Neurosciences Books
Elsevier Science & Technology Vitamins and Minerals in Neurological Disorders
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface 1. Vitamins and Minerals and in the context of reference values and requirements Rajkumar Rajendram I. Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementias 2. Alpha-tocopherol for Alzheimer’s disease Amal Kaddoumi 3. Cognitive impairment and micronutrients: Vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine and implications for dementia Gianluca Rizzo and Angela Marino 4. Magnesium and Alzheimer's disease Dènahin Hinnoutondji Toffa and Jimmy Li 5. Copper, Oxidative Stress, Alzheimer's disease and Dementia Rosanna Squitti, Mauro Rongioletti and Gianfranco Liguri 6. Chromium and Alzheimer's disease Sangeeta Pilkhwal Sah and Ansab Akhtar II. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 7. Riboflavin and lower motor neuron diseases Y. Nadjar III. Brain Injury 8. Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid) in Brain Injury Stefan W. Leichtle, Sulaiman Al Mohaish, Melissa Sandler, Vishal Yajnik, Dennis Rivet, Markos Kashiouris, Alpha Fowler and Gretchen M. Brophy 9. Antioxidant vitamins in brain injury with or without antibiotics Anoop Kumar I 10. Vitamin D and traumatic brain Injury Ajay Choudhary 11. Zinc and traumatic brain injury: implications for dietary modulation Paul A. Adlard IV. Cerebral Palsy 12. Cerebral palsy: Evaluating vitamin D levels M. A. Bellomo-Branda V. Dietary Neurotoxins 13. Linking copper and neurotoxic activities Gesivaldo Santos VI. Epilepsy 14. Epilepsy-derived neurodegeneration and vitamin E Francesco Galli 15. Selenium use in epilepsy Haitham S. Mohammed 16. Reduced Vitamin C and minerals in epilepsy Mohammad Safiqul Islam 17. Thiamine, transporters and epilepsy Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Arushi Gahlot Saini and Harjit Singh Mahay VII. Headaches and Migraines 18. Riboflavin usage in pediatric migraine Gaku Yamanaka 19. Vitamin B12, folate and migraine Ioannis Liampas, Vasileios Siokas, Christos Bakirtzis and Efthimios Dardiotis 20. Vitamin D and migraine Parisa Gazerani VIII. Multiple Sclerosis 21. Iron, zinc and multiple sclerosis patients Jamilah Borjac and Alaa Matar 22. Vitamin D3 supplementation and multiple sclerosis Joost Smolders and Jan Damoiseaux IX. Neuroinflammation 23. Magnesium reducing neuroinflammation Renu Agarwal and Igor Iezhitsa 24. Vitamin B12 as a neuroprotectant in neuroinflammation Roney S. Coimbra, Larissa Cassiano and Marina Oliveira 25. Vitamin D (VD3) effects on neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disorders: focus on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases Glauce.Socorro de Barros Viana 26. Vitamin c and neuroinflammation Amanda Marino, David Consoli and Fiona E. Harrison 27. Vitamin A and all trans retinoic acid ( ATRA) on neuroinflammatory changes in the brain Saritha Nair, S. Priyanka and Indira M 28. Fluoride Excess and Neuroinflammation Varun Kumar Sharma, Charu Tyagi, Dudha Namrata, Yugandhar Reddy and Lomas Kumar Tomar X. Parkinson’s Disease 29. Vitamin D and Parkinson's disease Valeria Gonçalves, Fúlvio Scorza, A.C. G. Almeida and Carla A. Scorza 30. Tocotrienols and Parkinson's disease: modelling in vivo and vitro Tatsuya Matsura 31. B vitamins, pyridoxal phosphate and Parkinsonism Adejoke Y. Onaolapo and Olakunle James Onaolapo 32. Antioxidant vitamins in Parkinson’s disease: Vitamins A, C and E Woon-Puay Koh and Ariel Fangting Ying 33. Calcium- and Parkinson’s disease Payam Saadat and Kiarash Saleki 34. Micronutrient levels in Parkinson's Disease H. Afridi Sr. 35. Genes and dietary metals in Parkinson disease Shiek SS.J Ahmed, Jency Roshni, Mahema S. and Janakiraman V XI. Peripheral Neuropathy 36. Vitamin D levels and diabetic peripheral neuropathy Rizaldy Pinzon, Angela Angela, Vanessa Veronica, Febrina Eva Susanto and Andryawan Pradana 37. B Vitamins in the nervous system: a focus on peripheral neuropathy Ana María Páez-Hurtado, Maria Camila Cortes-Albornoz, Diego Alejandro Rodríguez-Gomez, Carlos Calderón-Ospina and Mauricio O. Nava-Mesa XII. Prenatal Effects and Neurodevelopment 38. B-vitamins, deficiencies and maternal over supplementation on neurodevelopment: an updated narrative McCoy Clementson, Jesse Jauhal and Nafisa M. Jadavji 39. Trace elements in neurodevelopment: an updated narrative Anatoly Skalny, Lyubov Chernova and Anastasia Skalnaya 40. Gestational Folic Acid in Neuronal Development of the Hypothalamus G. H. Anderson XIII. Stroke 41. Vitamin B12, hyperhomocysteinaemia and stroke J. David Spence 42. Dietary sodium and stroke: A new narrative Ahmad Jayedi and Sakineh Shab-bidar 43. Dietary calcium and stroke Ka Kahe 44. Resources Rajkumar Rajendram
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Elsevier Science & Technology Cannabis Use Neurobiology Psychology and
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface I. Setting the scene and introductory chapters 1. Metabolomics of the cannabis plant Mickel Hiebert-Giesbrecht, Claudia Torres-Calzada and David Scott Wishart 2. The roots of Cannabis sativa: chemical and pharmacological profile L A. Rolim 3. Cannabis related compounds in beverages and food Ilaria Di Marco Pisciottano 4. The impact of prenatal cannabis exposure: an overview Natalia Kleinhans 5. Cannabis Genotoxicity and Cancer Incidence: Highly Concordant Synthesis of European and USA Datasets Albert Stuart Reece and Gary K. Hulse 6. Cannabis Genotoxicity and Cancer Incidence: A Highly Concordant Synthesis of European and USA Datasets Albert Stuart Reece and Gary K. Hulse 7. Cannabis, Cognitive impairment and Car Crash risk U.W. Preuss II. Cannabis usage 8. Recreational cannabis use: a French perspective of adverse effects Emilie Bouquet, Emilie Jouanjus and Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre 9. Acute and chronic impact of cannabis on human cognition Justin Matheson and Bernard Le Foll 10. Polydrug users, use of cannabidiol (CBD) and abuse potential/Polydrug users, use of cannabinoids and abuse potential Kerri Alexandra Schoedel 11. Cannabis stigmas: a narrative of features Matt Reid 12. Alterations of THC and CBD ratios and impact on cognition Erica Zamberletti 13. When cannabis is used for medicinal purposes: a focus on back pain R. L. Price III III. Pharmacological and Physiological Aspects 14. Cannabis, cannabinoids and receptor responses Yi Yang, Roya Derwish and Lakshmi P. Kotra 15. Cannabidiol (CBD): abuse potential and withdrawal Kenneth W. Sommerville and Beatrice Setnik 16. 4,5- Dihydro-1H-pyrazole/3,4-Diarylpyrazoline class of cannabinoid-1 (CB1R) receptor antagonists and their potential in medicinal applications Malliga R. Iyer IV. Neurobiology of cannabis 17. Neurobiology of cannabis Rohit Goyal and Deepak Kumar 18. The kynurenine pathway, neurobiology and cannabis misuse: a new narrative Nuria Morales-Puerto and Esther O'Shea 19. Central nervous system cancers and use of cannabis and related products: an updated narrative J. Eduardo Rodriguez Almaraz and Nicholas Butowski 20. Chronic cannabis users: links with glutamate and resting state connectivity S.D. Newman 21. Brain metabolic responses to cannabis use in people with multiple sclerosis: Insights from [18F]-FDG positron emission tomography and functional MRI Thorsten Rudroff 22. Genetic Variation and Acute Responses to Cannabis Bernard Le Foll, Zoe Bourgault and Justin Matheson 23. Cell Signaling of the CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor via beta-arrestins, Cannabinoid Receptor Interacting Protein (CRIP1a) and other regulatory proteins Allyn C. Howlett 24. Cannabis and impact on memory: from in utero to adults Jennifer Willford, Meaghan Hazelet, Mohamad Khalaifa, Natacha DeGenna and Gale A. Richardson 25. Central CB1 receptors and age-related changes: investigating the effects of DELTA-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Brett C. Ginsburg and Hanana AlTfaili 26. Alcohol, cannabis and visual memory Concepcion Vinader-Caerols V. Neurobiology of cannabinoids 27. The role of Delta-FosB in the plasticity of the cannabinoid system Arturo Venebra-Munoz and Sara Mejía-Chávez 28. Functional profile of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists: exploring cannabinoid and non-cannabinoid targets Shivani Sachdev, Marina Santiago and Chris Bladen 29. Linking the G protein-coupled orphan receptor GPR55 to the cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2): a new narrative Paula Morales, Raquel Guerrero-Alba and B.A. Marichal-Cancino 30. Proteomic analysis of cannabinoids in human oligodendrocytes Valéria Almeida 31. Cannabinoids and endocannabinoid signaling at the basal forebrain cholinergic system Rafael Rodriguez 32. Cannabidiol (The major non-psychotropic cannabinoid in the cannabis plant) and the PI3K/Akt pathway in the CNS Nadja Schroder 33. Effects of cannabidiol and other phytocannabinoids on ion channels Murat Oz, Keun-Hang Susan Yang, Mohamed Mahgoub, Georg Petroianu and Dietrich Lorke 34. Cannabis, neurodevelopment and the "two-hit hypothesis" Elisa Guma, Lani Cupo and Mallar Chakravarty VI. New and synthetic cannabinoids 35. Impact of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC ) and synthetic "spice"cannabinoids on nicotine use and abuse Christie Dawn Fowler and Angeline Dukes 36. Synthetic cannabinoids: how do they compare to DELTA9-tetrahydrocannabinol: neurological effects and beyond Chris S. Breivogel VII. Biomarkers, analysis and screening 37. The DSM-5 criteria of cannabis use disorder: methods and applications Mahadev Sen, Siddharth Sarkar and Yesh Singh 38. Cannabis and clinical high risk for psychosis: monitoring and smartphones Jean Addington VIII. Impact on non-neurological systems 39. The impact of cannabis and cannabinoids on the skin Jane M. Grant-Kels 40. Cannabis consumption in reproduction and teratogenicity Susana Sa and B.M. Fonseca 41. Cannabis compounds and putative cytotoxicity: profile of cancer cells Hadar Peeri and Hinanit Koltai IX. Treatments, strategies and resources 42. Motivational Interviewing for Cannabis Use Disorders: a narrative review from research to practice Hugo López-Pelayo, Maria Teresa Pons-Cabrera, Clara Oliveras Salvà and Pablo Rodrigo Guzmán Cortez 43. An Overview of Current Pharmacologic Interventions for Management of Cannabis Withdrawal and the Evidence for Their Use David Wolinsky 44. Managing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in paediatrics: A new narrative review Justin P. Reinert 45. Gabapentinoids for the Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorder: A Focus on Human Laboratory Research Joshua A. Lile 46. Treating psychosis in users of synthetic cannabinoids T. Klimenko and Svetlana Shakhova X. Resources 47. Cannabis and Web based Resources Rajkumar Rajendram
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Elsevier Science & Technology Treatments Nutraceuticals Supplements and Herbal
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface I. Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementias 1. Guarana (Paullinia cupana Mart.) and protection against amyloid-beta toxicity: applications to Alzheimer disease and dementias Felix Alexandre Antunes Soares 2. Herbs for Alzheimer’s disease management; Clinical studies: a narrative Narjes Gorji, Zahra Memariani and Reihaneh Moeini 3. Reducing neurodegeneration and oxidative damage in Alzheimer's disease. Role of the Nrf2 pathway activation by natural compounds Francisca Villavicencio-Tejo and R. A. Quintanilla 4. Alzheimer's disease and green coffee bean extract N.N. Younis and R. G. Eissa 5. Callistemon viminalis and protection in Alzheimer's disease Y. Prashar 6. Herbs for Alzheimer's disease management; Preclinical studies: a narrative Narjes Gorji, Reihaneh Moeini and Zahra Memariani 7. Allicin as a nutraceutical: usage in Alzheimer's disease Shivani Chib, Bhaskar Jyoti Dutta, Sudhanshu Mallan, Khadga Raj and Shamsher Singh II. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 8. Rutin and applications to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Uma Maheswari Krishnan 9. Kaempferol and kaempferide and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis E. Srinivasan, G. Chandrasekhar and R. Rajasekaran III. Brain Injury 10. French maritime pine bark extract and neurological disorders Abdolreza Norouzy 11. Angong Niuhuang Pill could be an Effective Medicinal Agent for Stroke Treatment Jiangang Shen 12. Polyphenols as therapeutic interventions against cerebral ischemic injury Uma Maheswari Krishnan 13. Da Chuanxiong formula and use in traumatic brain injury Zhike Liu, Angela SM Hung, Erik CH KO, Johnny CM Koon and PING-CHUNG LEUNG IV. Dietary Neurotoxins 14. Coriandrum sativum protection in mercury neurotoxicity Barbarella Macchi, Fábio Oliveira, Moisés Hamoy, Chubert Sena, Edilene Silva, Gabriela Arrifano, Maria Elena Crespo-Lopez and J.L.M. do Nascimento 15. Taurine in symptom amelioration and recovery in lead induced neurotoxicity Lorenz Simon Neuwirth and Bright Emenike 16. Omega-3 Fatty Acid as a protectant in lead induced neurotoxicity Rajendra. Nath V. Epilepsy 17. Dietary flavonoids and management of epilepsy Damanpreet Singh 18. Magnesium supplemental therapy in epileptogenesis and ictogenesis Jimmy Li and Dènahin Hinnoutondji Toffa 19. Curcumin usage in epilepsy Deepak Sharma and Chandra Prakash 20. Triheptanoin as a nutraceutical and potential use in epilepsy Giovanna Testa, Mario Costa and Marco Mainardi VI. Headaches and Migraines 21. Dietary supplementation in migraine: a focus on omega-3 fatty acids Fahimeh Martami and Sakineh Shab-bidar 22. Headaches, migraine and herbal medicine Ching-Liang Hsieh 23. Magnesium and migraine Lidia Savi VII. Multiple Sclerosis 24. Betaine as a neuroprotective therapy for multiple sclerosis Jennifer McDonough and Sarah Sternbach 25. Natural products and their bioactive compounds in Multiple Sclerosis Jasvinder Singh Bhatti 26. The Crocin usage in Multiple sclerosis A. Ranjbar VIII. Neuroinflammation 27. The Potential Role of Herbal Medicine & Nutraceuticals in Neuroinflammatory Disorders: A Mechanistic Insight via Multi-Signaling Cascades Salman Khan 28. Arbutin as a natural soluble glycosylated phenol and usage in neuroinflammation Maryam Ghasemi-Kasman, Hanie Yavarpour-Bali and Sadaf Abdi 29. Plant-based oils used to treat neuroinflammation Priya Madhavan and Shantini Vijayabalan 30. Clinacanthus nutans leaf’ anti-neuroinflammatory potentials Intan S. Ismail and Amalina Ahmad Azam 31. Nutraceuticals and bioactive components of herbal extract in the treatment and prevention of neurological disorders Chandana Choudhury Barua 32. Effect of tinospora cordifolia on neuroinflammation Vipin V. Dhote, Mohan Raja, Aman B. Upaganlawar, Vaishali Kilor, Ashish Singhai and Avinash Singh Mandloi 33. Neuroprotective potential of quercetin as a nutraceutical targeting fused neuroinflammation in neurological disease Ayansh Kaushik, Kanupriya Chauhan and Shamsher Singh IX. Parkinson’s Disease 34. Pre and Probiotics and Parkinson’s Disease Reza Amani and Sanaz Mehrabani 35. Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and its use in Parkinson disease Abril Ramírez-Higuera, Carolina Peña-Montes, Alejandra Barroso-Hernández, Oscar López-Franco and Rosa María Oliart-Ros 36. The flavone chrysin and usage in Parkinson's Disease Ankita Murmu, Alagudurai Krishnamoorthy and Murugan Sevanan 37. Blackberry (Morus nigra) and usage in Parkinson's Disease Yasir Hasan Siddique, Gulshan Ara and Falaq Naz X. Peripheral Neuropathy 38. Use of coumarin osthole in peripheral neuropathy Rajbir Bhatti and Lovedeep Singh 39. Therapeutic Benefits of Phenolic Acids in Peripheral Neuropathy Shubhangi Hemraj Pawar 40. Resveratrol as a potential therapeutic molecule against neuropathy- a new narrative Irshad Ahmad, Rukkumani Rajagopalan, ABHIJIT DEY and Muddasarul Hoda 41. Effect of kaempferol and use in peripheral neuropathy Prerna Sharma, Aishwarya Gangwar, Nidhi Rani and Randhir Dahiya 42. Cleistocalyx nervosum var. paniala fruit on neuropathy Wathita Phachonpai XI. Prenatal Effects and Neurodevelopment 43. Nutritional supplementation for the prevention and treatment of neonatal brain injury: Breast milk and beyond Myrna Brandt, Cora Nijboer, Ruurd van Elburg, Manon J. N. L. Benders and Caroline Gillis Marleen de Theije 44. Maternal naringenin supplementation during pregnancy disrupts the redox status in the developing rats’ brain Bernardo Gindri dos Santos, Pauline Maciel August and Cristiane Matte 45. Tryptophan as a supplement in cerebral palsy Diego Lacerda, Diego Visco and A. E. Toscano 46. Centella asiatica and protection in neurodevelopment G. Bolumbu XII. Stroke 47. Genistein and use in neuroprotective agent in stroke Derek A. Schreihofer 48. Leucine-enriched amino acid supplement and use in stroke Takashi IKEDA and Nobuo Morotomi 49. Arginine and neuroprotection: a focus on stroke Yasutoshi Koga Sr. 50. Isoflavones as neutraceuticals in stroke: therapeutic targets and signalling pathways M. Ram Pravin Kumar, C. Vijayalakshmi and M. Ramanathan 51. Trigonelline and uses in stroke Pallab Bhattacharya XIII. Resources 52. Research and Resources Rajkumar Rajendram
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Elsevier Science & Technology Neurobiology and Physiology of the
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface I. Setting the scene and introductory chapters 1. Distribution of the endocannabinoid system: linking signalling and development Michaela Dvorakova and Anna Kalinovsky 2. The endocannabinoid system, immunomodulation, and LPS-induced inflammation Elliot Lloyd, Nina Nguyen and Judith Hellman 3. Physiology of the endocannabinoid systems: imaging and the use of positron emission tomography (PET) Claudia Poluga, Cassis Varlow, Neil Vasdev, Isabelle Boileau and Laura M. Best 4. The endocannabinoid system and aging Prof. Vahid Reza Askari 5. The endocannabinoid system and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a new narrative Luke Ney, Kevin M. Crombie and Leah M. Mayo II. Neurobiology of the endocannabinoid system 6. The protective effect of the endocannabinoid system in neurotoxin induced damage to hippocampal neurons: a focus on light and electron microscopy Rita Yakovlevna Gordon, Valentina Kitchigina and Irina Mikheeva 7. Endocannabinoid Signaling and excitatory and inhibitory synapses Jian Liang and Corette J. Wierenga 8. The endocannabinoids and potassium channels: an updated narrative Yu-Fung Lin 9. Social interactions and neural activity: linking cellular studies and endocannabinoid signalling Cheryl McCormick 10. Exercise and Parkinson's disease: linking in the cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) and type 2 (CB2), and mu-opioid receptors Marucia Chacur Sr., Caroline Cristiano Real Gregório and Karina Henrique Binda 11. Endocannabinoids and inhalant misuse: neuropsychological aspects John Woodward 12. Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) in substance use disorders: FAAH regulation and inhibition in cannabis, alcohol, nicotine, stimulant, and opioid use disorders Garth E. Terry and Greta Niemela 13. Treatment of pain with dual fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) enzyme and human soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) enzyme inhibitors: interlinking the endocannabinoid system Stevan Pecic and Ram Kandasamy 14. WWL70: linking the hydrolyses 2-arachidonoylglycerol, endocannabinoid and eicosanoid pathways: therapeutic potential and neurological disease Mikiei Tanaka and Yumin Zhang 15. Endocannabinoid catabolic enzyme inhibitors and pain alleviation Sidney Stevens Negus and Clare Diester 16. The endocannabinoid system in health and disease: features in epilepsy Christopher Martínez-Aguirre, Maria de los Angeles Nuñez-Lumbreras and Luisa Lilia Rocha 17. The endocannabinoid system and autoimmune demyelination: a focus on multiple sclerosis Ana Bernal-Chico, Andres Baraibar, Alvaro Moreno-Garcia, Teresa Colomer, Ester Sanchez, Carmen Utrilla, Carlos Matute and Susana Mato 18. Endocannabinoid signaling and the lateral habenula Jiang-Hong Ye 19. On the interplay among endocannabinoid, noradrenergic and glucocorticoid systems: evidence from aversive memory studies Moisés Dos Santos Corrêa, Raquel Fornari, Cristina A. Stern, Leandro José Bertoglio and Lucas Gazarini III. Receptor biology and responses 20. Adenosine A2A-cannabinoid CB1 receptor heteromers in the brain: From trans-inhibition to trans-activation Ester Aso and Francisco Ciruela 21. Hippocampal CB1, CB2 receptors, the endocannabinoid system and fear memory Ana Maria Raymundi and Cristina A. Stern 22. Beta-caryophyllene, the CB2 cannabinoid receptor-specific agonists and wound healing Prof. S. Koyama and Thomas Heinbockel 23. The nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway: impact of WIN 55212-2 as a potent cannaboinoid receptor agonist Enzo Perez-Valenzuela and Jose Antonio Fuentealba Evans 24. Peripheral cannabinoid receptor 1 antagonists and impact on adipocytes Morvarid Kabir 25. Endocannabinoid system receptors in plasma membranes : extraction, lipid rafts and the cortex Changiz Taghibiglou and Hajar Miranzadeh Mahabadi 26. Applications to wound healing: cannabinoid receptor 1 antagonism and collagen deposition Inês Correia-Sa 27. Role of the Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), a component of the endocannabinoid system, in anxiety, depression, and cocaine addiction Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar and Wickensonn Norze 28. Allosteric modulators of the endocannabinoid system: Org27569 and cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) Dai Lu 29. Naturally occurring DELTA-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-derivatives and binding to CB1 and CB2 receptors: Linking in the endocannabinoid system Irene Reyes-Resina, Rafael Rivas-Santisteban, Iu Raïch, Claudia Llinás del Torrent, Jaume Lillo, Rafael Franco and Gemma Navarro IV. Profiles and behaviour of selective endocannabinoids 30. New cannabinoid receptor type 1 and 2 agonists and applications to understanding the endocannabinoid system Manuel Faundez-Parraguez 31. Fatty acid amide hydrolase, the endocannabinoid anandamide and neurological disease Filomena Fezza 32. The endocannabinoid-system in the immuno-biology of dendritic cells Dipyaman Ganguly 33. Palmitoylethanolamide and other anandamide congeners in neuroinflammation-based disorders: linking in the endocannabinoid system Enza Palazzo 34. Endocannabinoid modulation of synaptic function and behavior in the dorsomedial hypothalamus Karen M. Crosby 35. Key role of anandamide and the endocannabinoid system in the modulation of cardio-renal homeostasis Prof. Virna M. Martín Gimenez and Walter Manucha 36. The endocannabinoid system: Signaling and social motivation Roberta Monterazzo Cysneiros and Fernanda Ribeiro V. Exogenous, synthetic other compounds linking in the endocannabinoid system 37. Safety and toxicology of the dietary cannabinoid beta-caryophyllene Prof. George Oliveira Sr., Bruna Silva, Ana Santos C. L. da Silva and Luciano Silva Lopes 38. Synthetic cannabimimetics: an overview Prof. M. Kassiou VI. Compartive studies in non neurological systems 39. Non Neurological Aspects of the Endocannabinoid System: Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Dr. R. Ghazali 40. Components of the Endocannabinoid system: Hepatic expression levels of the cannabinoid receptors and microRNAs Sema Bolkent and Zeynep Mine Coskun 41. Tumour growth and the endocannabinoid system: investigating CB2 agonists Josee Guindon, Isabel Castro-Piedras, Melissa McHann and Robert Barnes 42. Linking Endocannabinoid System, Palmitoylethanolamide and Sarcopenia in view of therapeutic outcomes Susanna Molinari, Eleonora Maretti, Renata Battini and Eliana Leo VII. Resources 43. Endocannabinoids and Resources Rajkumar Rajendram
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Elsevier Science The Neuroscience of Traumatic Brain Injury
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Elsevier Science The Neuroscience of Spinal Cord Injury
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Elsevier Science & Technology Stereotaxic Brain Atlas of the Egyptian Fruit Bat
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Methods (Surgery, Histological methods, Stereotaxic reference system and correcting for shrinkage, Delineation of structures) References Index of structures Index of abbreviations Figures: Color plates in stereotaxic coordinates Appendixes: TH staining, ChAT staining
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Elsevier Science & Technology Athymic Nude Rat Brain Atlas
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1: Coronal sections Part 2: Horizontal sections Part 3: Sagittal sections
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Memory
Book SynopsisHuman Memory, 4th edition, provides a comprehensive overview of research and theory on human memory. Written in an engaging style, the book is divided into three sections, providing an accessible introduction to the application and assessment of memory theory. Beginning with the history of memory, the first section explores basic methodology and neuroscience. The second section examines the key topics of memory such as the sensory registers, mechanisms of forgetting and short-term, nondeclarative, episodic, and semantic memory. The third section focuses on specialist topics such as amnesia, memory for space and time, autobiographical memory, memory and reality, memory and the law, metamemory and formal models of memory. Instructors could pick and chose which of these chapters best fit the goals of their course.New to this edition: More prominent discussion of neuroscience findings. Coverage of a wider range of neuroscTrade Review"Human Memory has an unconventional and appealing organization. It covers critical topics that are omitted from most textbooks and weaves historical and modern research together into a format that will serve well for both beginning and advanced study of the topic. Most importantly, it covers both the theoretical and the applied side of human memory research, making it a valuable resource for understanding how and where the formal study of human memory fits into the social sciences more broadly." – Aaron S. Benjamin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. "This is an impressive text: Comprehensive, well-written and sure to be a winner. Radvansky provides a great blend of classic and contemporary research and the pedagogical features built into the book will be helpful for students." - Henry L. Roediger III, Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A. "Human Memory has an unconventional and appealing organization. It covers critical topics that are omitted from most textbooks and weaves historical and modern research together into a format that will serve well for both beginning and advanced study of the topic. Most importantly, it covers both the theoretical and the applied side of human memory research, making it a valuable resource for understanding how and where the formal study of human memory fits into the social sciences more broadly." – Aaron S. Benjamin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. "This is an impressive text: Comprehensive, well-written and sure to be a winner. Radvansky provides a great blend of classic and contemporary research and the pedagogical features built into the book will be helpful for students." - Henry L. Roediger III, Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A. Table of ContentsBackground Chapter 1 Overview and History of Memory Research Chapter 2 Neuroscience of Memory Chapter 3 Methods and Principles Core Memory Topics Chapter 4 Sensory and Short-Term Memory Chapter 5 Working Memory Chapter 6 Nondeclarative Memory Chapter 7 Episodic Memory: Past and Future Chapter 8 Forgetting Chapter 9 Semantic Memory Special Topics in Memory Chapter 10 Forms of Amnesia Chapter 11 Memory for Space and Time Chapter 12 Autobiographical Memory Chapter 13 Memory and Reality Chapter 14 Memory and the Law Chapter 15 Metamemory Chapter 16 Memory in Infancy and Childhood Chapter 17 Memory and Aging Chapter 18 Formal Models of Memory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Physiology of Neurons
Book SynopsisThanks to tremendous technical advances in molecular biology and cellular imaging after those in electrophysiology, there is now a deep understanding of the physiology of nerve cells and their synaptic interconnections. The complexity of the brain emerges from the communication and interaction between billions of these elements. This book explores systematically and didactically the details of neuronal physiology, covering membrane biophysics, receptor physiology, sensory transduction and synaptic transmission with its selective pharmacology. Readers of the book will be fully equipped to understand the functions and possibilities of the key units of the brain's parallel computations.Table of ContentsSignaling in the Brain: An Introductory. ION MOVEMENT IN THE CELL. Resting Membrane Potential. Ion Gradient Maintenance: Ion Transporters. Voltage-Gated Channels. The Sodium Action Potential. FAST AND SLOW NEURONAL SIGNALING. Fast Synaptic Transmission: Nicotinic and GABAergic Transmissions. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors and Signaling Cascades. Transduction in Sensory Cells: Fast or Slow Signaling. Structural and Functional Properties of Ionotropic and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors. SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION. Neurotransmitter Release. Ion-Coupled Neurotransmitter Transporters. Synaptic Integration. Synaptic Plasticity. METHODS. Studying Neurons at Work. Software Resources for Neuroscience Research.
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Farrar Straus and Giroux Other Minds
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Springer Neurodegeneration and Prion Disease
Book SynopsisNeuropathology of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Prion Diseases).- Central Pathogenesis of Prion Diseases.- Hereditary Prion Protein Amyloidoses.- Mouse Behavioural Studies and What They Can Teach Us about Prion Diseases.- Electrophysiological Approaches to the Study of Prion Diseases.- Prion Protein, Prion Protein-Like Protein, and Neurodegeneration.- Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurodegeneration of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).- Mechanisms of Prion Toxicity and Their Relationship to Prion Infectivity.- A Stone Guest on the Brain: Death as a Prion.- Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Neuronal Cell Death in Experimental Models of Prion Diseases, in vitro.- Processing and Mis-Processing of the Prion Protein: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Familial Prion Disorders.- Signaling Pathways Controling Prion Neurotoxicity: Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Apoptosis.- Cell Culture Models to Unravel Prion Protein Function and AberrTable of ContentsNeuropathology of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases).- Central pathogenesis of prion diseases.- Hereditory prion protein Amyloidoses.- Mouse behavioural studies and what they can teach us about prion diseases.- Electrophysiological approaches to the study of prion diseases.- Prion protein, prion protein-like protein, and neurodegeneration.- Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegeneration of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).- Mechanisms of prion toxicity and their relationship to prion infectivity.- A stone guest on the brain: Death as a prion.- Molecular mechanisms mediating neuronal cell death in experimental models of prion diseases, in vitro.- Processing and mis-processing of the prion protein: Insights into the pathogenesis of familial prion disorders.- Signaling pathways controling prion protein neurotoxicity: Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis.- Cell culture models to unravel prion protein function and aberrancies in TSE.- Insights into the cellular trafficking of prion proteins.- The molecular basis of prion protein-mediated neuronal damage.
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Elsevier Science Handbooks of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Elsevier Science & Technology Thermoregulation Part I
Book SynopsisTrade Review"…The book excels with comprehensiveness, completeness, adequate width and depth, homogeneity, clarity, and actuality, not to forget the great number of illustrative and helpful figures. It presents a clear, logical pathway from the fundamental physiology of thermoregulation, through neurobiology, to clinical applications and disease. Undoubtedly, it will become a must for physiologists, biologists, neurologists, anesthesiologists and all clinicians whose clinical focus includes temperature control, as e.g. in internal medicine and endocrinology…" --Jürgen Werner, Book Review: "Thermoregulation: From Basic Neuroscience to Clinical Neurology, Part 1", in Temperature, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2018. Taylor & Francis Online.Table of ContentsSECTION I. THERMOREGULATION SYSTEM 1. The thermoregulation system and how it works SECTION II. THERMORECEPTORS 2. Peripheral thermoreceptors in innocuous temperature detection 3. Molecular basis of peripheral innocuous cold sensitivity 4. Molecular basis of peripheral innocuous warmth sensitivity 5. Peripheral and central determinants of skin wetness sensing in humans 6. Nociceptors. Thermal allodynia and thermal pain 7. Central thermoreceptors 8. Molecular Basis of Central Thermosensation SECTION III. THERMOEFFECTORS 9. Brown adipose tissue as a heat-production thermoeffector 10. Shivering and nonshivering thermogenesis in skeletal muscles 11. Skin vasoconstriction as a heat-conservation thermoeffector 12. Cutaneous active vasodilation as a heat-loss thermoeffector 13. Sweating as a heat-loss thermoeffector 14. Panting as a heat-loss thermoeffector 15. Thermal comfort SECTION IV. NEURAL PATHWAYS 16. Afferent pathways for autonomic and shivering thermoeffectors 17. Efferent neural pathways for the control of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis and shivering 18. Efferent thermoregulatory pathways regulating cutaneous blood flow and sweating 19. Central neural substrates involved in temperature discrimination, thermal pain, thermal comfort, and thermoregulatory behavior SECTION V. THERMOREGULATION AS A HOMEOSTATIC FUNCTION 20. Body temperature and sleep 21. Skin Temperature, Sleep and Vigilance 22. Thermoregulation and the ultradian basic rest-activity cycle 23. Thermoregulation and age 24. Temperature and adaptive immunity 25. Interactions between body fluid homeostasis and thermoregulation in humans 26. Obesity and Thermoregulation 27. Thermoregulation and nausea 28. Neurogenesis in the thermoregulatory system
£187.00
Elsevier Science & Technology Sports Neurology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION I. Introduction 1. Sports and the human brain: an evolutionary perspective 2. Sports neurology as a multidisciplinary field SECTION II. Traumatic brain injury and concussion 3. Mild traumatic brain injury and concussion: terminology and classification 4. Catastrophic neurologic injuries in sport 5. Concussive and subconcussive brain trauma: the complexity of impact biomechanics and injury risk in contact sport 6. Concussion: pathophysiology and clinical translation 7. Epidemiology of sports concussion in the United States 8. Sideline assessment of concussion 9. Emergency department evaluation of the concussed athlete 10. Office-based concussion evaluation, diagnosis, and management: adult 11. Office-based concussion evaluation, diagnosis, and management: pediatric 12. The relationship of migraine and other headache disorders to concussion 13. Sleep disorders and concussion 14. Vestibular dysfunction and concussion 15. Neuro-ophthalmologic disorders following concussion 16. Neuropsychiatry of sport-related concussion 17. Postconcussion syndrome 18. The role of neuropsychologists in concussion evaluation and management 19. Return to play following sports-related concussion 20. Return to learn 21. Neuroimaging of brain trauma in sports 22. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers 23. Measuring head impacts: accelerometers and other sensors 24. Subconcussive trauma 25. The evolving landscape of policies, rules, and law in sport-related concussion 26. The modern landscape of sport-related concussion research: key achievements and future directions SECTION III. Neurodegeneration and other long-term consequences of concussion and repetitive head impacts 27. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: clinical presentation and in vivo diagnosis 28. The neuropathology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy 29. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: neuroimaging biomarkers 30. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: fluid biomarkers SECTION IV. Cervical spinal cord injuries 31. Biomechanics and common mechanisms of injury of the cervical spine 32. Cervical spine trauma evaluation 33. Acute management of cervical spine trauma 34. Cervical spine trauma: prevention strategies 35. Classification in para sport for athletes following cervical spine trauma SECTION V. Peripheral nerve injuries 36. Peripheral nerve injury in sport: an overview 37. Neuromuscular adaptations in shoulder function and dysfunction 38. Common peripheral nerve injuries in sport: diagnosis and management SECTION VI. Pain 39. Sport-related injury and pain classification 40. Pain management in sport: therapeutic injections SECTION VII. Special neurologic considerations in sport 41. Athletes with neurologic disease 42. Neurologic benefits of sports and exercise 43. Future directions
£198.00
Elsevier Science & Technology Neurology and Pregnancy
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION I. Acute neurologic disorders during pregnancy 1. Ischemic stroke and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in pregnancy 2. Intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage in pregnancy 3. Traumatic brain injury in pregnancy 4. Preeclampsia, eclampsia, and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome 5. Neurologic infections during pregnancy 6. Neuroimmunologic disorders in pregnancy 7. Acute psychiatric illness and drug addiction during pregnancy and the puerperium 8. Mononeuropathies in pregnancy SECTION II. Management of chronic neurologic disorders during pregnancy 9. Epilepsy 10. Sleep and sleep disorders in pregnancy 11. Migraine and other headache disorders in pregnancy 12. Neuromuscular disorders in pregnancy 13. Movement disorders in pregnancy 14. Benign and malignant tumors of the central nervous system and pregnancy
£187.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Developmental Neurobiology
Book SynopsisDevelopmental Neurobiology tells the extraordinary process of neural development by showing how the scientific discoveries were made and how the hypotheses evolved over time. Each chapter explores the specific mechanisms of development while highlighting the key experiments and methods used to make those discoveriesincluding descriptions of, and experiments utilizing, both invertebrate and vertebrate animal models. This distinctive approach provides the essential facts while strengthening the reader's appreciation of the scientific method. Discussions of neurodevelopmental disorders and therapeutic approaches to them will captivate those interested in the more clinical aspects of the field. With its clear illustrations and easy-to-follow writing style, Developmental Neurobiology presents an accessible approach to neural development for undergraduate students.Trade ReviewDevelopmental Neurobiology … is stimulating me to consider reviving my upper-level developmental neurobiology course, … [it] is a refreshingly powerful new textbook … because it is so obviously designed with advanced undergraduate readers in mind … Thus, a substantial part of my delight in this textbook arises from its frequent and colorful figures. Developmental Neurobiology … skillfully shares the wonder and mysteries of how the nervous system arises for an undergraduate audience. It is a thoughtful textbook that provides a strong resource to our community and our students …"--The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, Fall 2018, 17 (1)Developmental Neurobiology … is stimulating me to consider reviving my upper-level developmental neurobiology course, … [it] is a refreshingly powerful new textbook … because it is so obviously designed with advanced undergraduate readers in mind … Thus, a substantial part of my delight in this textbook arises from its frequent and colorful figures. Developmental Neurobiology … skillfully shares the wonder and mysteries of how the nervous system arises for an undergraduate audience. It is a thoughtful textbook that provides a strong resource to our community and our students …"--The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, Fall 2018, 17 (1)Table of Contents1. An Introduction to Developmental Neurobiology 2. Neural Induction 3. Segmentation of the Anterior–Posterior Axis 4. Patterning Along the Dorsal–Ventral Axis 5. Proliferation and Migration of Neurons 6. Cell Determination and Early Differentiation 7. Neurite Outgrowth, Axonal Pathfinding, and Initial Target Selection 8. Neuronal Survival and Programmed Cell Death 9. Synaptic Formation and Reorganization: The Neuromuscular Junction 10. Synaptic Formation and Reorganization: The Central Nervous System
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Taylor & Francis Inc Developmental Neurobiology of Breathing
Book SynopsisThis monograph provides a comprehensive basis for understanding the complex interactions that take place between synaptic input, cellular properties, and the oscillatory output of a neural network, especially in the maturing or developing nervous system. Emphasis is placed on drawing a parallel betwTable of Contents"Clinical Observations of Respiratory Control: Challenges for Basic Research General Neurobiological Approaches to Central Control of Respiration Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Aspects of Chemical Synaptic Transmission Neuronal Signaling: Pathways and Protein Kinases Comparative Neurobiology of Invertebrate Motor Networks: Implications for the Control of Breathing in Mammals Cellular and Membrane Properties of Brainstem Neurons in Early Life The Development of Descending Spinal Pathways in the North American Opossum Neurophysiological Organization of Respiratory Neurons in Early Life Input to the CNS: Cellular Neurobiology and Integrated Behavior Morphological and Neurophysiological Aspects of Airway and Pulmonary Receptors Development of Pulmonary and Chest Wall Reflexes Influencing Breathing Laryngeal Reflexes: Integrated and Cellular Aspects How Do Arterial Chemoreceptors Work? Studies of Cells from the Carotid Body of the Rabbit Discharge Properties of Carotid Bodies: Developmental Aspects Central Respiratory Chemoreceptors: Cellular Mechanisms and Developmental Aspects Respiratory Motor Output: Cellular Function and Integrated Behavior Developmental Aspects of Diaphragm Muscle Cells: Structural and Functional Organization Functional Aspects of Human Muscles and Their Central Nervous System Interactions: Implications for Muscle Failure Integrated Response of the Respiratory Muscles to Load Neural Control of Airway Smooth Muscle in the Newborn Neurophysiological Basis for State-Dependent Respiratory Behavior State-Dependent Electrophysiological Changes in Central Nervous System Activity Respiratory Motor Output: Effect of State and Maturation in Early Life Hypoxia and Asphyxia: Cellular, Integrated, and Pathophysiological Aspects Ventilatory Response to Hypoxia: Integrated, Cellular, and Molecular Aspects Energy Metabolism and Ionic Homeostasis During Hypoxic Stress in the Developing Mammalian Brain Ionic Environment in the Central Nervous System and Effects of Hypoxia in Early Life Hypoxia and Neuropharmacology of Breathing Control of Breathing During Asphyxia and Autoresuscitation "
£332.50
Taylor & Francis Inc The Human Brain During the Third Trimester
Book SynopsisThis is the Second Volume of a five-volume set of atlases on the developing human central nervous system. With no other atlases available on the development of the human spinal cord and the brain during the third trimester, the first two volumes in the series fill a large void in current knowledge. Easy to use, the second volume contains high and low magnification photographs of brain sections arranged in two parts: a high resolution black and white image on the left and a ...ghost... image on the right page with unabbreviated labels. This volume provides a user-friendly survey of the complex structural changes that occur during late prenatal human brain development.Table of ContentsThis is the second volume of a five-volume set of atlases on the developing human central nervous system. With no other atlases available on the development of the human spinal cord and the brain during the third trimester, the first two volumes of the series fill a large void in current knowledge. Easy to use, the second volume provides low and high magnification photographs of brain sections arranged in two parts: a high resolution black and white image on the left and a ...ghost... image on the right page with unabbreviated labels. This volume provides a user-friendly survey of the complex structural changes that occur during late prenatal human brain development.
£266.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence
Book SynopsisDespite the prevalence of both pharmaceutical and behavioral approaches to encourage cessation, over a billion people still indulge in tobacco. Even in the U.S., where tobacco use is considered a clearly treatable and socially regrettable condition, a significant percentage of individuals remain resistant to treatment modalities. It is believed that the problem lies with the availability, the effectiveness, and the tolerance of the treatments. Thus, the development of new and more effective medications for treating nicotine dependence is an area of significant therapeutic importance, and one made increasingly more viable given our rapidly increasing knowledge about the actions of nicotine and tobacco components on the brain. We are entering a Renaissance period that promises to provide us with improved pharmacological tools to tackle this most serious of worldwide public health problems. -- from the Preface Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence assemblTrade Review“… this is a book that clinicians as well as researchers will find useful. … On the whole, individual chapters are well researched and presented, with a wealth of references to back up the prose. … This book provides an easy way for practitioners to avail themselves of the up-to-date research findings, which they may use in the treatment of nicotine additions. … This is certainly a book that will be useful to all who are doing research in the area of medication treatments for nicotine dependence, as well as for those who might be prescribing such medications. … it will also be valuable for those who are offering behavioral treatments and need to know how medications can be incorporated into their treatment plans. …” —John C. Roitzsch, in PsycCritiques, Vol. 52, Release 30, Article 12, July 2007". . . it can serve as an excellent reference to address questions about the mechanism of action or the pharmacologic rationale for a given therapy. The book is well-organized, so it will be useful as a reference." – Meredith C. McCormack, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, in Respiratory Care, September 2008, Vol. 53, No. 9Table of ContentsPharmacological Effects of Nicotine and Nicotinic Receptor Subtype Pharmacological Profiles. Cellular and Synaptic Effects of Nicotine. Animal Models of Nicotine Addiction. Nicotine Replacement Therapies and Other Nicotinic Strategies. Sustained-Release Bupropion as a Pharmacological Aid to Smoking Cessation.Tricyclic Antidepressants in the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence.Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors for Smoking Cessation.Opioid Antagonists for the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence. Other Nonapproved Agents for Smoking Cessation.Immunological Approaches to Nicotine Addiction. Glutamatergic Agents for Nicotine Dependence. GABAergic Agents for the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence.Cannabinoid Antagonists.Targeting the Dopamine D3 Receptor for Treatment of Nicotine Dependence. Varenicline: An α4â2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonist as an Aid to Smoking Cessation.Combining Medications with Behavioral Treatments. Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence in Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. Pharmacogenetic Approaches to the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence. Neuroimaging of Nicotine Dependence. Suggestions for Future Research. Treatment of Nicotine Dependence.
£199.50
Taylor & Francis Inc Catecholamines and Heart Disease
Book SynopsisA concise, in-depth analysis of the status of the sympathetic system in heart diseasesThis book summarizes the functional status of the sympathetic neural system in cardiological diseased states and highlights aspects of sympathetic neural activity that are important to an overall understanding of the pathophysiology processTable of ContentsCardiac Sympathetic System: Basic Aspects (Pallab K. Ganguly and Guy R. Sherwood). Evaluation of Functional Status of Sympathetic System (Animesh Sahai and Pallab K. Ganguly). Levels of Catechols and the Clinical Assessment of Sympathoadrenal Activity (Davis S. Goldstein). The Contribution of Animal Models to Understanding Neuroadrenergic Responses to Heart Failure (Gordon L. Pierpont). Catecholamines and Congestive Heart Failure: Neuroendocrine Interactions (Gary S. Francis and Kenneth M. McDonald). Functional Status of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Cardiovascular Disease-The Role of Norepinephrine in the Production of Physiologic and Pathologic Hypertrophy (Michael M. Laks). Functional Status of Sympathetic System in Cardiovascular Diseases (Liane Will-Shahab and Bernd Schubert). Functional Status of the Cardiac Sympathetic System in Diabetes (Shawn C. Black and John H. McNeill). Central Control of Cardiac Hypertrophy (Nobby D. Woo, William A. Anderson, and Pallab K. Ganguly). Changes in Central Catecholaminergic Neuron in Cardiovascular Diseases (Bevyn Jarrott). Cardiac Adrenergic Receptors in Cardiovascular Diseases (Constantinos J. Limas and Catherine Limas). Sympathetic Nervous System Activity and Regulation of Cardiac Gene Expression (Heinz Rupp and Nobuakira Takeda). Stress, Catecholamines, and Heart Disease (Robert E. Beamish, Pawan K. Singal, and Pallab K. Ganguly). Catecholamines and Heart Disease: Status of Phospholipid Signaling Pathways (Johanna T.A. Meij and Vincenzo Panagia). Catecholamines and Heart Diseases: Possible Metabolic Interventions (Sujata Majumder, Pawan K. Singal, and Pallab K. Ganguly). Catecholamines and Cardiorenal Disease: Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Barry A. Berkowitz). Index. 304 pp., 7x10, 1991, ISBN 0-8493-5810-8. FEATURES:
£308.75
Humana Lysosomes
Book SynopsisDetermining lysosomal enzyme activity using flurogenic probes.- Lysosomal pH measurements via dual-imaging microscopy.- Assessing perturbations in lysosome health by flow cytometry in iPSC-derived human neuron cultures.- Label-Free Imaging of Lysosomes in Living Cells by Photothermal Microscopy.- Monitoring autophagosome biogenesis and degradation in mammalian cells using LC3B blotting.- Measurement of physiological autophagic flux in the human peripheral blood mononuclear cell pool.- Lysosome enrichment using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs).- Lysosomal immunoprecipitation (LysoIP) for metabolomic and proteomic analyses.- Mass spectrometry-based proteomic analysis of lysosome-enriched fractions.- Analyzing Endolysosome-Mitochondria Membrane Contact Sites by Thin Section TEM of Human Fibroblasts.- Assessment of lysosome trafficking in iPSC-derived neurons utilizing time-lapse videos and TrackMate ImageJ plugin software.- Generation of donor-specific iPSC for modelling lysosomal storage disorders.- Using CMAC Staining for Vacuole Characterization in Yeast.- Modelling lysosomal disease in Dictyostelium discoideum: Examining the trafficking and secretion of lysosomal enzymes.- Bioenergetic profiling applied to a zebrafish model of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, a lysosomal storage disorder.- Immunostaining methods for lysosomal storage disorder research.
£161.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Mathematical Models of Perception and Cognition
Book SynopsisIn this two volume festschrift, contributors explore the theoretical developments (Volume I) and applications (Volume II) in traditional cognitive psychology domains, and model other areas of human performance that benefit from rigorous mathematical approaches. It brings together former classmates, students and colleagues of Dr. James T. Townsend, a pioneering researcher in the field since the early 1960s, to provide a current overview of mathematical modeling in psychology. Townsend's research critically emphasized a need for rigor in the practice of cognitive modeling, and for providing mathematical definition and structure to ill-defined psychological topics. The research captured demonstrates how the interplay of theory and application, bridged by rigorous mathematics, can move cognitive modeling forward.Table of Contents1. The Neural Basis of General Recognition Theory F. Gregory Ashby and Fabian A. Soto 2. Visual Processing Capacity Søren Kyllingsbæk 3. On the Relationship between Perceived Structural Complexity and Temporal Judgments Ronaldo Vigo and Derek E. Zeigler 4. The Mental Representation of Roman Letters: Revisiting Townsend’s 1971 Letter-identification Data Peter Cassey and Ami Eidels 5. Exposing the Hidden Ideal Stephen W. Link 6. Hearing What We See: The Temporal Dynamics of Audiovisual Speech Integration Nicholas Altieri 7. Processing Characteristics of Monaural Tone Detection: A Reaction Time Perspective on a Classic Psychoacoustic Problem Jennifer J. Lentz, Yuan He, Joseph W. Houpt, Julia M. Delong and James T. Townsend 8. Characterizing and Quantifying Human Bandwidth: On the Utility and Criticality of the Construct of Capacity Michael J. Wenger and Stephanie E. Rhoten 9. Modeling Stress Effects on Coping-Related Cognition Richard W. J. Neufeld 10. Systems Factorial Technology Provides New Insights on the Perceptual Comparison and Decision Process in Change Detection Yang Cheng-Ta 11. Individual Differences C(t) Leslie M. Blaha and Joseph W. Houpt
£142.50
John Murray Press The Power of Personality
Book SynopsisManagement writers have come up with many tools for explaining how different types of personalities can work best together. But they have ignored the most important personality difference of all - the difference between introverts and extroverts. This book is the first book to fill that gap.This book follows up from Sylvia Loehken''s international bestseller Quiet Impact, published in the UK in June, and will be required reading for all managers and anyone who wants to understand their colleagues better.
£10.99
Guilford Publications The Human Frontal Lobes
Book SynopsisThis authoritative work, now thoroughly revised, has given thousands of clinicians, students, and researchers a state-of-the-art understanding of the human frontal lobes--the large brain region that plays a critical role in behavior, cognition, health, and disease. Leading experts from multiple disciplines address the anatomy and chemistry of the frontal cortex, neuropsychological assessments of capabilities unique to the frontal lobes, the nature of (and possible treatment avenues for) frontotemporal dementia and related conditions, and implications for understanding and treating neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, mania, and depression. Illustrations include eight pages in full color. New to This Edition: *Reflects a decade of important research advances in such areas as functional connectivity mapping of frontal and frontal-subcortical circuits. *Incorporates significant new information on frontotemporal dementia and other neurological disorders. *Expanded seTrade Review"A comprehensive, well-organized, and authoritative book. Prior editions have been on the required reading lists for trainees and practitioners in behavioral neurology, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience. In the third edition, the editors have reorganized the material and added a variety of new topics, including frontal systems dysfunction in a number of psychiatric disorders and expanded coverage of treatment. Miller and Cummings have mentored a generation of clinicians and scientists toward a nuanced understanding of frontal systems function and dysfunction. This book brings their passion for the subject to a new level of sophisticated scholarship."--Brad Dickerson, MD, Tom Rickles Chair in Progressive Aphasia Research and Director, Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School "Provides comprehensive coverage of frontal lobe neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and neuropsychology, with an emphasis on the clinical presentation of and state-of-the-art treatments for frontal dysfunction across neurological and psychiatric syndromes. The editors--major figures in behavioral neurology and intellectual descendants of D. Frank Benson--have assembled an incredibly strong cast of contributors to bring this work to fruition. The enormous scope is complemented by critical depth in each chapter; the density of novel material shows how much has been learned over the last decade."--Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN, Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles "It wasn’t long ago that scientists and clinicians considered the frontal lobes an enigma and could teach only vaguely about their functions. The fresh and contemporary third edition of this acclaimed work provides readers with succinct critical analyses of newly discovered mechanisms and functions of the frontal lobes. This book can serve as a core text for advanced students in cognitive and clinical neuroscience who need to acquire foundational principles in frontal lobe investigation and patient management. With up-to-date coverage of imaging; neuropsychiatric disorders; genetics; treatment approaches; and networks underlying salience, social behavior, and apathy, it will also enable seasoned scientists and clinicians to stay current with 21st-century frontal lobe neuroscience breakthroughs."--Paul J. Eslinger, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, and Radiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine-The book brings together an outstanding list of researchers to update our current knowledge of the anatomy, behavioral functioning, and disease states of the frontal lobes….This continues to be an excellent resource on the frontal lobes. The new chapters are relevant to clinical practice and research. The book also has a much more integrated approach across the book, with neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuropsychology, neurogenetics, and neuroimaging. This edition is sufficiently updated on current issues in the field [and] is a worthwhile replacement of the previous edition. *****!--Doody's Review Service, 2/23/2018Table of ContentsI. Neuroanatomy and Neurochemistry 1. The Human Frontal Lobes: An Introduction, Bruce L. Miller and Jeffrey L. Cummings 2. The Mesocortical Dopaminergic System, Billy T. Chen and Antonello Bonci 3. The Dorsolateral and Cingulate Cortex , James R. Bateman and Daniel I. Kaufer 4. The Orbitofrontal Cortex and the Insula, Eun-Joo Kim, Jennifer Ogar, and Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini 5. Structural and Functional Asymmetries of the Human Frontal Lobes, Daniel H. Geschwind and Marco Iacoboni 6. Gross Morphology and Architectonics, Helmut Heinsen and Lea Tenenholz Grinberg II. Assessment: Neuropsychology and Behavior 7. The Frontal Lobes and Executive Control, Adam Gazzaley, Taraz G. Lee, and Mark D’Esposito 8. Bedside Frontal Lobe Testing, Adam M. Staffaroni, Melanie L. Stephens, and Joel H. Kramer 9. The Prefrontal Cortex and Human Memory, Nick Diamond and Brian Levine 10. Language and Frontal Cortex, Marlís González-Fernández and Argye E. Hillis 11. Self-Awareness and Frontal Lobe Networks, Virginia E. Sturm, Alice Y. Hua, and Howard J. Rosen 12. Decision-Making Capacity and Frontal Lobe Dysfunction, Sarah M. Hooper and Winston Chiong 13. Socioemotional Functioning and Frontal Lobe Injury, Katherine P. Rankin, Kelly Gola, and Tracy L. Jerard 14. Salience Networks: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Interrogation of Self-Concepts in Dementia, Winston Chiong III. Neurological Diseases Section A: FTD and Related Disorders 15. Clinical Aspects of Frontotemporal Dementia, David C. Perry and Bruce L. Miller 16. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration, and the Frontal Cortex, Anne-Catherine Vijverman, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, and Anthony E. Lang 17. Neuropathology of Frontotemporal Dementias, Nigel J. Cairns, David J. Irwin, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin, Virginia M.-Y. Lee, and John Q. Trojanowski 18. Frontotemporal Dementia Neurogenetics, Leonel T. Takada Section B: Other Disorders 19. Normal Aging of the Frontal Lobes, Brianne Bettcher 20 . Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Executive Dysfunction in the Era of the Human Brain Connectome, Helena C. Chui and Liliana Ramirez Gomez 21. White Matter Diseases of the Frontal Lobes, Christopher M. Filley 22 . Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease with Dementia, and Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Jee Bang, Sharon J. Sha, and Katherine L. Possin 23. Traumatic Brain Injury, Judith Aharon-Peretz IV. Neuropsychiatric Disorders 24. Prefrontal Cortical Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: Clinical Implications and Novel Treatment Development, Daniel Fulford, Joshua D. Woolley, and Sophia Vinogradov 25. Mania and the Frontal Lobes, Mary G. De May and Bruce L. Miller 26. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Edwin H. Rodriguez and Carol A. Mathews 27 . Depression and the Frontal Lobes, Ira Lesser, Julia Chung, and Weiguo Zhu 28. Apathy, Georges Naasan 29 . Frontal Lobe Seizures, Frontal Cortex, and Dissociative States, Anli Liu and Orrin Devinsky 30 . The Role of the Frontal Lobes in Antisocial and Aggressive Behavior: Review of the Research and Legal Implications, Annette L. Ermshar and Kyle Brauer Boone V . Treatment 31. Neurosurgical Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders, Simon Ducharme, Darin D. Dougherty, and Bruce H. Price 32 . Clinical Trials in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Gabriel C. Léger, Sarah J. Banks, and Jeffrey L. Cummings Index
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John Murray Press Mindfulness At Work In A Week
Book SynopsisMindfulness is more than a buzzword. It is a vital skill to help you survive and get ahead in your career. Executive coach and business trainer Dr Seeger has been practising and teaching mindfulness since before it was fashionable, and in this short, accessible book she shares a lifetime of hard-earned wisdom and practical advice.This book introduces you to the main themes and ideas, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, together with practical and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, Mindfulness at Work In A Week is your fastest route to success:- Sunday: Learn to focus your attention and overcome the multi-tasking myth- Monday: Use mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to prevent and overcome stress- Tuesday: Discover how mindfulness can optimise your productivity- Wednesday: Use mindfulness to overcome the brain''s negativity bias and make the workplace h
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John Murray Press The Brain
Book SynopsisCongratulations! You''re the proud owner of the most complex information processing device in the known universe. The human brain comes equipped with all sorts of useful design features, but also many bugs and weaknesses. Problem is you don''t get an owner''s manual. You have to just plug and play. As a result, most of us never properly understand how our brains work and what they''re truly capable of. We fail get the best out of them, ignore some of their most useful features and struggle to overcome their design faults. Featuring witty essays, enlightening infographics and fascinating ''try this at home'' experiments, New Scientist take you on a journey through intelligence, memory, creativity, the unconscious and beyond. From the strange ways to distort what we think of as ''reality'' to the brain hacks that can improve memory, The Brain: A User''s Guide will help you understand your brain and show you how to use it to its full potential.
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Hodder & Stoughton The Science of Fate
Book SynopsisThe Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller''A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read''The Telegraph''We can all benefit from Critchlow''s book''New Scientist''Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn''t just explain how our lives might pan out, it helps us live better''Bettany Hughes''A humane and highly readable account of the neuroscience that underpins our ideas of free will and fate''Professor David RuncimanSo many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn''t exist? What if our lives are largely predetermined, hardwired in our brains - and our choices over what we eat, who we fall in love with, even what we believe are not real choices at all? Neuroscience is challenging everything we think we know about ourselves, revealing how we make decisions and form our own reality, unaware of the role of our uncTrade Review'It's been the question that has inspired, stultified and petrified humanity across the millennia. What is our fate? From the goddess Nemesis to the theory of free will we've struggled. Until now. Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn't just explain how our lives might pan out, it helps us live better.' -- Bettany Hughes'A humane and highly readable account of the neuroscience that underpins our ideas of free will and fate' -- Professor David Runciman'A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read' * The Telegraph *
£18.00
Edinburgh University Press Cognitive Linguistic Approaches to Text and
Book SynopsisDrawing on range of text genres including novels, poems, health forums, holiday guestbooks, prayers, political songs and news stories, each chapter uses cognitive linguistics to shed light on the meanings and meaning-making processes invoked when we encounter texts belonging to different literary and political genres.
£85.50
Taylor & Francis Inc Handbook of Primate Behavioral Management
Book SynopsisKey features:Offers chapters by renowned experts which are comprised of three subunits: a theoretical discussion of the content area, a description of the methods employed to address the content area, and finally, and most importantly, a discussion of the ways that relevant aspects of the content area can be easily employed/adapted to enhance the behavioral management of NHPsProvides case studies that highlight the areas of expertise of the authors and emphasize success stories' that can be used to develop behavioral management strategies and build behavioral management programsPresents Genera-specific' chapters which focus on behavioral management strategies that, typically, are successfully employed with particular taxa of NHPsIncludes a novel, pioneering Product/services' section that provides the producers of important technologies, equipment, and services with an opportunity to highlight the ways in which their products enhancTable of ContentsTHE BASICS. Introduction to the Handbook of Primate Behavioral Management. The Behavioral Management Consortium: A Partnership for Promoting Consensus and Best Practices. Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, and Directives. Behavioral Management: The Environment and Animal Welfare. CONTENT AREAS WITH BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS. Variation in Biobehavioral Organization. The Role of Stress in Abnormal Behavior and Other Abnormal Conditions Such as Hair Loss. Individual Differences in Temperament and Behavioral Management. Depression in Captive Nonhuman Primates: Theoretical Underpinnings, Methods, and Application to Behavioral Management. Antipredator Behavior: Its Expression and Consequences in Captive Primates. Future Research with Captive Chimpanzees in the United States: Integrating Scientific Programs with Behavioral Management. Utility of Systems Network Analysis for Understanding Complexity in Primate Behavioral Management. APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT. Positive Reinforcement Training and Research. Melanie L. Graham. Positive Reinforcement Training and Health Care. The Veterinarian–Behavioral Management Interface. Social Learning and Decision Making. Collaborative Research and Behavioral Management. Pairing Strategies for Cynomolgus Macaques. Managing a Behavioral Management Program. GENERA-SPECIFIC BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT. Behavioral Management of Macaca Species (except Macaca fascicularis). Behavioral Management of Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Behavioral Management of Chlorocebus spp. Behavioral Management of Papio spp. Behavioral Management of Pan spp. Behavioral Management of Neotropical Primates: Aotus, Callithrix, and Saimiri. Behavioral Management of Prosimians. PRODUCTS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNIQUES, AND SERVICES. Behavioral Management, Primate Jackets, and Related Equipment. Nutrition, Feeding, and Behavioral Management. Providing Behaviorally Manageable Primates for Research. CONCLUSION. Behavioral Management of Laboratory Primates: Principles and Projections.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Clinical Neurovirology
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive reference that includes the basic science, clinical features, imaging, pathology and treatment of specific viral entities affecting the central nervous system (CNS). It will assist professionals in their attempt to identify, examine and manage viral CNS infections and unravel the therapeutic and diagnostic challenges associated with viral CNS disorders.Key Features Features MRI scans, histopathology and lined diagrams showing pathophysiology Much has happened in our understanding of CNS infections in recent years and a comprehensive book that covers the entire subject is much needed. There is ongoing interest in infectious disease. The increasing globalization of medicine is putting demands on many more people to become familiar with issues from around that world that they did not see in training. Trade ReviewThis second edition is a wonderful comprehensive reference for practicing neurologists and infectious disease specialists when faced with patients afflicted with viral-mediated neurological syndromes. A significant upgrade from the first edition, this edition includes newer topics, including West Nile, Ebola, Zika, enterovirus D68, and SARS-CoV-2 viruses, as well as significant advances in methodologies of detection and treatment. Drs. Nath and Berger have provided a very broad coverage to this topic, reflecting their clinical and scientific background, keeping both the clinical and scientific practitioners in mind. This text holds its own as a solidly comprehensive reference text for clinicians, including neurologists and infectious disease specialists, as well as for the immunologist and clinical scientist involved in the pathophysiology of virally mediated neurological illnesses. The editors are well-renowned neuroinfectious specialists in theirnfield who have sought experts from around the world to help contribute chapters to this text. There is a lack of textbooks in this area, and having an authoritative work helps the field progress further, especially with the advances made since the last edition was published in 2003.Ali A Saherwala, MD(Thomas Jefferson University)Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: EPIDEMIOLOGY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT, AND CHALLENGES AHEAD. Introduction to virus structure, classification, replication, and hosts. Neuropathogenesis of viral infections. An approach to pathogen discovery for viral infections of the nervous system. Neuropathology of CNS viral infections and the role of brain biopsy in the diagnosis. DNA VIRUSES. Herpes simplex viruses. Varicella zoster virus infection. Epstein–Barr virus and the nervous system. Cytomegalovirus. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Adenovirus. RETROVIRUSES. HIV neurological complications. Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). RNA VIRUSES. Rabies and other lyssaviruses. Neurological manifestations of West Nile virus. Chikungunya virus and Japanese encephalitis virus. Arthropod-borne virus encephalitis. Enteroviruses. Measles and its neurological complications. Rubella. Influenza neurologic complications. Nipah encephalitis, a fatal encephalitis with bats as reservoir. MISCELLANEOUS. Von Economo’s encephalitis. Neurological events following immunizations. Central nervous system viral infections complicating immunosuppression. Post-viral syndromes. Viral neuro-oncogenesis: Polyomaviruses and brain tumors. Autoimmune disorders that can be mistaken for viral illness. Antiviral therapeutics for viral infections of the central nervous system. Neurological manifestations of coronavirus infections
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Brainmedia
Book SynopsisWill we ever be able to see the brain at work? Could it be possible to observe thinking and feeling as if watching a live broadcast from within the human head? Brainmedia uncovers past and present examples of scientists and science educators who conceptualize and demonstrate the active human brain guided by new media technologies: from exhibitions of giant illuminated brain models and staged projections of brainwave recordings to live televised brain broadcasts, brains hooked up to computers and experiments with brain-to-brain synchronization.Drawing on archival material, Brainmedia outlines a new history of live brains, arguing that practices ofand ideas aboutmediation impacted the imagination of seeing the brain at work. By combining accounts of scientists examining brains in laboratories with examples of public demonstrations and exhibitions of brain research, Brainmedia casts new light on popularization practices, placing them at the heart of scientific work.Trade ReviewWith Brainmedia Flora Lysen offers fascinating insights on the interplay of technology and experience, mediation and presence, discourse and politics that go far beyond the history of neuroscience: In pursuit of a critical understanding of the phenomena, Flora Lysen engages with brain research as current predicament and provides her readers with an engaging media-philosophical perspective. * Cornelius Borck, Institute for History of Medicine and Science Studies, University of Lübeck, Germany, and author of Brainwaves: A Cultural History of Electroencephalography *Combining media and science studies, this brilliant book shows how the 20th century turned the brain into an epistemic spectacle. It reconstructs the curves, projectors and screen technologies that were used for publicly displaying the living brain at work. By the same token, it critically questions our drive to create and consume “time images” of the cerebral that highlight liveliness, transparency and immediacy. The result is a compelling account of the brain as a medium and message firmly tied to the power and time relations of modern culture. * Henning Schmidgen, Professor of Media Studies, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany *Table of ContentsTable of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Birth of the Live Brain, 1820-1920 2. Displaying Dynamic Brains: Illuminated Brain Models and the Enchanted Loom, 1928-1938 3. Demonstrating Brainwaves Beyond the Laboratory: EEG as White Magic and Dark Media, 1934-1941 4. Broadcasting Live Brains: The Brain on Television and as Television, 1949-1957 5. Interfacing the Real-Time Brain: EEG Feedback in Art and Science, 1964-1977 6. Synchronizing Two Dynamic Brains: Art-Science Experiments and Neuroscience in the Wild, 2013-2019 Conclusion Bibliography List of Sources of Figures Index
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John Murray Press The Ceiling Outside: The Science and Experience
Book SynopsisAs her mother slips into the fog of dementia, a philosopher grapples with the unbreakable links between our bodies and our sense of self. Vanessa wakes from a coma having forgotten ten years of her life. Toussaint, is haunted by voices. Thomas no longer knows how to answer questions and Claire, a retired teacher loses the use of her right hand because of an inexplicable pain. Noga Arikha began studying these patients and their confounding symptoms in order to explore how our physical experiences inform our identities. Soon after she began her work, the question took on unexpected urgency, as Arikha's own mother began to show signs of Alzheimer's disease. Weaving together stories of her subjects' troubles and her mother's decline, Arikha searches for some meaning in the science she has set out to study. She explores how the self studies itself and how it loses itself, delving into the scientific research that can help us understand how deeply interconnected are our minds and bodies. The result is an unforgettable journey across the ever-shifting boundaries between ourselves and each other.Trade ReviewArikha is that rare author whose deep knowledge of philosophy, science, and the arts allows her to move deftly from the quandaries of medical diagnosis and the scientific ideas that inform them to the intimate narratives of people afflicted with illnesses that threaten the coherence of that mysterious thing we call "a self." Astute, compassionate, and brilliant, The Ceiling Outside is finally an adventure story in the bewildering drama of being -- Siri Hustvedt, bestselling author of MEMORIES OF THE FUTUREArikha is a poet and a painter with the soul of a scientist. Trust her to guide you through a study of suffering and healing that will leave you humanly richer and, wonder of wonders, at peace with yourself -- Antonio Damasio, David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, University of Southern California, and author of Descartes' ErrorWith grace, rigour and imagination, Arikha brings together the languages of mind, brain, and embodied human experience to give us a book that fascinates on every page -- Lisa Appignanesi, author of MAD, BAD AND SADA moving journey to the roots of the self, which uniquely combines the author's deep knowledge of its neuropsychological foundations with a touching humanistic sensibility. A must read -- Vittorio Gallese, Professor of Psychobiology at the University of Parma, ItalyA luminous, intellectually dense meditation on mind -- Kirkus ReviewsLike Oliver Sacks and the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, Arikha structures her exploration of these larger questions around individual cases. Each is fascinating not only in itself, but also as an opportunity for Arikha to expand on the historical and social understandings of particular ailments, and of the evolution of those understandings -- Harper's MagazineArikha has a gift for making scientific technicalities digestible by baking them into irresistible narratives and wise reflections . . . a formidable scholar of medicine. As an impartial observer, she regards the history of the human sciences as inclusive, across both time and place, and it is refreshing to hear about traditional philosophical topics such as the mind-body problem or the distinction between the normal and the pathological from non-Western and premodern perspectives -- American Scholar
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John Murray Press The Ceiling Outside: The Science and Experience
Book Synopsis 'Astute, compassionate, and brilliant' Siri HustvedtVanessa wakes from a coma having forgotten ten years of her life. Toussaint is haunted by voices. Claire loses the use of her hand because of an inexplicable pain. Noga Arikha began studying these patients to explore how our physical experiences inform our identities. The question took on unexpected urgency when Arikha's own mother began to show signs of Alzheimer's disease. Weaving together stories of her subjects' troubles and her mother's decline, Arikha searches for meaning in the science she set out to study. The result is an unforgettable journey across the ever-shifting boundaries between ourselves and each other.As her mother slips into the fog of dementia, philosopher Noga Arikha grapples with the unbreakable links between our bodies and our sense of self.'Fascinates on every page' Lisa Appignanesi, author of Mad, Bad and Sad'Will leave you humanly richer and, wonder of wonders, at peace with yourself' Antonio Damasio, author of Descartes' ErrorTrade ReviewArikha is that rare author whose deep knowledge of philosophy, science, and the arts allows her to move deftly from the quandaries of medical diagnosis and the scientific ideas that inform them to the intimate narratives of people afflicted with illnesses that threaten the coherence of that mysterious thing we call "a self." Astute, compassionate, and brilliant, The Ceiling Outside is finally an adventure story in the bewildering drama of being -- Siri Hustvedt, bestselling author of MEMORIES OF THE FUTUREArikha is a poet and a painter with the soul of a scientist. Trust her to guide you through a study of suffering and healing that will leave you humanly richer and, wonder of wonders, at peace with yourself -- Antonio Damasio, David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, University of Southern California, and author of Descartes' ErrorWith grace, rigour and imagination, Arikha brings together the languages of mind, brain, and embodied human experience to give us a book that fascinates on every page -- Lisa Appignanesi, author of MAD, BAD AND SADA moving journey to the roots of the self, which uniquely combines the author's deep knowledge of its neuropsychological foundations with a touching humanistic sensibility. A must read -- Vittorio Gallese, Professor of Psychobiology at the University of Parma, ItalyA luminous, intellectually dense meditation on mind -- Kirkus ReviewsLike Oliver Sacks and the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, Arikha structures her exploration of these larger questions around individual cases. Each is fascinating not only in itself, but also as an opportunity for Arikha to expand on the historical and social understandings of particular ailments, and of the evolution of those understandings -- Harper's MagazineArikha has a gift for making scientific technicalities digestible by baking them into irresistible narratives and wise reflections . . . a formidable scholar of medicine. As an impartial observer, she regards the history of the human sciences as inclusive, across both time and place, and it is refreshing to hear about traditional philosophical topics such as the mind-body problem or the distinction between the normal and the pathological from non-Western and premodern perspectives -- American Scholar
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Basic Books The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling
Book SynopsisHumans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore. Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may be the thing that destroys it.In The Story Paradox, Gottschall explores how a broad consortium of psychologists, communications specialists, neuroscientists, and literary quants are using the scientific method to study how stories affect our brains. The results challenge the idea that storytelling is an obvious force for good in human life. Yes, storytelling can bind groups together, but it is also the main force dragging people apart. And it's the best method we've ever devised for manipulating each other by circumventing rational thought. Behind all civilization's greatest ills-environmental destruction, runaway demagogues, warfare-you will always find the same master factor: a mind-disordering story.Gottschall argues that societies succeed or fail depending on how they manage these tensions. And it has only become harder, as new technologies that amplify the effects of disinformation campaigns, conspiracy theories, and fake news make separating fact from fiction nearly impossible.With clarity and conviction, Gottschall reveals why our biggest asset has become our greatest threat, and what, if anything, can be done. It is a call to stop asking, "How we can change the world through stories?" and start asking, "How can we save the world from stories?"
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Basic Books What It's Like to Be a Dog: And Other Adventures
Book Synopsis"Dog lovers and neuroscientists should both read this important book." -- Dr. Temple Grandin What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist and bestselling author Gregory Berns and his team did something nobody had ever attempted: they trained dogs to go into an MRI scanner -- completely awake -- so they could figure out what they think and feel. And dogs were just the beginning. In What It''s Like to Be a Dog, Berns takes us into the minds of wild animals: sea lions who can learn to dance, dolphins who can see with sound, and even the now extinct Tasmanian tiger. Berns''s latest scientific breakthroughs prove definitively that animals have feelings very much like we do -- a revelation that forces us to reconsider how we think about and treat animals. Written with insight, empathy, and humor, What It''s Like to Be a Dog is the new manifesto for animal liberation of the twenty-first century.
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Basic Books Unique: The New Science of Human Individuality
Book SynopsisAs a scientist, David Linden had devoted his career to understanding the brain processes and behaviors that are common to us all. That is, until a few years ago, when he found himself on OKCupid. Looking through that vast catalog of human difference, he got to thinking, where does it all come from? Why does one person have perfect pitch, a taste for hoppy beer, and an aversion to bathroom selfies? That is, what makes you, you, and me, me?In Unique, David Linden tells a riveting and accessible story of human individuality. Exploring topics that touch all of our lives-among them sexuality, gender identity, food preferences, biological rhythms, mood, personality, memory, and intelligence-Linden shows that human individuality is not simply a matter of nature versus nurture. Rather, it is a product of the complex, and often counterintuitive, interplay between our genetic blueprints and our experiences. Experience isn't just the how your parents reared you, but the diseases you have had, the foods you have eaten, the bacteria that reside in your body, the weather during your early development, and the technology you've been exposed to. Drawing all those factors together, Linden argues that human individuality is key to how we live as individuals and groups and explores how questions of individuality are informing social discussions of morality, public policy, religion, healthcare, education, and law.Like Carl Zimmer's She Has Her Mother's Laugh and Robert Sapolsky's Behave, Unique unveils a new vista on the intricacies of human existence. But, for all its brilliance and insight, this is no weighty academic tome. Told with Linden's unusual combination of authority and openness, seriousness of purpose and a great sense of humor, Unique sets a new standard for what popular science can be.
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Guilford Publications The Human Amygdala
Book SynopsisBuilding on pioneering animal studies, and making use of new, noninvasive techniques for studying the human brain, research on the human amygdala has blossomed in recent years. This comprehensive volume brings together leading authorities to synthesize current knowledge on the amygdala and its role in psychological function and dysfunction. Initial chapters discuss how animal models have paved the way for work with human subjects. Next, the book examines the amygdala's involvement in emotional processing, learning, memory, and social interaction. The final section presents key advances in understanding specific clinical disorders: anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, autism, and Alzheimer's disease. Illustrations include 39 color plates. Trade ReviewWhen discussing the role of the amygdala in the brain, some have said that 'all roads lead to Rome.' This volume sheds new light on the important role that this small, almond-shaped region plays in normal processes--such as fear, positive reinforcement, memory, and social interactions--and in mental disorders. The text is consistently informed by the latest findings from imaging, animal, and genetic work. Any student of the brain and behavior will definitely enjoy this authoritative yet accessible book.--Mark S. George, MD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Radiology, and Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina This superbly edited volume captures the exciting progress in understanding the human amygdala that has occurred over the past decade, with the aid of new developments in brain imaging technology and genomics. The book represents one of the first successful attempts to integrate ideas and findings from basic neuroscience with evidence on social and emotional functioning. It will interest a wide audience of researchers and trainees.--Trevor W. Robbins, PhD, FRS, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UKThe field's leading authorities provide state-of-the-art coverage of amygdala function and dysfunction. This well-conceived volume is a tour de force that should be considered essential reading for any neuroscientist interested in behavior and any behavioral scientist interested in brain function. Chapters will be of interest to experts but are also accessible enough for use in advanced seminars and graduate courses.--John T. Cacioppo, PhD, Director, Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, University of Chicago- This book consists of 18 chapters on various aspects of the amygdala written by leading researchers in the field. This volume is a valuable resource for updating one's knowledge regarding the important role the amygdala and its subdivisions play in normal and abnormal emotional functioning....The book provides the reader with a better understanding of the complexity of the structure of the amygdaloid complex and its many cortical and subcortical connections. It provides the reader with an appreciation for the multiple ways that the amygdala, in health and disease, can affect emotional/behavioral functioning....Because the amygdala plays an important role in various aspects of emotional functioning and because there is now a large and growing body of both animal and human research on amygdala-behavior relationships, 'every neuropsychologist should be a student of the amygdala.' The breadth and depth of the research on the amygdala covered in this book by experts in the field makes it the best current reference on the human amygdala and an excellent way to stimulate thinking about the role emotion plays in human behavior including its effects on everyday cognitive functioning. --Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2/5/2009ƒƒ A fascinating read that explores contemporary understanding of the scientific and clinical role of the amygdala in attention, perception, emotion, learning, memory, decision making, motivation, mood, social functioning, fear conditioning, and psychopathology....I highly recommend this book to neuropsychologists; social, clinical, humanistic, and biological psychologists; psychiatrists; and graduate students in these fields. --PsycCRITIQUES, 2/5/2009Table of ContentsI. From Animal Models to Human Amygdala Function 1. Neuroanatomy of the Primate Amygdala, Jennifer Freese and David G. Amaral2. The Human Amygdala: Insights from Other Animals, Joseph E. LeDoux and Daniela Schiller3. Measurement of Fear Inhibition in Rats, Monkeys, and Humans with or without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Using the AX+, BX–Paradigm, Karyn M. Myers, Donna J. Toufexis, James T. Winslow, Tanja Jovanovic, Seth D. Norrholm, Erica J. Duncan, and Michael Davis4. Amygdala Function in Positive Reinforcement: Contributions from Studies of Nonhuman Primates, Elisabeth A. Murray, Alicia Izquierdo, and Ludise MalkovaII. Human Amygdala Function 5. A Developmental Perspective on Human Amygdala Function, Nim Tottenham, Todd A. Hare, and B. J. Casey6. Human Fear Conditioning and the Amygdala, Arne Öhman7. Methodological Approaches to Studying the Human Amygdala, Kevin S. LaBar and Lauren H. Warren8. The Human Amygdala and Memory, Stephan Hamann9. The Human Amygdala and the Control of Fear, Elizabeth A. Phelps10. The Role of the Human Amygdala in Perception and Attention, Patrik Vuilleumier11. Individual Differences in Human Amygdala Function, Turhan Canli12. Human Amygdala Responses to Facial Expressions of Emotion, Paul J. Whalen, F. Caroline Davis, Jonathan A. Oler, Hackjin Kim, M. Justin Kim, and Maital Neta13. The Human Amygdala in Social Function, Tony W. Buchanan, Daniel Tranel, and Ralph AdolphsIII. Human Amygdala Dysfunction 14. The Human Amygdala in Anxiety Disorders, Lisa M. Shin, Scott L. Rauch, Roger K. Pitman, and Paul J. Whalen15. The Human Amygdala in Schizophrenia, Daphne J. Holt and Mary L. Phillips 16. The Human Amygdala in Autism, Cynthia Mills Schumann and David G. Amaral17. The Human Amygdala in Normal Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, Christopher I. Wright18. The Genetic Basis of Human Amygdala Reactivity, Ahmad R. Hariri and Daniel R. Weinberger
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Guilford Publications Methods in Social Neuroscience
Book SynopsisStraightforward and practical, this is the first book to provide detailed guidance for using neurobiological methods in the study of human social behavior, personality, and affect. Each chapter clearly introduces the method at hand, provides examples of the method's applications, discusses its strengths and limitations, and reviews concrete experimental design considerations. Written by acknowledged experts, chapters cover neuroimaging techniques, genetic measurement, hormonal methods, lesion studies, startle eyeblink responses, facial electromyography, autonomic nervous system responses, and modeling based on neural networks.Trade ReviewThis is the first book to extensively review the ways by which we can measure the brain and the body to understand the person and social behavior. From the blink of an eye to a spontaneous smile, from salivary secretions to sweaty palms, from imaging the genome to measuring connectionist networks, this book captures it all. Methods in Social Neuroscience will be reached for by both teacher and student. It will inform the informed; it will entice novices to experiment with new measures they never imagined. Destined to get dog-eared, this is the kind of book that will wander away from your bookshelf. Buy two copies!--Mahzarin R. Banaji, PhD, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Department of Psychology, Harvard UniversityThis book goes to the heart of social neuroscience by discussing in detail the methodologies needed for the development of this important and exciting field. The coverage is extensive, ranging from brain imaging to the manipulation of neuroendocrine systems. Successful social neuroscience projects require collaboration across many disciplines: perhaps the most important topic covered in this book, rarely addressed elsewhere, is how to achieve this kind of collaboration. An essential reference work for all who are embarking on social neuroscience projects, whatever their level of experience or scientific background.--Chris Frith, FRS, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London, UKThe sparkling new field of social neuroscience needs its procedures articulated. Here they are, in an approachable and clear form. An excellent book.--Michael S. Gazzaniga, PhD, Director, SAGE Center for the Study of Mind, University of California, Santa Barbara- Provides some exciting glimpses into new neuroscience research methodologies....The focus on research methodology has been sorely lacking in neuroscience, and this book should fill a very important need. The breadth of innovative research methodologies presented is impressive....The chapters are well written and appropriate for researchers who are learning new methods....An important and needed contribution to neuroscience research and can be expected to have a very important and positive impact on the field of social and personality neuroscience, in particular, and on the greater field of neuroscience research generally. The editors and authors have provided other neuroscience researchers with new, innovative methods by which to make important new discoveries. This book will be of great interest to undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in the neurosciences. --PsycCRITIQUES, 1/11/2009Table of Contents1. Introduction to Social and Personality Neuroscience Methods, Eddie Harmon-Jones and Jennifer S. Beer2. Collaborations in Social and Personality Neuroscience, Cindy Harmon-Jones, Jennifer S. Beer, and Eddie Harmon-Jones3. Assessment of Salivary Hormones, Oliver C. Schultheiss and Steven J. Stanton4. Neuroendocrine Manipulation of the Sexually Dimorphic Human Social Brain, Jack van Honk5. Facial EMG, Ursula Hess6. The Startle Eyeblink Response, Terry D. Blumenthal and Joseph C. Franklin7. Assessing Autonomic Nervous System Activity, Wendy Berry Mendes8. Patient Methodologies for the Study of Personality and Social Processes, Jennifer S. Beer9. Electroencephalographic Methods in Social and Personality Psychology, Eddie Harmon-Jones and Carly K. Peterson10. Using Event-Related Brain Potentials in Social Psychological Research: A Brief Review and Tutorial, Bruce D. Bartholow and David M. Amodio11. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Dennis J. L. G. Schutter12. Using Connectionist Networks to Understand Neurobiological Processes in Social and Personality Psychology, Stephen J. Read and Brian M. Monroe13. Molecular Biology and Genomic Imaging in Social and Personality Psychology, Turhan Canli14. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Affective and Social Neurosciences, Tom Johnstone, M. Justin Kim, and Paul J. Whalen
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Guilford Publications Neuroplasticity and Rehabilitation
Book SynopsisBrain plasticity is the focus of a growing body of research with significant implications for neurorehabilitation. This state-of-the-art volume explores ways in which brain-injured individuals may be helped not only to compensate for their loss of cognitive abilities, but also possibly to restore those abilities. Expert contributors examine the extent to which damaged cortical regions can actually recover and resume previous functions, as well as how intact regions are recruited to take on tasks once mediated by the damaged region. Evidence-based rehabilitation approaches are reviewed for a range of impairments and clinical populations, including both children and adults.Trade ReviewNeuroplasticity and Rehabilitation is unique in integrating the current evidence regarding use-dependent neuroplasticity, cognitive reserve, and neuropsychological interventions. Raskin and her colleagues point out that the same mechanisms underlying experience-based neural plasticity also contribute to recovery of function after brain damage, and demonstrate how this informs rehabilitation research and practice. I can envision this book serving as a standard text for the next generation of researchers and clinicians hoping to address the restoration of cerebral function. It will be of substantial interest to anyone who wants to understand the translation between neuroscience research and clinical practice.--Keith D. Cicerone, PhD, ABPP-CN, Director of Neuropsychology, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, New JerseyThis book brings together two intimately related areas of science that rarely overlap. Raskin has assembled an impressive team of experts who combine critical knowledge of brain reorganization and repair with applied rehabilitation science, providing a long-overdue conceptual integration. This thought-provoking book is a 'must read' for students; for scholars, who may have expertise in the basic science but not in clinical application; and for clinicians. The book is truly translational in nature. I highly recommend it for graduate studies in neuroscience, medicine, and the allied disciplines that collectively make up the emerging field of the rehabilitation sciences.--John DeLuca, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School; Vice President for Research, Kessler Foundation, West Orange, New Jersey This is a comprehensive book incorporating the latest research on neuroplasticity in diverse areas of cognitive function. It serves as an authoritative guide to how clinical practice can effectively incorporate significant new findings about brain plasticity and learning. It will be equally appropriate and useful for graduate students, experienced clinicians, and researchers in the field.--Wayne A. Gordon, PhD, Jack Nash Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New YorkThe take-home message of Neuroplasticity and Rehabilitation is not only that our brains are more plastic than we ever expected, but also that we are learning how to influence this plasticity through informed treatment to achieve truly meaningful rehabilitation outcomes. From animal studies to sophisticated human trials, the book gathers a wealth of information from eminent experts. This book is absolutely essential reading for basic neuroscientists as well as for rehabilitation professionals at all levels of care. Understanding how and why the study of neuroplasticity can inform treatment choices will allow clinicians to make cutting-edge clinical decisions. These decisions may range from individual treatments, such as choice of physiotherapy intervention following stroke, to the design of holistic rehabilitation programs for survivors of severe acquired brain injury. The future of rehabilitation has now been linked inextricably to the growing field of neuroplasticity.--Jill Winegardner, PhD, lead psychologist, Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, United Kingdom -Table of Contents1. Introduction: Current Approaches to Rehabilitation, Sarah A. Raskin I. Reorganization in the Central Nervous System 2. Neuronal Organization and Change after Brain Injury, Bryan Kolb, Jan Cioe, and Preston Williams 3. Experience-Dependent Changes in Nonhumans, Theresa A. Jones 4. Motor and Sensory Reorganization in Primates, Randolph J. Nudo and Scott Bury 5. Cognitive Reserve, Yaakov Stern 6. Practice-Related Changes in Brain Activity, Sarah A. Raskin, Ginger N. Mills and Julianne T. GarbarinoII. Interventions for Motor and Cognitive Deficits 7. Activity-Based Interventions for Neurorehabilitation, David M. Morris and C. Scott Bickel 8. Malleability and Plasticity in the Neural Systems for Reading and Dyslexia, Bennett A. Shaywitz and Sally E. Shaywitz 9. Neuroplasticity and Rehabilitation of Attention in Children, Jennifer A. Engle and Kimberly A. Kerns 10. Language Therapy, Susan A. Leon, Lynn M. Maher, and Leslie J. Gonzalez Rothi 11. Plasticity of High-Order Cognition: A Review of Experience-Induced Remediation Studies for Executive Deficits, Redmond G. O’Connell and Ian H. Robertson 12. Neuroplasticity and the Treatment of Executive Deficits: Conceptual Considerations, Rema A. Lillie and Catherine A. Mateer 13. What Rehabilitation Clinicians Can Do to Facilitate Experience- Dependent Learning, McKay M. Sohlberg and Laurie Ehlhardt 14. Pharmacological Therapies, Rehabilitation, and Neuroplasticity, John C. Freeland
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BenBella Books Expressly Human: Decoding the Language of Emotion
Book SynopsisGood communication, conventional wisdom suggests, is calm, logical, rational. Emotions, we’re told, just get in the way. But what if this is backwards? What if those emotional overtones are the main messages we’re sending to one another, and all that logical language is just window dressing?Over billions of years of evolution, animals have become increasingly sophisticated and increasingly sentient. In the process, they evolved emotions, which helped improve their odds of survival in complex situations. These emotions were, at first, purely internal. But at some point, social animals began expressing their emotions, in increasingly dramatic ways. These emotional expressions could accurately reflect internal emotions (smiling to express happiness)—or they could be quite different (smiling to cover up that you’re actually furious, but can’t tell your boss that). Why did once-stone-faced animals evolve to be so emotionally expressive—to be us? The answer, as evolutionary neurobiologist Mark Changizi and mathematician Tim Barber reveal, is that emotional expressions are our first and most important language—one that allows us, as social animals, to engage in highly sophisticated communications and negotiations. Expressly Human introduces an original theory that explains, from first principles, how the broad range of emotional expressions evolved, and provides a Rosetta Stone for human communication. It will revolutionize the way you see every social interaction, from deciding who gets the last slice of pizza to multimillion-dollar business negotiations, and change your definition of what makes us human.
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BenBella Books The Invisible Machine: The Startling Truth About
Book SynopsisDespite its prevalence, post-traumatic stress, PTSD, is often seen as an unbeatable lifelong mental disorder. Leading trauma doctors and neuroscientists now understand that the result of trauma is not a disorder, but rather a physical injury to the body - invisible but tangible, and most importantly, treatable. Meet Dr. Eugene Lipov. His research and partnerships have led to an amazing discovery that all trauma has at its root a single piece of human hardware: the stellate ganglion. The symptoms of post-traumatic stress are the same for all of us, whether from childhood poverty or abandonment, the ravages of war, or the brutality of sexual assault. Dr. Lipov’s pioneering procedure appears to treat injury to the stellate ganglion, relieving even the worst symptoms of PTSD - irritability, hypervigilance, insomnia, and more - in a 15-minute treatment. Weaving hard science with moving human stories, The Invisible Machine reveals how this treatment was developed. It also tells the incredible story of the unlikely team, including the doctor, an artist, Special Forces leadership, and a sheriff, who are working together to change our understanding of post-traumatic stress and why it matters to society. Written in collaboration with Holly Lorincz and featuring stories of warriors, prisoners, abuse survivors, and the average citizen, The Invisible Machine reveals a stark new understanding of human pain. The implications for a better, pain-free world are astounding - and that world could be nearer than we think.
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Lerner Publishing Group The Sense of Sight: A First Look
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Lerner Publishing Group The Sense of Smell: A First Look
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Lerner Publishing Group The Sense of Taste: A First Look
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Lerner Publishing Group The Sense of Touch: A First Look
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UniPress Books Navigating The Brain
Book Synopsis What with consciousness and perception, memory and dementia, altered mental states and Artificial Intelligence, the modern landscape of brain science is an extraordinary place to explore. But how are you expected to navigate the complexities of this mysterious marvel?Navigating the Brain provides the map you need to start exploring seriously big ideas. A wealth of provocative questions prompt ‘short cut’ answers written by an expert author, with each one the setting-off point for instructions to help you plot your path through the maze of the mind. With ‘one-stop’ graphics signposting a memorable idea for each topic, and ‘route map’ glossaries explaining key terms and their connections, Navigating the Brain is your expert guide to understanding the world of wonders cradled within your skull.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Defining Autism: A Guide to Brain, Biology, and
Book SynopsisOffering a summary of the current state of knowledge in autism research, Defining Autism looks at the different genetic, neurological and environmental causes of, and contributory factors to autism. It takes a wide-ranging view of developmental and genetic factors, and considers autism's relationship with other conditions such as epilepsy. Shedding light on the vast number of autism-related syndromes which are all too often denied adequate attention, it shows how, whilst autism refers to a single syndrome, it can be understood as many different conditions, with the common factors being biological, rather than behavioral.Table of Contents1. Kanner's Conundrum & Bernie's Biology. 2. The Brain in Autism. 3. The Genetics of Autism. 4. The Roles Environment Plays in Autism Susceptibility. 5. Regression in Autism. 6. Autism & Epilepsy. 7. The Neurodevelopmental Spectrum - Mental Health for the 21st Century. 8. The Broader Autism Phenotype. 9. Autism, Intellectual Disability & Genius. 10. Defining Autism.
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