Neurosciences Books
Harwood-Academic Publishers Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System
Book SynopsisDisorders of the Autonomic Nervous System, the fifth volume in The Autonomic Nervous System book series, is a description of the disorders which give rise to autonomic failure and orthostatic hypotension. Each chapter is prepared by an international authority in the diagnosis and treatment of that disorder. The language and terminology are clear enough to promote understanding of the clinical problems and the underlying concepts of basic science. The most recent data, especially that derived from molecular biology, is included in the discussions of relevant diseases. Hence, the volume provides an unparalleled source of information about this area of medicine and will be helpful not just to practising clinicians but also to basic scientists researching in the field who need to familiarize themselves with the clinical problems.Table of ContentsPreface to the Series — Historical and Conceptual Perspective of the Autonomic Nervous System Book Series, List of Contributors, 1 Introduction, 2 Brainstem and Cardiovascular Regulation, 3 Evaluation of Autonomic Failure, 4 Age-Related Changes in the Autonomic Nervous System, 5 Pure Autonomic Failure, 6 Shy-Drager Syndrome and Multiple System Atrophy, 7 Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathies, 8 Genetic Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System, 9 Familial Dysautonomia, 10 Cardiovascular Disorders in High Spinal Cord Lesions, 11 Baroreflex Failure, 12 Orthostatic Intolerance Syndrome, Vasoregulatory Asthenia and Other Hyperadrenergic States, 13 Paroxysmal Autonomic Syncope, 14 Autonomic Responses to Microgravity and Bedrest: Dysfunction or Adaptation, 15 Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation: A Model of the Denervated Heart, 16 Orthostatic Hypotension Induced by Drugs and Toxins, 17 Pheochromocytoma — Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Management, 18 The Non-Pharmacological Management of Autonomic Dysfunction, 19 Pharmacological Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension, Index
£171.00
Hirmer Verlag GmbH Das Gehirn: In Kunst Und Wissenschaft
Book Synopsis
£27.92
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag Wie einzigartig ist der Mensch?: Die lange
Book SynopsisGeist, Lernen und Intelligenz.- Was ist Evolution?.- Der Geist beginnt mit dem Leben.- Die Sprache der Neuronen.- Einzeller komplexes Verhalten ohne Nervensystem.- Die Wirbellosen und ihre Nervensysteme.- Kognitive Leistungen und Intelligenz bei Wirbellosen.- Der Weg zu den Wirbeltieren.- Das Wirbeltiergehirn und seine Herkunft.- Sinnesorgane die Repräsentation der Außenwelt im Gehirn.- Wie intelligent sind Wirbeltiere?.- Die Gehirne der Wirbeltiere im Vergleich.- Was treibt die Hirnevolution an?.- Wie einzigartig ist der Mensch?.- Evolution, Gehirn und Geist eine Zusammenschau.
£17.99
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag 50 Schlüsselideen Psychologie
Book Synopsis
£17.09
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag Das lesende Gehirn: Wie der Mensch zum Lesen kam
Book Synopsis
£26.59
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag Die neue Psychologie der Zeit: und wie sie Ihr
Book SynopsisTeil I Die neue Wissenschaft von der Zeit.- 1. Warum Zeit wichtig ist.- 2. Zeit - Eine Retrospektive auf Zeitperspektiven.- 3. Die Vergangenheit - Wie Sie das Gestern durch die Brille des Heute sehen.- 4. Die Gegenwart - Ein Augenblick für alles Reale.- 5. Die Zukunft - Morgen durch die Brille von heute.- 6. Die transzendentale Zukunft - Neue Zeit nach dem Tod.- Teil II Lassen Sie die Zeit für sich arbeiten.- 7. Zeit, Körper und Gesundheit - Es tickt nicht nur Ihre biologische Uhr.- 8. Der Lauf der Zeit - Die Balance zwischen Gegenwart und Zukunft: Lebensentscheidungen und Geld.- 9. Liebe und Glück.- 10. Geschäft, Politik und Ihre Zeit.- 11. Justierung Ihrer psychischen Uhr - Entwickeln Sie Ihre ideale Zeitperspektive.- 12. Zeit und Sinn - Verleihen Sie Ihrer Zeit Bedeutung.
£17.09
Spektrum Academic Publishers Neurowissenschaften: Eine Einführung
Book SynopsisDieses umfassende Lehrbuch für Studenten und Dozenten der Neurobiologie sowie an der Hirnforschung Interessierter aus Medizin und Psychologie ist die erste integrierende Darstellung der modernen Neurowissenschaften. Zahlreiche Disziplinen versuchen gemeinsam, menschliches Denken und Verhalten sowie deren Störungen auf biologische Strukturen und Vorgänge bzw. ihre Veränderung zurückzuführen. Der 'Kandel/Schwartz/Jessell' setzt nur (Oberstufen-)Schulwissen voraus und entwickelt aus der umfassenden Präsentation der molekularen und zellulären Grundeinheiten und -funktionen des Nervensystems geschickt das Verständnis von Wahrnehmungsprozessen, der Bewegungssteuerung und schließlich der höhreren geistigen Hirnleistungen wie Sprache, Lernen und Gedächtnis.Um das von Studierenden nachgefragte Buch auch weiterhin lieferbar halten zu können, wurde es schwarzweiß gedruckt.Trade ReviewNach der Durcharbeitung dieses umfassenden und sehr empfehlenswerten Lehrbuchs wird man immer mehr in der Auffassung bestärkt, dass alle psychischen Vorgänge und Symptome letztlich physiologische Vorgänge im Gehirn sind.Pädiatrische Praxis, Nr. 79 2012, Fritz LampertDer "Kandel" ist der Klassiker und Goldstandard, wenn es um das Thema Neurowissenschaften geht. Diese Einführung in dieses Thema ist ein Muß für alle Interessierten. Dieses Buch ist eines der besten Lehrbücher, das ich kenne. In verständlicher Sprache, deren Übersetzung aus dem Englischen meiner Einschätzung nach sehr gut gelungen ist, wird hier das Grundwissen in angemessener Länge und unterhaltsam dargeboten. Die Qualität und die Tatsache, daß Lesen und Lernen mit diesem Buch richtig Spaß macht, hängt wohl mit dem didaktischen Lehrbuchkonzept zusammen, das amerikanischen Autoren zu eigen ist. Man merkt schnell, daß es den Autoren darum geht, daß der Leser mitkommt und etwas versteht (...). Auch die Abbildungen sind sehr anschaulich und erfreuen. (...) Immer wieder werden Exkursionen eingestreut, die sich genauer mit einem Spezialthema beschäftigen, was das Lesen spannender macht, ohne dabei vom didaktischen roten Faden abzulenken. Klinik-InfoDas Buch (..) ist eine äußerst profunde und spannende Einführung in die Welt der Neurowissenschaften. (..) Das Buch setzt kaum Vorwissen voraus und führt den Leser locker in die Thematik ein.(..) Der Schreibstil der Autoren verleitet regelrecht zum schmökern, was durch die sehr anschaulichen, dezent gestalteten Abbildungen noch verstärkt wird. Obwohl diese Einführung eher an Studenten der Neurobiologie adressiert ist und vermutlich über das "Muss" eines Medizinstudenten hinausreicht, bietet es (..) eine sinnvolle Ergänzung der Abhandlungen in Neuroanatomie und Neurophysiologie. (..) Insgesamt vermittelt das Werk einen tiefen Einblick in dei faszinierenden Funktionen des menschlichen Nervensystems. FazetTable of ContentsI Ein Überblick.- 1. Gehirn und Verhalten.- 2. Neuronen und Verhalten.- II Zellbiologie, Anatomie und Entwicklung des Nervensystems.- 3. Das Neuron.- 4. Neuronale Proteine.- 5. Das Nervensystem.- 6. Die Entwicklung des Nervensystems.- III Signalleitung innerhalb von Nervenzellen.- 7. Ionenkanäle.- 8. Das Membranpotential.- 9. Lokale Signalleitung: Die passiven elektrischen Eigenschaften der Nervenzelle.- 10. Signalweiterleitung: Das Aktionspotential.- IV Signalübertragung zwischen Nervenzellen.- 11. Einführung in die synaptische Übertragung.- 12. Übertragung an der neuromuskulären Synapse.- 13. Synaptische Integration.- 14. Modulation der synaptischen Übertragung: Second-Messenger-Systeme.- 15. Transmitterfreisetzung.- 16. Neurotransmitter.- 17. Ein Krankheitsbild: Myasthenia gravis.- V Kognitive Neurowissenschaften.- 18. Von den Nervenzellen zur Kognition.- 19. Cortex und Kognition.- VI Wahrnehmung.- 20. Die sensorischen Systeme.- 21. Die Konstruktion des visuellen Bildes.- 22. Die Verarbeitung visueller Information durch die Retina.- 23. Wahrnehmung von Form und Bewegung.- 24. Farbe.- 25. Sensorische Erfahrung und die Entstehung visueller Schaltkreise.- VII Bewegung.- 26. Einführung in die Motorik.- 27. Muskeln und Muskelrezeptoren.- 28. Rückenmarksreflexe.- 29. Willkürmotorik.- VIII Gene, Emotionen und Instinkte.- 30. Gene und Verhalten.- 31. Geschlecht und Gehirn.- 32. Emotionale Zustände.- 33. Motivation.- IX Lernen, Sprache und Gedächtnis.- 34. Sprache.- 35. Lernen und Gedächtnis.- 36. Zelluläre Grundlagen von Lernen und Gedächtnis.- Glossar.- Deutschsprachige Literatur.- Bildnachweise.- Index.
£54.99
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag Bewusstsein - ein neurobiologisches Rätsel: Mit
Book Synopsis1 Einführung in die Erforschung des Bewusstseins.- 2 Neuronen, die Atome der Wahrnehmung.- 3 Die ersten Schritte zum Sehen.- 4 Der primäre visuelle Cortex als prototypisches neocorticales Areal.- 5 Was sind die neuronalen Korrelate des Bewusstseins?.- 6 Die neuronalen Korrelate des Bewusstseins befinden sich nicht im primären visuellen Cortex.- 7 Die Architektur der Großhirnrinde.- 8 Jenseits des primären visuellen Cortex.- 9 Aufmerksamkeit und Bewusstsein.- 10 Die neuronalen Grundlagen der Aufmerksamkeit.- 11 Gedächtnisformen und Bewusstsein.- 12 Was man tun kann, ohne sich dessen bewusst zu sein: Der Zombie in uns.- 13 Agnosie, Blindsehen, Epilepsie und Schlafwandeln: Klinische Belege für Zombies.- 14 Einige Spekulationen über die Funktionen des Bewusstseins.- 15 Über Zeit und Bewusstsein.- 16 Wenn der Geist umspringt: Auf den Spuren des Bewusstseins.- 17 Das Gehirn zu spalten, heißt das Bewusstsein zu spalten.- 18 Weitere Spekulationen über Gedanken und den nicht-bewussten Homunculus.- 19 Ein Entwurf des Bewusstseins.- 20 Ein Interview.- Glossar.
£26.59
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El futuro de nuestra mente: El reto cientIfico
Book Synopsis
£12.56
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Alimentos geniales: Vuélvete más listo,
Book Synopsis
£16.96
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial La vida secreta de la mente / The Secret Life of
Book Synopsis
£11.66
Oceano La Voz de Los Padres: Qué Decir, Cómo Decirlo Y
Book Synopsis
£17.95
Editorial Planeta Mexicana S.A. de C.V. El Cerebro El Teatro del Mundo Descubre Cómo
Book Synopsis
£9.99
Kalpaz Publications Micro and Neuro Biology
Book Synopsis
£26.62
Almuzara El Cerebro Zurdo Y Otras Historias de la Ciencia
Book Synopsis
£18.15
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Homo Rebellis (Spanish Edition)
£28.83
Ned Ediciones Borges Y La Memoria
Book Synopsis
£18.17
Editorial Anagrama La Biologia de la Toma de Riesgos
Book Synopsis
£22.12
Anagrama Un Antropologo En Marte
Book Synopsis
£15.93
Anagrama Musicofilia
Book Synopsis
£16.57
Libsa, Editorial S.A. Cerebro Conducta Y Aprendizaje
Book Synopsis
£15.90
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El cerebro y la inteligencia emocional / The
Book Synopsis
£12.03
Obelisco El Cerebro
Book Synopsis
£14.47
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Ante todo no hagas daño / Do No Harm: Stories of
Book Synopsis
£12.71
Timmy E. Horton Brain and Political Decision-Making
Book Synopsis
£17.24
Taylor & Francis Ltd Neuropsychological Differentiation of Dementia
Book SynopsisAn adaptation of the author's doctoral dissertation (U. of Amsterdam, 1991), this volume reviews and synthesizes the neuropathology, cognitive theory, and practical neuropsychological assessment aspects of all of the major subcortical dementias from a neuropsychological viewpoint. For neuropsycholog
£80.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd American Neuroscience in the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisA history of how neural, behavioural and communicative subdisciplines coalesced in neuroscience to create a promising approach to understanding the relation of mind to brain. It chronicles the expansion of prominent centres of research and the development of innovative apparatus and concepts.Table of ContentsPart 1: Neural Sciences 1. Prodromal Nineteenth-Century Developments 2. Passage to the Twentieth Century 3. Consolidation and Discovery 4. Electrophysiology Overtakes Morphology 5. New Trails on Fresh Terrain 6. The Peripheral Nervous System 7. Into the Central Nervous System Part 2: Behavioral Sciences 8. Development of Experimental Psychology 9. Animal Behavior and Comparative Psychology 10. Prefrontal Cortex of Infrahuman Primates 11. “That Whale among the Fishes – the Theory of Emotions” 12. Sex and the Brain 13. “The Root of Consciousness” Part 3: Communicative Sciences 14. Infrahuman Communication 15. Speech and Human Language 16. Postscript
£166.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Idea of Consciousness: Synapses and the Mind
Book SynopsisThe Idea of Consciousness examines the problem of how the working of synaptic connections might give rise to consciousness, and describes the current neuroscientific concepts and techniques used to identify and explore those parts of the brain that may be involved. This book will serve as an invaluable and stimulating introduction to the subject. Beautifully illustrated, it is a must for anyone who is curious about consciousness.Table of Contents1. An Introduction to Consciousness and the Brain 2. Syntax, Sematics and Qualia in Consciousness 3. The holistic Nature of Consciousness 4. The Consciousness of Muscular Effort and Movement 5. The Distortion of Consciousness 6. The Evolution of Consciousness 7. Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics An Epilogue: Blade Runner or Einstein?
£109.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Somatosensory Processing: From Single Neuron to
Book SynopsisThe diversity of contemporary investigative approaches included in this volume provides an exciting account of our current understanding of brain mechanisms responsible for sensory and perceptual experience in the areas of touch, kinesthesia, and pain.Postgraduate research students in sensory physiology, neurology, psychology and anatomy, and researchers themselves will find that this volume addresses many of the key issues in our attempts to understand the neural mechanisms that mediate sensory experience arising from the body as a whole, the so-called somatic senses, in particular for touch and pain. The volume provides a record of the occasion of the St Petersburg IUPS symposium, chaired by the editors of this volume, and includes some added recent contributions from other leading international figures in the field. Brought together under the sponsoring banner of the IUPS Commission for Somatosensory Physiology and Pain, these scientists with their different experimental approaches seek collectively to understand the brain mechanisms that underlie our own nature and experience.Table of Contents1. Responses of Slowly Adapting Cutaneous Mechanoreceptive Afferent Fibres to Three-Dimensional Tactile Stimuli 2. Pain Due to Nerve Injury: Role of Nerve Growth Factor 3. The Primary Nociceptive Neuron: A Nerve Cell With Many Functions 4. Evidence for the Presence of a Visceral Pain Pathway in the Dorsal Column of the Spinal Cord 5. Transmission Security Across Central Synapses for Tactile and Kinaesthetic Signals 6. Processing of Higher Order Somatosensory and Visual Information in the Intraparietal Region of the Postcentral Gyrus 7. Sensory and Motor Functions of Face Primary Somatosensory Cortex in the Primate 8. Mechanisms of Somatosensory Plasticity 9. Adaptive Properties of Local Circuits Revealed by Peripheral Denervation 10. Limits of Short-Term Plasticity in Somatosensory Cortex 11. Cortical Plasticity: Growth of New Connections Can Contribute to Reorganization 12. Lateral Interaction in Cortical Networks 13. Modulation of Somatosensory Cortical Responsiveness Following Unexpected Behavioral Outcomes 14. Somatosensory Evoked Magnetic Fields in Humans
£161.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Ig Superfamily Molecules in the Nervous System
Book SynopsisA vast number of neural cell surface glycoproteins belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily have been isolated over the past two decades. In functional studies, many of them have been shown to confer adhesive properties to cells and to play an important role in developmental processes such as cell migration and axon outgrowth. Recent observations implicate Ig superfamily adhesion molecules in the regulation of activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, in regeneration after neural trauma, as well as in the pathogenesis of malformations in the developing nervous systems. This book summarizes the molecular features and some of the cellular functions of this important class of cell surface molecules. It includes detailed information on the molecular structure of the immunoglobulin fold, the common domain of these proteins, the molecular interactions between various neural Ig superfamily members and their role in signal transduction, as well as the role of Ig superfamily adhesion molecules in axon guidance during both vertebrate and invertebrate neurogenesis. Recent observations on a role for these molecules in activity-dependent synaptic plasticity and in the regeneration of injured axons in the peripheral and central nervous system are described. A discussion on the connection between Ig superfamily adhesion molecules and medical genetics is also provided.Table of ContentsA. Structural Considerations1. Structural Features of Neural Immunoglobulin Superfamily Adhesion Molecules B. Interactions and Molecular Function1. Molecular Interactions Involving Immunoglobulin Superfamily Adhesion Proteins 2. NCAM Polysialic Acid 3. Signal Transduction, Neurite Growth and Ig-Superfamily Adhesion Molecules in the Vertebrate System 4. Ig Superfamily Kinases 5. Ig Superfamily Phosphatases C. Role in Neural Development and Plasticity 1. Molecular Mechanisms of Growth Cone Guidance in the Vertebrate Nervous System 2. Genetic Analysis of the Fasciclin II Cell Adhesion Molecule Reveals Multiple Roles During the Generation of Neuronal Specificity 3. Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules in Activity-Dependent Plasticity D. Role in Regeneration and Disease 1. Ig-Superfamily Molecules in Neural Regeneration in the CNS 2. Ig-Superfamily Molecules in Myelination and Regeneration in the Peripheral Nervous System 3. Medical Genetics of Ig Superfamily Molecules
£228.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Brain Dynamics and the Striatal Complex
Book SynopsisBrain Dynamics and the Striatal Complex, the first volume in the Conceptual Advances in Brain Research book series, relates dynamic function to cellular structure and synaptic organization in the basal ganglia. The striatum is the largest nucleus within the basal ganglia and therefore plays an important role in understanding structure/function relationships. Areas covered include dopaminergic input to the striatum, organization of the striatum, and the interaction between the striatum and the cerebral cortex.Table of Contents1. Relationship of Substantia Nigra Dopamine Neurone Activity to Behaviour 2. The Role of Dopamine in the Control of Locomotor Activity and Reward-Related Incentive Learning 3. Stimulants and Motor-Related Striatal Neuronal Activity 4. Dopamine Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity in the Neostriatum: A Cellular Model of Reinforcement 5. The Amygdaloid Complex: Input Processor for the Midbrain Dopaminergic Nuclei and the Striatum 6. Synaptology and Physiology of Neostriatal Neurones 7. Neural Dynamics and Surround Inhibition in the Neostriatum: A Possible Connection 8. The Domain Hypothesis: A Central Organizing Principle for Understanding Neostriatal Circuitry? 9. Adaptive Classification of Cortical Input to the Striatum by Competitive Learning 10. Insights from Gene Regulation into the Functional Role of Dopamine in the Striatum 11. Dopaminergic Regulation of Striatal Physiology 12. Striatal Contention Scheduling and the Split Circuits Scheme of Basic Ganglia Thalamocortical Circuitry: From Anatomy to Behaviour 13. Motor and Non-Motor Roles of the Cortico-Basal Ganglia Circuitry 14. Edited Discussion 15. Striatal Circuitry: Categorically Selective or Selectively Categorical?
£133.00
Social Brain Press The Empathic Brain
£11.39
World Health Organization Promoting the Development of Young Children with
Book Synopsis
£14.40
Springer The Developmental Neurotoxicity of Lead
Book SynopsisOver the past two millennia environmental lead levels have risen dramatically (Patterson, 1980). Most of this increase has occurred since the beginning of the present century (Murozami et 01. , 1969), and taken into perspective, a typical individual living in the industrialized world sustains a lead burden 500 times that of his prehistoric ancestors (Patterson, 1983). Lead is unique in being an environmental pollutant where the levels deemed clinically toxic are less than an order of magnitude from those that are normally encountered in the population. The clinical limit for lead exposure, 70 JLg Pb/tOO ml blood, is about three times the 'normal' value (in the range 15-30 JLg Pb/100ml blood). This small difference is remarkable from the toxicological standpoint. The key concept here is control of dis persal. The industrial actions of man bring contact with a wide variety of substances, some of which are poisonous or dangerous. In such cases pro tective measures are taken to keep hazardous exposure to a minimum. In the of lead compounds, stringent regulations are production and distribution enforced. The exception to this is in the dispersal of lead from vehicle exhausts following purchase from the petrol pump. Perhaps man's long standing acquaintance with lead in home and industry is responsible for a complacency which until only recently has been unquestioned. Beginning in the late 1960s, evidence began to accumulate suggesting that lead at relatively low levels of exposure might be causing negative effects on neurobiological function.Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Lead and man.- 3 Experimental models of lead administration.- 4 The behavioural effects of lead.- 5 The neurochemical effects of lead.- 6 The morphological effects of lead.- 7 Discussion.- 8 References.
£40.49
Ediciones Granica, S.A. Neurociencias para tu vida
Book Synopsis
£12.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Sources Of Consciousness: The Biophysical And
Book SynopsisThe phenomenon of consciousness has long been one of the great mysteries of life, perhaps because it is inexplicable in terms of the deterministic theories of classical science. Today there is some consensus that the key to the understanding of the workings of the mind should be sought in the area of indeterministic quantum mechanics, but until recently there has been little substantial progress in unravelling the mystery. This book is the culmination of several decades of research by the authors in the physical sciences, neurosciences and computer sciences, with comprehensive summaries and references to related work by many other scientists, and presents important advances toward solving the problem. Written for the most part in plain language but supported by appropriate symbolism, the book is truly interdisciplinary, designed for the needs of a wide variety of students and scholars.
£74.10
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Emotions, Qualia, And Consciousness
Book SynopsisThe experience of emotion is a ubiquitous component of the stream of consciousness; emotional qualia interact with other contents and processes of consciousness in complex ways. Recent research has supported the hypothesis that important functional aspects of emotion can operate outside the conscious awareness. Primary types of emotions are found in animals, while secondary, more complex types are involved in interpersonal relationships. Emotions both influence genetic repair mechanisms of individuals and are responsible for group behavior. Many scholars and scientists believe that no scientific or philosophic account of consciousness can be complete without an understanding of the role of emotion.Table of ContentsEmotion and consciousness - current research and controversies, A.W. Kaszniak; the nature of typical emotions, A. Ben-Ze'ev; emotions associated to cognitive revision as a basis for values, P. Livet; neuro-affective processes and the brain substrates of emotion - emerging perspective and dilemmas, J. Pankseep; imagery and emotion - information networks in the brain, P.J. Lang; hemispheric asymmetries in representation and control of emotions - evidence from unilateral brain damage, G. Gainotti; hierarchical organization of emotional experience and its neural substrates, R. Lane; metal representations, the reticular activating system and emotions, B. Cabott; antecedents and functions of emotion episodes, N.H. Frijda; the communication of emotion, U. Hess; the mental representation of romantic jealousy - a blended emotion (and more), D.J. Sharpsteen; other papers.
£162.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Gut-brain Connection, Myth Or Reality?: Role Of
Book SynopsisIn this book the recent advancements in understanding the gut-brain interaction as well as gut microbiome and how this interaction plays a vital role in human health and disease are discussed. Each chapter gives an analysis of questions, research directions, and methods within the field of gut-brain axis. The readers will benefit from the latest knowledge about our understanding about how gut-brain axis and modulation of gut microbiome determines predisposition to neurological disorders. The multidisciplinary book is essential reading for anyone interested in the field of gut-brain axis and gut microbiome: from undergraduates to graduate students as well as scientists and physicians having an interest in the new exciting field of gut microbiome and its relationship with brain function.
£114.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Quantum-like Networks: An Approach To Neural
Book SynopsisDo brains compute? If they do, what do they compute and how do they do it? The first part of the book introduces the development of a model that simulates actual biological neurons more closely than do current standard models of neural networks, as well as the deduction of its physics-like and computational properties from first principles. The second part presents a collection of applications of the model to memory formation and loss, a general syntax for memory retrieval, language itself, and certain forms of aphasia. A linear development of the discussion with proofs in situ is employed by the author, making the book essentially self-contained. A pair of helpful appendices are provided to acquaint the reader with necessary fundamentals of topics in logic and mathematics. Quantum-like Networks: An Approach to Neural Behavior through their Mathematics and Logic will show you an entirely new approach to an ancient subject.
£99.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Rainbow Dreams: 35 Years Of Empowering Children
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the management of individuals on the autistic spectrum as well as other developmental challenges. It provides an excellent resource guide for parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare workers, psychologists, and everyone involved in the care of differently abled and autistic persons. The approach is practical, and the aim is to try to gain deeper understanding into these conditions. Based on the experience of the staff and parents of the Rainbow Centre, the management is a person-centred, multidisciplinary and quality-of-life focused approach to helping these persons. The book also covers the history and future directions across one's lifespan in the care of these individuals.
£85.50
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Rainbow Dreams: 35 Years Of Empowering Children
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the management of individuals on the autistic spectrum as well as other developmental challenges. It provides an excellent resource guide for parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare workers, psychologists, and everyone involved in the care of differently abled and autistic persons. The approach is practical, and the aim is to try to gain deeper understanding into these conditions. Based on the experience of the staff and parents of the Rainbow Centre, the management is a person-centred, multidisciplinary and quality-of-life focused approach to helping these persons. The book also covers the history and future directions across one's lifespan in the care of these individuals.
£42.75
Springer Verlag, Singapore Insights into Human Neurodegeneration: Lessons
Book SynopsisThis book is aimed at generating an updated reservoir of scientific endeavors undertaken to unravel the complicated yet intriguing topic of neurodegeneration. Scientists from Europe, USA and India who are experts in the field of neurodegenerative diseases have contributed to this book. This book will help readers gain insight into the recent knowledge obtained from Drosophila model, in understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders and also unravel novel scopes for therapeutic interventions. Different methodologies available to create humanized fly models that faithfully reflects the pathogenicities associated with particular disorders have been described here. It also includes information on the exciting area of neural stem cells. A brief discussion on neurofibrillary tangles, precedes the elaborate description of lessons learnt from Drosophila about Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s, Spinomuscular Atrophy, Huntington’s diseases, RNA expansion disorders and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. We have concluded the book with the use of Drosophila for identifying pharmacological therapies for neurodegenerative disorders. The wide range of topics covered here will not only be relevant for beginners who are new to the concept of the extensive utility of Drosophila as a model to study human disorders; but will also be an important contribution to the scientific community, with an insight into the paradigm shift in our understanding of neurodegenerative disorders. Completed with informative tables and communicative illustrations this book will keep the readers glued and intrigued. We have comprehensively anthologized the lessons learnt on neurodegeneration from Drosophila and have thus provided an insight into the multidimensional aspects of pathogenicities of majority of the neurodegenerative disorders. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Drosophila as a model organism.Chapter 2. Methods for creating fly models in order to understand molecular mechanism of neurological diseases.Chapter 3. Neurodegeneration: Lessons learnt from forward genetic screens in Drosophila.Chapter 4. Drosophila neural stem cells, a primer for understanding mammalian neurobiology.Chapter 5. Understanding motor disorders using flies.Chapter 6. Metabolic alterations amalgamated with neurodegenerative diseases.Chapter 7. Notch signalling in neurodegenerative disease.Chapter 8. Drosophila model of neurofibrillar tangles.Chapter 9. Unraveling Alzheimer's disease using Drosophila.Chapter 10. Modelling Human Parkinson's disease in fly.Chapter 11. Post-translational modifications: A mystery to unravel Huntington’s disease.Chapter 12. Understanding the pathogenicity of non-coding RNA expansion associated neurodegenerative disorders.Chapter 13. Expanding roles of RNA binding proteins in neurodegeneration.Chapter 14. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Disease in Drosophila.Chapter 15. Drosophila as a model system for the identification of pharmacological therapies in neurodegenerative diseases.
£85.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Signaling in
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents the roles and mechanisms of signal transduction triggered by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) stimulation in neuroprotection against toxic effects of risk factors of neurodegenerative diseases. Accumulating evidence suggests that nAChRs in the CNS play important roles not only in excitatory neurotransmission but also in neuronal survival and related functions. Neuroprotection mediated by nAChRs in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease is the major topic of this book. In response to rapidly evolving areas in clinical and laboratory neuropharmacology and neurochemistry, this volume provides in-depth coverage of neuroprotection in basic research and future developments in the clinical application of effective neuroprotective strategies in neurodegenerative diseases. This work appeals to both basic and clinical researchers in several fields, such as neuroscience, neurology, and pharmacology.Table of Contents1.Overview.- 2.In vivo imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the central nervous system.- 3.A new aspect of cholinergic transmission in the central nervous system.- 4.Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling: roles in neuroprotection.- 5.Regulation by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of microglial glutamate transporters: role of microglia in neuroprotection.- 6.Shati/Nat8l and N-acetylaspartate (NAA) have important roles in regulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in neuronal and psychiatric diseases in animal models and humans.- 7.Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in regulation of pathology of cerebrovascular disorders.- 8.Roles of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the pathology and treatment of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.- 9.SAK3-induced neuroprotection is mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.- 10.Removal of blood amyloid as a therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s disease: the influence of smoking and nicotine.
£35.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Smooth Muscle Spontaneous Activity: Physiological
Book SynopsisThis book presents the commonality and heterogeneity of the mechanisms underlying smooth muscle spontaneous activity in various smooth muscle organs and in addition discusses their malfunctions in disease and their potential as novel therapeutic targets. To facilitate understanding, the volume is divided into five parts and covers 16 organs: airways, gastrointestinal tract (phasic muscle, tonic muscle), renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra, corporal tissue, prostate, uterus, oviducts, seminal vesicle, artery, vein, microvasculature, and lymphatic vessels. This structure will help readers to comprehend the most up-to-date information on the similarities and differences in the contractile mechanisms driving various smooth muscles as well as their potential manipulations in particular visceral organ pathologies. The vast advancements in gene, electrical recording, and imaging technologies in this field are also discussed, with review of past achievements and consideration of likely future developments. This book will be of worldwide interest to clinicians, students, and researchers alike. Table of ContentsPART I: Gastrointestinal tract.- Phasic muscle.- Spontaneous electrical activity and rhythmicity in gastrointestinal smooth muscles.- Tonic muscle (Sphincters) .- Generation of tone by gastrointestinal sphincters.- PART II: Urinary tract.- Renal pelvis.- Pacemaker mechanisms driving pyeloureteric peristalsis: modulatory role of interstitial cells.- Ureter.- Excitation-contraction coupling in ureteric smooth muscle: mechanisms driving ureteric peristalsis.- Urinary Bladder.- Spontaneous activity and the urinary bladder.- Urethra.- Spontaneous activity in urethral smooth muscle.- PART III: Reproductive organs.- Corporal tissue.- Ion channels and intracellular calcium signalling in corpus cavernosum.- Prostate.- Generation and regulation of spontaneous contractions in the prostate gland.- Seminal vesicle.- Mucosa-dependent, stretch-sensitive spontaneous activity in seminal vesicle.- Uterus.- The myometrium – from excitation to contractions and labour.- Oviducts.- Myosalpinx contractions are essential for egg transport along the oviduct and are disrupted in reproductive tract diseases.- PART IV: Blood vessels.- Artery.- Cellular and Ionic Mechanisms of Arterial Vasomotion.- Vein.- Venous Vasomotion.- Microvasculature.- Role of pericytes in the initiation and propagation of spontaneous activity in the microvasculature.- Lymphatic vessels.- Lymphatic vessel pumping.- PART V: Airways.- Regulation of airway smooth muscle contraction in health and disease.
£132.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Frontiers in Pharmacology of Neurotransmitters
Book SynopsisNumerous phenomenal advances have been made towards understanding the role of neurotransmitters in the pathophysiology of neurological disorders, and these have resulted in a large number of novel molecules with the potential to revolutionize the treatment and prevention of such disorders. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed explanation of brain neurotransmitters and their receptors and associated channels. It includes a basic introduction, and also discusses the functions and recent advances and their pharmacology, highlighting the role of various computer aided drug design (CADD) strategies for the development of therapeutic ligands to modulate these receptors/ion channels. Written in an easy-to-read style, it is intended for neuroscience and pharmaceutical students and researchers working in the area of brain neurotransmitters.Table of Contents
£179.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Current Thoughts on Dementia: From Risk Factors
Book SynopsisThis informative book discusses the latest research on the risk factors and therapeutics in dementia. WHO calls dementia a public health priority. Dementia manifests as a group of symptoms associated with decline in memory or other thinking skills and is severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities. It occurs frequently among elderly people, but it is not necessarily part of the normal aging process. The book has been divided into two broad sections. The first section reviews the risk factors involved in developing dementia, including various medical conditions, lifestyle choices, as well as genetics. The latter section describes various therapeutic interventions in dementia. Although there is no known cure for dementia, this book underlines the current treatment strategies that could momentarily reduce the symptoms and improve the quality of life of the patients. This book highlights the global effort to find better ways to halt the progression of dementia and develop novel therapeutic strategies. The book would be an interesting read for advanced graduate students and researchers working in the field of neuroscience, genetics, and medicine. It will generate good interest to neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, cardiologists, internal medicine practitioners, epidemiologist, and public health workers.Table of ContentsRisk Factors § Apolipoprotein E (APOE) § Histone modifications, demethylation, and microRNA regulation § Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) § Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) § Bridging integrator 1 (BIN1) § Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) § Leptin signaling § Insulin signaling § Autophagic dysfunction § Ubiquitin-proteasome system dysfunction § Circadian dysfunction § Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress § Depression § Normal pressure hydrocephalus § Antiphospholipid antibodies § Sex hormones § Changes in blood factors § Infection-induced systemic inflammation § Microbiota § Abdominal visceral fat § Atypical microvascular morphology § Plasma exosomes spread § Changes in visual cortex § Obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia and hypertension § Environmental pollutions Therapeutic Interventions § NMDA receptor antagonists § Calcium channel blockers § Catecholamine § Statins § Immunotherapy § Quitting smoking § Physical activity § Diet and nutrition § Natural products as promising drug candidates § Nanotechnological applications § Electroacupuncture § Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation § Transcranial direct current stimulation § Reminiscence therapy § Reality orientation therapy § Bright-light therapy § Snoezelen multi-sensory stimulation § Behavioral therapy § Brain-computer interface applications § Music therapy § Hypoxic-hyperoxic training § Cognitive rehabilitation § Cognitive creativity § Stem cell research
£179.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Nutrigenomics and the Brain
Book SynopsisDr. Mohammed Salama is Atlantic senior fellow for Equity in brain health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and Associate professor at the Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology at the American University in Cairo (AUC). He established the first Translational Neuroscience Unit in Egypt. Mohamed’s collaborative research led to establishing the Egyptian Network for Neurodegenerative Disorders Mohamed was selected as a SOT Global Senior Scholar in 2013 and Translational/bridging awardee in 2016. He was awarded by Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Foundation (PMDF) for his continued research in neurodegeneration. Recently, Mohamed and his colleagues succeeded in drafting the first Reference Egyptian Genome and collaborating with other colleagues to start a national cohort (A Longitudinal Study of Egyptian Health Aging [AL-SEHA]). Table of ContentsChapter 1. Nutrigenomics; a broader concept.- Chapter 2. Gene-environment interaction.- Chapter 3. Gene-gut-brain - axis (gene–based personalized medicine).- Chapter 4. Nutrigenomics of aging.- Chapter 5. Nutrigenomics and Mental health.- Chapter 6. Nutrigenomics and neurodevelopmental disorders.- Chapter 7. Nutrigenomics and Alzheimer’s disease.- Chapter 8. Nutrigenomics and Parkinson’s Disease.- Chapter 9. Nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics and big data.- Chapter 10. Nutrigenomics and Development.- Chapter 11. Early Child malnutrition and neurodevelopment.- Chapter 12. The emerging role of vit D deficiency and Parkinson’s Disease risk.- Chapter 13. Nutrigenomics and autophagy crosstalk.- Chapter 14. Nanoparticles in food additives and brain health.
£151.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore The Unfit Brain and the Limits of Moral
Book SynopsisIn light of the potential novel applications of neurotechnologies in psychiatry and the current debate on moral bioenhancement, this book outlines the reasons why more conceptual work is needed to inform the scientific and medical community, and society at large, about the implications of moral bioenhancement before a possible, highly hypothetical at this point, broad acceptance, and potential implementation in areas such as psychiatry (e.g., treatment of psychopathy), or as a measure to prevent crime in society. The author does not negate the possibility of altering or manipulating moral behavior through technological means. Rather he argues that the scope of interventions is limited because the various options available to “enhance morality” improve, or simply manipulate, some elements of moral behavior and not the moral agent per se in the various elements constitutive of moral agency. The concept of Identity Integrity is suggested as a potential framework for a responsible use of neurotechnologies in psychiatry to avoid human beings becoming orderers and orderables of technological manipulations.Table of Contents1 Introduction.1.1 Biology Is Not Destiny.1.2 Overview of the Book.2 The Scope and Limits of Moral Bioenhancement.2.1 Conceptual Issues and Scientific Realities.2.2 Becoming Fit for the Future.3 Moral Bioenhancement and the Clinical Ideal.3.1 The Challenge of Defining Enhancement.3.2 The Clinical Ideal and Enhancement.3.3 Clinical Ideal and Psychiatric Disorders with Moral Pathologies.4 Neurobiology, Morality, and Agency.4.1 The Neurobiology of Morality.4.2 Moral Judgments and the Moral Self.4.3 Phronesis and the Virtues.4.4 The Autonomous Modern Self.4.5 The Pathologizing of Human Behavior.5 Techno-Science, Politics, and the Common Good.5.1 Post-academic Science.5.2 The Implications of Postmodernity for Science and Technology.5.3 Beyond the Postmodern Cacophony: Deliberative Democracy.5.4 Applying the Deliberative Democracy Paradigm.6 Neurotechnologies and Psychopathy.6.1 Psychiatry and Moral Bioenhancement.6.2 Psychopathy.6.3 The Diagnosis of Psychopathy.6.4 Treatment of Psychopathy.6.5 Feasibility, Usefulness, and Limitations of Neurotechnologies.7 Punishment, Responsibility, and Brain Interventions.7.1 Retribution Versus Rehabilitation.7.2 Dangerousness and Prevention.7.3 Capacity and Responsibility.7.4 Moral and Legal Responsibility.8 Identity Integrity in Psychiatry.8.1 Technology and the Current Anthropological Identity Crisis.8.2 Homo Sapiens Interacting with Machines.8.3 Identity Integrity.9 Epilogue: Final Thoughts for the Path to Future Philosophical Explorations.
£80.99
