paediatric prescribing, use in particular populations including women, the elderly, and patients with cognitive impairment, as well as sections on teratogenicity, pregnancy, and lactation. In full colour throughout, the guide provides comprehensive antiepileptic drug (AED) prescribing information, covering all thirty-five AEDs in alphabetical order. Each chapter features eight coloured sections including general therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, interaction profile, adverse effects, dosing and use, special population considerations, a summary overview, and suggested reading. Perfect for quick reference use, the guide is practical and essential for all AED drug prescribers including adult and paediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, pTable of Contents1. Acetazolamide; 2. ACTH; 3. Brivaracetam; 4. Carbamazepine; 5. Clobazam; 6. Clonazepam; 7. Diazepam; 8. Eslicarbazepine; 9. Ethosuximide; 10. Felbamate; 11. Fosphenytoin; 12. Gabapentin; 13. Lacosamide; 14. Lamotrigine; 15. Levetiracetam; 16. Lorazepam; 17. Methsuximide; 18. Midazolam; 19. Oxcarbazepine; 20. Paraldehyde; 21. Perampanel; 22. Phenobarbital; 23. Phenytoin; 24. Piracetam; 25. Pregabalin; 26. Primidone; 27. Rufinamide; 28. Stiripentol; 29. Sulthiame; 30. Tiagabine; 31. Topiramate; 32. Valproate; 33. Vigabatrin; 34. Zonasimide.
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Cambridge University Press Brain Fables
Book SynopsisFor neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's there is no unifying biology, explaining why every attempt to cure them has failed. This book provides a blueprint for a new way of thinking, eliminating misleading diagnostic labels and enabling the development of effective therapies, one biological subtype at a time.Trade Review'This book attempts to incorporate overarching scientific themes with a detailed overview of pathophysiology and clinical features of Parkinson's disease. The chapters examine clinical features, subtypes and progression of the disease, ways of looking at the disease scientifically, a comparison to oncology, and a review of disease modifying treatments versus symptomatic treatment. The diagrams and tables are outstanding and the production values are excellent. The book, however, is limited by the attempt to tackle big concepts for a more lay public with very technical writing, an unimaginative look at theory and facts, and the distinctly different styles between the two authors.' Rohit Das, Doody's Book Review ServiceTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. The shaky six and the 'second reality'; 2. Pieces of a puzzle?; 3. Disease 'redefinition': a tough pill to swallow; 4. Disease subtypes: the promise and the fallacy; 5. Protein paradox; 6. The fault in our models; 7. Biomarkers: the promise and the fallacy; 8. Lessons from oncology; 9. Symptomatic vs. disease-modifying therapies; 10. The hypothesis that refuses to die; 11. Our living dissonance; 12. The scientific and lay narratives; 13. Challenges viewed from afar; 14. The moonshot: population-based studies of aging; 15. Predictions for the 2020s and beyond; Epilogue. 'When will we have a cure for Parkinson's disease?”; Note added at press time; References; Index.
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RCPsych/Cambridge University Press The ECT Handbook
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this popular Handbook provides the latest guidance on prescribing and administering electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Leading researchers and practitioners review new research on ECT and related treatments, including their efficacy in children and adolescents, and in those with bipolar disorder and neurological conditions. With a focus on safe provision and minimisation of side effects, it provides the reader with practical, evidence-based advice. The book has been substantially revised: references have been updated throughout; related treatment modalities such as rTMS, tCDS and ketamine are covered in greater depth; and current administrative and legal framework guidelines are clearly outlined. An essential reference manual for consultant and trainee clinical psychiatrists, as well as ECT practitioners. This guide will benefit clinical teams looking after complex cases of depression, as well as those involved in the care of other people for whom ECT may be recommended.
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Cellular Molecular Physiological and Behavioral
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1. Setting the Scene: The Spectrum of Spinal Injury 1. Causes of spinal injury: motor vehicle accidents and beyond 2. Global aspects of traumatic spinal injury 3. Economics of traumatic spinal injury 4. Spinal cord injury and the risk of dying Section 2. Cellular and Molecular Aspects 5. Spectrum of syndromes in spinal injury Central cord syndrome and beyond 6. Neuroinflammation in spinal cord injury 7. Spinal cord injury and cellular excitotoxicity 8. Cytokines and spinal cord injury 9. Cells and spinal cord injury: a focus on glial cells 10. Regenerative response of after spinal injury: propriospinal neurons and beyond 11. Astrocytes in spinal cord injury 12. Linking spinal cord injury and remodeling of the enteric neuromuscular compartment 13. Leukocyte gene expression and spinal cord injury 14. Angiotensin-(1-7) receptor Mas and spinal cord injury 15. Coenzyme Q10, Bax/Bcl2 and Spinal cord injury 16. Signalling pathways in spinal cord injury: a focus on ERK and AKT 17. Wnt signaling in spinal cord injury 18. Gene expression and spinal cord injury: a focus on the motor cortex 19. Glucose metabolism and gene expression in spinal cord injury 20. Receptors in spinal cord injury: a focus on glutamatergic and glycinergic receptors 21. Ion channel and receptors: gene expression and in spinal cord injury Section 3. Physiological and Metabolic Effects 22. Hormonal events and spinal cord injury: a focus on vasopressin and natriuretic peptide 23. Linking sensorimotor plasticity, the motor cortex and spinal cord injury 24. Spinal cord injury-induced spasticity 25. Effects of spinal cord injury: Cerebral perfusion and autonomic cerebrovascular control 26. Skeletal muscle atrophy in spinal cord injury 27. Bone mass and spinal cord injury: risk of fracture Section 4. Behavioural and Psychological Effects 28. PTSD and spinal injury 29. Health behaviors after spinal cord injury: alcohol use and beyond 30. Oxidative stress in spinal cord injury 31. Features of endoplasmic reticulum stress: applications to spinal cord injury 32. Health behaviors, people with spinal cord injury 33. Quality of life in cervical traumatic spinal cord injury 34. Empathy in spinal cord injury 35. Daily living measures in spinal cord injury
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1. Setting the Scene: Introductory Chapters 1. Epidemiology of traumatic spinal injury 2. Subgroup analyses in spinal cord injury 3. Long-term mortality, traumatic cervical spine fracture 4. Spinal cord injury: the role of functional rehabilitation Section 2. Clinical Features of Spinal Cord Injury 5. Physical signs and symptoms of spinal cord injury 6. Psychological signs in spinal cord injury 7. Bowel and bladder control in spinal cord injury 8. Pressure injuries in spinal cord injury 9. Tetraplegia and paraplegia after cervical spinal cord injury Section 3. Diagnosis and Evaluation 10. The Canadian C-Spine Rule in emergencies 11. The American College of Radiology and criteria for suspected spine injuries 12. Biomarkers in spinal cord injury 13. Cardiovascular monitor ring and spinal cord injury: Blood pressure and beyond 14. Pain and its evaluation in spinal cord injury 15. Quality of life tools for spinal cord injury 16. Magnetic resonance imaging usage in spinal cord injury: in tracheostomy and beyond 17. Assessments in spinal cord injury: indices of neurological impairment Section 4. Treatments: Experimental and Clinical 18. Clinical management of acute spinal cord injury 19. Reducing the catastrophic spinal cord injuries in head impacts: helmet-mounted devices and beyond 20. Stem cells and chronic spinal cord injury: overview 21. Gene therapy in spinal cord injury 22. Spinal injury, brain-triggered electrical stimulation and visual feedback 23. Spinal cord stimulation to reduce pain 24. Short-term resistance training, muscles strength and in people with spinal cord injury 25. Treating sleep problems in spinal cord injury 26. Exercise programs in spinal cord injury 27. Drug delivery in spinal cord injury: Delivery of neuroprotective minocycline 28. Spinal cord, acrolein and usage in ischemic-reperfusion injury 29. Alpha 2delta ligands for pain relief in spinal cord injury 30. Cognitive behavioural therapy in spinal cord injury: pain and beyond Section 5. Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury 31. Best practice in spinal cord injury (Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) ) rehabilitation 32. Depressive symptoms in rehabilitation, spinal cord injury 33. Rehabilitation and wheelchair users 34. Rehabilitation with activity-based therapy 35. Spinal cord injury rehabilitation and pressure injury
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection 1. Setting the Scene: Introductory Chapters 1. Classification of traumatic brain injury 2. Traumatic Brain injury: what happens after 2-3 years 3. Traumatic Brain injury: what happens after 21 years 4. Recovery after traumatic brain injury in childhood: on line skill training for parents Section 2. Clinical Features of Traumatic Brain Injury 5. Features of neuroinflammation: what happens in traumatic brain injury 6. Cerebral blood flow and traumatic brain injury 7. Brain hemorrhages in traumatic brain injury 8. Pain, traumatic brain injury and consciousness 9. Vascular in traumatic brain injury 10. Loss of consciousness in traumatic brain injury 11. Amnesia and traumatic brain injury 12. Axonal injuries in traumatic brain injury 13. Regional damage: The orbitofrontal cortex in traumatic brain injury 14. Epilepsy and traumatic brain injury Section 3. Diagnosis and Evaluation 15. Using electroencephalography for classifications in traumatic brain injury 16. Concussion classification and traumatic brain injury 17. Using the Glasgow Coma Scale in traumatic brain injury 18. Biomarkers of adult traumatic brain injury 19. Brain swelling in traumatic brain injury 20. Electroencephalography and traumatic brain injury 21. White matter in traumatic brain injury 22. Web-based decision support system (DSS), and prediction of outcomes and traumatic brain injury 23. Use of three-dimensional time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) traumatic brain injury 24. High-definition fiber tracking in traumatic brain injury 25. Use of diffusion tensor imaging in traumatic brain injury Section 4. Treatments: Experimental and Clinical 26. The Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) guidelines 27. Healthy lifestyle programs for traumatic brain injury subjects 28. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and traumatic brain injury 29. Bumetanide medication: depression and brain trauma 30. NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors and usage in traumatic brain injury 31. Fever and management in traumatic brain injury 32. Mannitol usage in traumatic brain injury 33. Seizures after traumatic brain injury 34. Hypertonic saline usage and traumatic brain injury 35. Treating venous thromboembolism in traumatic brain injury 36. Critical care management of traumatic brain injury Section 5. Rehabilitation in traumatic brain injury 37. Guideline for traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in adults 38. Guideline for traumatic brain injury rehabilitation in children 39. Outcomes of extended rehabilitation programmes 40. Rehabilitation of cognition after traumatic brain injury 41. Sexuality and rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury
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Penguin Putnam Inc Together Closer The Art and Science of Intimacy
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J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S. Calm Clarity How to Use Science to Rewire Your
Book SynopsisAuthor of the viral Medium piece, Poor and Traumatized at Harvard, Due Quach shares her Calm Clarity program to show readers how to deal with toxic stress and adversity.We often don't realize how much control we have over our thoughts, feelings, and actions--on some days, the most minor irritation can upset us, but on others, we are in our best form and can rise to challenges with grace. These fluctuations depend on the neural networks firing in our brains, and we have the power to consciously break hardwired thought patterns. Due Quach developed an intimate understanding of the brain during her personal journey of healing from post-traumatic stress disorder. According to Quach, people function in three primary emotional states: Brain 1.0, Brain 2.0, and Brain 3.0. In Brain 1.0, people act out of fear and self-preservation. Brain 2.0 involves instant gratification and chasing short-term rewards at the expense of long-term well-being. Brain 3.0
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MIT Press Ltd What Is Health Allostasis and the Evolution of
Book SynopsisAn argument that health is optimal responsiveness and is often best treated at the system level.Medical education centers on the venerable “no-fault” concept of homeostasis, whereby local mechanisms impose constancy by correcting errors, and the brain serves mainly for emergencies. Yet, it turns out that most parameters are not constant; moreover, despite the importance of local mechanisms, the brain is definitely in charge. In this book, the eminent neuroscientist Peter Sterling describes a broader concept: allostasis (coined by Sterling and Joseph Eyer in the 1980s), whereby the brain anticipates needs and efficiently mobilizes supplies to prevent errors.Allostasis evolved early, Sterling explains, to optimize energy efficiency, relying heavily on brain circuits that deliver a brief reward for each positive surprise. Modern life so reduces the opportunities for surprise that we are driven to seek it in consumption: bigger burgers, more opioi
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MIT Press Ltd The Future of Brain Repair A Realists Guide to
Book SynopsisA scientist assesses the potential of stem cell therapies for treating such brain disorders as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.Stem cell therapies are the subject of enormous hype, endowed by the media with almost magical qualities and imagined by the public to bring about miracle cures. Stem cells have the potential to generate new cells of different types, and have been shown to do so in certain cases. Could stem cell transplants repair the damaged brain? In this book, neurobiologist Jack Price assesses the potential of stem cell therapies to treat such brain disorders as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injuries.Certainly brain disorders are in need of effective treatments. These disorders don't just kill, they disable, and conventional drug therapies have not had much success in treating them. Price explains that repairing the human brain is difficult, largely because of its structural, functional, and developme
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MIT Press Vision
Book SynopsisAvailable again, an influential book that offers a framework for understanding visual perception and considers fundamental questions about the brain and its functions.David Marr''s posthumously published Vision (1982) influenced a generation of brain and cognitive scientists, inspiring many to enter the field. In Vision, Marr describes a general framework for understanding visual perception and touches on broader questions about how the brain and its functions can be studied and understood. Researchers from a range of brain and cognitive sciences have long valued Marr''s creativity, intellectual power, and ability to integrate insights and data from neuroscience, psychology, and computation. This MIT Press edition makes Marr''s influential work available to a new generation of students and scientists. In Marr''s framework, the process of vision constructs a set of representations, starting from a description of the input image and culminating with a descr
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Da Capo Lifelong Books 100 Days to a Younger Brain Maximize Your Memory
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Hachette Books Mapping the Darkness
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Random House USA Inc The Optimism Bias
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Little, Brown Spark Brain Maker
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Little Brown and Company The Inward Empire Mapping the Wilds of Mortality
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Little, Brown Spark Clearing the Fog
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux The Disordered Mind
Book SynopsisA Nobel Prize?winning neuroscientist?s probing investigation of what brain disorders can tell us about human natureEric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational research into memory storage in the brain, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts.In his seminal new book, The Disordered Mind, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many other leading neuroscientists to take us on an unusual tour of the brain. He confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: How does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain? The brain?s 86 billion neurons communicate with one another through very precise connections. But sometimes those connections are disrupted. The brain processes that give rise to our mind can become disordered, resulting in diseases such as autism, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson?s, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. While these disruptions bring great suffering, they can also reveal the mysteries of how the brain produces our most fundamental experiences and capabilities?the very nature of what it means to be human. Studies of autism illuminate the neurological foundations of our social instincts; research into depression offers important insights on emotions and the integrity of the self; and paradigm-shifting work on addiction has led to a new understanding of the relationship between pleasure and willpower.By studying disruptions to typical brain functioning and exploring their potential treatments, we will deepen our understanding of thought, feeling, behavior, memory, and creativity. Only then can we grapple with the big question of how billions of neurons generate consciousness itself.
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WW Norton & Co A Sense of Self
Book SynopsisHow do our brains store—and then conjure up—past experiences to make us who we are?Trade Review"[A] roving, riverine inquiry into memory, experience, the brain…O'Keane does not try to dazzle us with interpretations and cures, but dazzle she does with the science, the clarity with which she can conjure something as ordinary, as bafflingly complex and beautiful, as a memory forming in the brain." -- Parul Sehgal, The New York Times"These passages are vivid and immediate, and all the more affecting for the measured and unemphatic manner in which they are set down. If O’Keane is as fine a doctor as she is a prose stylist, her patients are fortunate indeed." -- John Banville, Guardian"[O'Keane's] unforgettable trip down memory’s many lanes leaves you with a marvelling awareness of what humans collectively share as memory makers and, at the same time, reminds us that each one of us is a singular translator of our world." -- London Observer"Rich, revelatory and, in the best way, unsettling." -- London Sunday Times"A comprehensive tour of the current state of knowledge about how memory operates in the brain." -- Elizabeth Landau, Undark"[O'Keane] delivers interesting observations on nearly every page…A welcome new voice in the literature of consciousness and neuroscience." -- Kirkus Reviews"O'Keane offers no shortage of intriguing insights and accounts…[A]n immersive and informative look at how memory works, and what happens when it doesn't." -- Publishers Weekly"Wonderful. I love the way Veronica O’Keane writes…difficult concepts made comprehensible with rich case studies. A must read for every counselor, psychotherapist, life coach and psychiatrist." -- Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read"Veronica O’Keane distills what she has learned about people in her life as a psychiatrist and neuroscientist. The reader will appreciate Dr. O’Keane’s beautiful prose and her caring attitudes, and will effortlessly pick up knowledge about how the brain determines our behavior." -- Robin Murray, professor of psychiatric research, King’s College, London
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Elsevier Science & Technology Neurocognitive Development Disorders and
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I. Specific Neurodevelopmental Disorders 1. Developmental coordination disorder 2. Language disorders 3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 4. Developmental dyslexia: a new look at clinical features and brain mechanisms 5. Learning disabilities: developmental dyscalculia 6. Borderline intellectual functioning 7. Nonverbal dysfunction syndrome 8. Memory dysfunctions Section II. Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders 9. Intellectual disability 10. Autism spectrum disorder 11. Epilepsy 12. Multidimensional impairments Section III. Assessment of Neurodevelopment: Methods and Tools 13. Interdisciplinary assessment 14. Sensory assessment: neurophysiology in neonates and neurodevelopmental outcome 15. Neurologic assessment 16. Psychiatric assessment 17. Neuropsychological assessment 18. Structural neuroimaging 19. Functional magnetic resonance imaging 20. Clinical neurophysiology: research methods and event-related potential components as assessment tools 21. New technologies and future trends Section IV. Patient Care, Rehabilitation and Long-Term Outcomes 22. Multidisciplinary treatment plan for challenging behaviors in neurodevelopmental disorders 23. The therapeutic alliance between the child, parents and health professionals 24. Principles of early intervention 25. Cross-modal plasticity and central deficiencies: the case of deafness and the use of cochlear implants 26. Cognitive remediation for neurodevelopmental disabilities 27. Education for students with neurodevelopmental disabilities – resources and educational adjustments 28. Quality of life of children and families
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Developmental Neurotoxicology Research
Book SynopsisThis book describes how systems biology, pharmacogenomic and behavioral approaches, as applied to neurodevelopmental toxicology, provide a structure to arrange information in a biological model. Authors review and discuss approaches that can be used as effective tools to dissect mechanisms underlying pharmacological and toxicological phenomena associated with the exposure to drugs or environmental toxicants during development. This book presents cross-cutting research tools and animal models, along with applications to the studies associated with potential anesthetic-induced developmental neurotoxicity; the developmental basis of adolescent or adult onset of disease; risk assessment of methyl mercury and its effects on neurodevelopment; challenges in the field to identify environmental factors of relevance to autism; and the strategy and progress of epilepsy research.Table of ContentsPREFACE. CONTRIBUTORS. I MODELS, APPROACHES, AND CHALLENGES IN NEUROTOXICITY RESEARCH DURING DEVELOPMENT (Tucker A. Patterson). 1 APPROACHES AND MODELS FOR EVALUATING THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF ANESTHETICS IN THE DEVELOPING NERVOUS SYSTEM (William Slikker, Jr., Xuan Zhang, Fang Liu, Merle G. Paule, and Cheng Wang). 2 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACHES TO NEUROTOXICITY STUDIES DURING DEVELOPMENT (Tucker A. Patterson, Bradley J. Schnackenberg, William Slikker, Jr., and Cheng Wang). 3 BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES FOR ASSESSING NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION DURING DEVELOPMENT IN ANIMAL MODELS (Merle G. Paule). 4 APPLICATIONS OF UNBIASED STEREOLOGY TO NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY (Peter R. Mouton). II EFFECTS OF ANESTHETICS AND THEIR POTENTIAL NEUROTOXICITY DURING DEVELOPMENT (Xuan Zhang and William Slikker, Jr.). 5 NEUROTOXIC EFFECTS OF ANESTHETICS AND POTENTIAL PROTECTIVE AGENTS (Xuan Zhang, Tucker A. Patterson, Merle G. Paule, William Slikker, Jr., and Cheng Wang). 6 PERINATAL RHESUS MONKEY MODELS AND ANESTHETIC-INDUCED NEURONAL CELL DEATH (William Slikker, Jr., Fang Liu, Xuan Zhang, Xiaoju Zou, Tucker A. Patterson, Merle G. Paule and Cheng Wang). 7 EFFECTS OF GASEOUS ANESTHETIC COMBINATIONS DURING DEVELOPMENT (Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic). 8 PERINATAL ANESTHETIC ADMINISTRATION AND SHORT/ LONG-TERM BEHAVIORAL DEFICITS (Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic). III THE DEVELOPMENTAL BASIS OF ADOLESCENT OR ADULT DISEASE (Jerrold J. Heindel). 9 DEVELOPMENTAL LEAD EXPOSURE, EPIGENTICS AND LATE ONSET ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (Nasser H. Zawia and Md. Riyaz Basha). 10 DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES OF AUTISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES—WHAT WE KNOW AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO (Cindy P. Lawler and Alycia Halladay). 11 ACTIONS OF MANGANESE ON PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT (W. Les Dees, Jill K. Hiney, and Vinod K. Srivastava). 12 EXPOSURE OF THE DEVELOPING BRAIN TO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS INFLUENCES THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE ADULT BRAIN TO STRESS (Pamela J. Lein, Kyung Ho Kim, Robert F. Berman, and Isaac N. Pessah). 13 A NEURODEVELOPMENTAL ORIGIN FOR PAKINSON'S DISEASE: A LINK TO THE FETAL BASIS FOR ADULT DISEASE HYPOTHESIS (D. Urbach-Ross and M. Thiruchelvam). 14 GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (Angela Baker, Michele M. Taylor, and Jason R. Richardson). IV RISK ASSESSMENT OF METHYL MERCURY AND ITS EFFECTS ON NEURODEVELOPMENT (Michael Aschner). 15 FISH NUTRIENTS AND METHYLMERCURY: A VIEW FROM THE LABORATORY (M. Christopher Newland). 16 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF MATERNAL NUTRITION STATUS AND EXPOSURE TO METHYL MERCURY FROM EATING FISH DURING PREGNANCY: EVIDENCE FROM THE SEYCHELLES CHILD DEVELOPMENT STUDY (Philip W. Davidson, J.J. Strain, Gary J. Myers, Conrad F. Shamlaye, Sally Thurston, Maxine P. Bonham, Emeir M. Duffy, Julie M.W. Wallace, Gene Watson, and Thomas W. Clarkson). 17 METHYLMERCURY NEUROTOXICOLOGY: FROM RARE POISONINGS TO SILENT PANDEMIC (Philippe Grandjean, Anna L. Choi, Pal Weihe, and Katsuyuki Murata). 18 OXIDATIVE STRESS AND METHYLMERCURY-INDUCED NEUROTOXICITY (Marcelo Farina, Joa ~o Batista Teixeira Rocha, and Michael Aschner). 19 LEARNING DEFICITS AND DEPRESSION-LIKE BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL METHYLMERCURY EXPOSURES (Natalia Onishchenko and Sandra Ceccatelli). 20 METHYLMERCURY EFFECTS ON NEURAL DEVELOPMENTAL SIGNALING PATHWAYS (Matthew D. Rand). V AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (Isaac N. Pessah). 21 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (Robert F. Berman, Claire M. Koenig, Michael R. Hunsaker, Isaac N. Pessah, and Janine M. Lasalle). 22 REDOX IMBALANCE AND THE METABOLIC PATHOLOGY OF AUTISM (Richard C. Deth, Mostafa Waly, Christina Muratore, and Nathaniel Hodgson). 23 NEUROINFLAMMATION AND AUTISM (G. Jean Harry). 24AUTISM, PERIPHERAL IMMUNITY, AND POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (Paula Goines, Paul Ashwood, and Judy Van de Water). 25 AN EMERGING GENE–ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION MODEL: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PHENOTYPES RESULTING FROM EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS DURING GESTATION (Darryl B. Hood, Daniel Campbell, and Pat Levitt). STRATEGIES AND PROGRESS IN EPILEPSY RESEARCH (Merle G. Paule). VI STRATEGIES AND PROGRESS IN EPILEPSY RESEARCH (Merle G. Paule). NEONATAL SEIZURES (Renee A. Shellhaas). 27 EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF EPILEPTOGENESIS (Hana Kubova). 28 EFFECT OF SEIZURES ON THE DEVELOPING BRAIN: LESSONS FROM THE LABORATORY (Shaun Hussain and Raman Sankar). INDEX.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Bipolar Disorder
Book SynopsisBipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is the most complex psychiatric disorder with different types of mood episodes, subtypes, varied course, and significant comorbidity. Not surprisingly, this complexity poses unique challenges to clinicians for optimal management of those with bipolar disorder. There has been an explosion of research into the causes and treatment of this condition over the past two decades. It is a daunting task for a practising clinician to make sense of this research and to remain up to date with progress in the understanding of the neurobiology and treatment of bipolar disorder. This book synthesizes and translates the vast array of research knowledge into information that is both relevant and meaningful for a clinician. The book provides a comprehensive, yet focused, reference work on bipolar disorder for both trainees and practising psychiatrists. The two editors are leaders in the field who have published extensively on bipolar disorder. They have Trade Review"...The textbook is also an ideal starting point for trainees and young investigators just beginning to explore these subjects. Biopolar Disorder: Clinical and Neurobiological Foundations, then, is a useful addition to the library of most clinicians and academic psychiatrists" (Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2011) "The book is a valuable guide to every psychiatrist. It contains a rich and wide range of information about bipolar disorder, step by step from criteria and definitions through biological changes to medical and psychotherapeutic treatment. The reader gets an overview over the newest findings which are presented in a very accessible way. It is definitely a book necessary for each modern psychiatrist!" (Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2011) "Contributors to 38 chapters offer international perspectives on the disorder's clinical and neurobiological foundations as defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International Classification of Diseases." (SciTech Book News, December 2010) Table of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. 1 From Mania to Bipolar Disorder (David Healy). 2 Clinical Features and Subtypes of Bipolar Disorder (Fred K. Goodwin and D.Z. Lieberman). 3 The Long-Term Course and Clinical Management of Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders (Lewis L. Judd and Pamela J. Schettler). 4 Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder: A Focus on Addiction and Anxiety Disorders (Mark A. Frye and Giulio Perugi). 5 DSM-V Perspectives on Classification of Bipolar Disorder (Jan Fawcett). 6 Update on the Epidemiology of Bipolar Disorder (Kathleen R. Merikangas and Tracy L. Peters). 7 Suicide and Bipolar Disorder (Zoltan Rihmer and Jan Fawcett). 8 Neurocognition in Bipolar Disorder (Ivan J. Torres and Gin S. Malhi). 9 The Genius-Insanity Debate: Focus on Bipolarity, Temperament, Creativity and Leadership (Hagop S. Akiskal and Kareen K. Akiskal). 10 Economics of Bipolar Disorder (R. Sabes-Figuera, D. Razzouk and Paul E. McCrone). 11 An Introduction to the Neurobiology of Bipolar Illness Onset, Recurrence and Progression (Robert M. Post and Marcia Kauer-Sant.Anna). 12 Genetics of Bipolar Disorder (Falk W. Lohoff and Wade H. Berrettini). 13 Structural Brain Imaging in Bipolar Disorder (Paolo Brambilla and Jair C. Soares). 14 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Bipolar Disorder (In Kyoon Lyoo and Perry F. Renshaw). 15 Functional Brain Imaging Studies in Bipolar Disorder: Focus on Cerebral Metabolism and Blood Flow (John O. Brooks III, Po W. Wang and Terence A. Ketter). 16 Neurotransmitter Systems in Bipolar Disorder (Marina Nakic, John H. Krystal and Zubin Bhagwagar). 17 Molecular Biology of Bipolar Disorder (Ana Andreazza, Jun Feng Wang and Trevor Young). 18 Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress (Tadafumi Kato, Flavio Kapczinski and Michael Berk). 19 Neuroendocrinology of Bipolar Illness (Timothy Dinan and Michael Bauer). 20 Circadian Rhythms and Sleep in Bipolar Disorder (Greg Murray and Allison Harvey). 21 Treatment Adherence in Bipolar Disorder (Jan Scott and Mary Jane Tacchi). 22 Acute Mania (Paul E. Keck, Jr, Susan L. McElroy and John M. Hawkins). 23 Pharmacological Treatment of Bipolar Depression (Allan H. Young and Charles B. Nemeroff). 24 Practical Pharmacological Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar Disorder (Alan C. Swann). 25 Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder: Phenomenology and Treatment (Joseph F. Goldberg and Michael Berk). 26 Management of Bipolar II Disorder (Gordon Parker and Terence A. Ketter). 27 Management of Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder (Ihsan M. Salloum, Luca Pani and Tiffany Cooke). 28 Bipolar Disorder and Safety Monitoring for Clinicians: A Review of the Evidence and the Implications (Chris J. Bushe and Mauricio Tohen). 29 Somatic Treatments for Bipolar Disorder: ECT, VNS and TMS (Mark S. George). 30 Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Bipolar Disorder (Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, Husseini K. Manji and Carlos A. Zarate Jr). 31 Psychoeducation as a Core Element of Psychological Approaches for Bipolar Disorders (Francesc Colom and Lesley Berk). 32 Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Bipolar Disorder (Sagar V. Parikh and Jan Scott). 33 Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy for Bipolar Disorder (Holly A. Swartz, Ellen Frank, Laura E. Zajac and David J. Kupfer). 34 Family Therapy Approaches to Bipolar Disorder (David J. Miklowitz). 35 Collaborative Care for Bipolar Disorder (Amy M. Kilbourne, David E. Goodrich and Mark S. Bauer). 36 Bipolar Disorder in Women (Benicio N. Frey, Karine A. Macritchie, Claudio N. Soares and Meir Steiner). 37 Phenomenology and Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder in Children: A Critical Review (Gabrielle A. Carlson and Elizabeth B. Weller). 38 Bipolar Disorder in the Elderly (Martha Sajatovic and Lars Vedel Kessing). Index.
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Random House USA Inc Gender and Our Brains How New Neuroscience
Book SynopsisA breakthrough work in neuroscience—and an incisive corrective to a long history of damaging pseudoscience—that finally debunks the myth that there is a hardwired distinction between male and female brains We live in a gendered world, where we are ceaselessly bombarded by messages about sex and gender. On a daily basis, we face deeply ingrained beliefs that sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys and colors to career choice and salaries. But what does this constant gendering mean for our thoughts, decisions and behavior? And what does it mean for our brains?Drawing on her work as a professor of cognitive neuroimaging, Gina Rippon unpacks the stereotypes that surround us from our earliest moments and shows how these messages mold our ideas of ourselved and even shape our brains. By exploring new, cutting-edge neuroscience, Rippon urges us to move beyond a binary view of the brain and to see instead this complex organ as highly individ
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale The Night the Lights Went Out
Book SynopsisA fascinating, darkly funny comeback story of learning to live with a broken mind after a near-fatal traumatic brain injury—from the acclaimed author of The Hike“Drew Magary has produced a remarkable account of his journey, one that is filled with terror, tenderness, beauty, and grace.”—David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon Drew Magary, fan-favorite Defector and former Deadspin columnist, is known for his acerbic takes and his surprisingly nuanced chronicling of his own life. But in The Night the Lights Went Out, he finds himself far out of his depths. On the night of the 2018 Deadspin Awards, he suffered a mysterious fall that caused him to smash his head so hard on a cement floor that he cracked his skull in three places and suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage. For two weeks, he remained in a coma. The world was gone to him, and him to it. In his long recovery
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Penguin Publishing Group Magnificent Minds
Book SynopsisAn essential primer based on a renowned new model of care that is comprehensive and research based, while honoring the uniqueness of every childAn estimated one in thirty-six children in the United States is diagnosed with autism. New research has shed light on the many factors that determine a child’s trajectory—but many parents are still navigating this complex terrain without a road map. Pediatric neurologist Dr. Suzanne Goh has spent decades working with autistic children, and in this practical and research-based guide she shares her renowned and revolutionary model of care: an innovative, whole-child approach that combines optimal medical treatment with the most effective strategies for advancing cognition, communication, and behavior.Demystifying a wide range of diagnostics and therapies and offering new insights into the neurological, biochemical, behavioral, and social factors that play a role in successful outcomes, the book is an essential resource for understanding all of autism—a strengths-based approach that helps parents design a comprehensive treatment plan. It is also a celebration of what each autistic person brings to the world—and how parents can best nurture the remarkable uniqueness of their child while setting them up for the future they envision.
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Penguin Putnam Inc How the Brain Lost Its Mind
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Johns Hopkins University Press Cracking the Genome Inside the Race to Unlock
Book SynopsisCracking the Genome is the definitive, balanced account of how the code that holds the answer to the origin of life, the evolution of humanity, and the future of medicine was finally broken.Trade Review"For an up-to-the-minute account of one of the most dramatic periods in present-day science, Cracking the Genome is an essential read. Sunday Times A superb job... A tantalizing glimpse of the ethical perils and technological possibilities awaiting humanity. Los Angeles Times A rollicking good tale about an enduring intellectual monument. American Scientist The race is over, and Davies was there, all along, providing the running commentary-and there, too, at the finish line. In Cracking the Genome, he hands out the prizes. The Independent Davies has tracked one of the most important stories ever to unfold. Davies helps readers understand how the deciphering of our genetic code will revolutionize our lives while posing serious ethical dilemmas. Science News An impressive job of contextualizing the science within a political, economic, and social framework, creating a lively tale as accessible to non-specialists as it is to scientists. Publishers Weekly Investors and others looking for a quick primer on the science and business of biotechnology will find this a useful guide. Business Week In Davies' prose, this story of molecular biology and the Human Genome Project is as compelling as any Arthurian legend. In a fast-moving approachable style, Davies captures the uncovering of biology's Holy Grail, relying on his own expertise in genetics and interviews with key players such as Collins and Venter. -- Margaret R. McLean History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 2004Table of ContentsPreface to The Johns Hopkins EditionIntroduction Chapter 1. Knights of the Double Helix: The Quest for Biology's Holy GrailChapter 2. Reading the Book of Life: A Quick Voyage around the Human GenomeChapter 3. The Eye of the TIGR: J. Craig Venter—Maverick SequencerChapter 4. Loading the Bases: Francis Collins and the DNA DetectivesChapter 5. The Circle of Life: Decoding the First Free-Living CreaturesChapter 6. Treasures of the Lost Worlds: The Keys to Human Disease from Tristan da Cunha to IcelandChapter 7. Prize Fight: The Creation of Celera GenomicsChapter 8. The Story of Us: The Secrets of Who We AreChapter 9. The Croesus Code: Passion, Personality, and ProfitChapter 10. The Eighth Day: Braving the New World of Designer GenesChapter 11. The Language of God: A Defining Moment in the History of the Human RaceChapter 12. Genomania!NotesAcknowledgments Index
£30.90
Johns Hopkins University Press A Life Shaken
Book SynopsisThe paperback edition brings the discussion of treatment options and research thoroughly up to date.Trade ReviewThe beauty of Havemann's narrative stance is that it not only transcends the illness but surprises and captivates the reader... -- Abraham Verghese Los Angeles Times Book Review [Havemann] takes us on his journey from a physically robust, high achiever to his new world of medication dependence, compromise, and, eventually, an almost spiritual epiphany of acceptance and appreciation. This is not a typical treatise on an individual's life with disease. It is filled with useful facts about PD, including diagrams, and a glossary that will be a useful resource for patients... Although this book would seem of primary interest to patients and families affected by PD, physicians will find the book engaging, easy to read, and valuable. We learn much from our patients, and Havemann's book is no exception. -- Matthew B. Stern Neurology Brutally honest. Havemann intertwines his personal story with scientific and medical information. He brings a journalistic style to the tale and explains PD and its treatments in easy-to-understand language. His description of the progressive nature of the disease is poetic and haunting. -- Robert A. Hauser Journal of the American Medical Association Havemann has written a challenging mixture of dispassionate appraisal of the facts and vivid portrayal of his personal experiences adapting to living with the disorder. -- Stephen B. Dunnett Nature MedicineTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: As I Lay TremblingChapter 1. Denial and IgnoranceChapter 2. Myself Before Parkinson'sChapter 3. The Magnificent BrainChapter 4. Escaping AbroadChapter 5. The Darkest HourChapter 6. Today's DrugsChapter 7. Today's SurgeriesChapter 8. An Insidious BeastChapter 9. Keeping the Beast at BayChapter 10. Tomorrow's RemediesEpilogue: Light in the DarknessGlossaryNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function
Book SynopsisD., University of Southern CaliforniaTrade ReviewEffectively and skillfully integrates current basic and clinical research data related to the use of HT and provides guidelines for treatment and future research. -- April L. Carbone PsycCRITIQUES 2007 The Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function... is a nice collection of reviews from established experts in the estrogen field. These chapters provide a range of information from different levels of analysis that help to synthesize what is known about estrogen and the brain. -- Julie A. Dumas Sex Roles 2008Table of ContentsList of ContributorsIntroductionChapter 1. Preclinical Data Relating to Estrogen's Effects on Cognitive PerformanceChapter 2. The Short-Lived Effects of Hormone Therapy on Cognitive FunctionChapter 3. Clinical Data from Structural and Functional Brain Imaging on Estrogen's Effects in the Central Nervous SystemChapter 4. Clinical Data on Estrogen's Effects on MoodChapter 5. Preclinical Efforts to Develop Effective NeuroSERMs for the BrainChapter 6. Basic and Clinical Data on the Effects of SERMs on CognitionConclusionIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Personal Identity and Fractured Selves
Book SynopsisD., Colgate UniversityTrade ReviewPersonal Identity and Fractured Selves should appeal to both general and specialized audiences. -- Emily Esch Metapsychology 2010 A good read. -- John C. Racy Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2010Table of ContentsList of Contributors PrefaceIntroduction. A "Two Cultures" PhrasebookPart I: FoundationsChapter 1. How Philosophers Think about Persons, Personal Identity, and the SelfChapter 2. Toward a Neurobiology of Personal IdentityChapter 3. Case StudiesPart II: Philosophers Hold ForthChapter 4. Getting Our Stories Straight: Self-narrative and Personal IdentityChapter 5. Personal Identity and ChoiceChapter 6. Diminished and Fractured SelvesPart III: Neuroscientists Push BackChapter 7. After Locke: Darwin, Freud, and Psychiatric AssessmentChapter 8. The Fictional SelfConclusion: Common ThreadsReferencesIndex
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