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Springer Neuroanatomy for the Neuroscientist
Book SynopsisPart I-Central nervous system.- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Anatomy and the Functional Localization within the Central Nervous System.- Chapter 2. Neurocytology: Cells of the CNS.- Chapter 3. Neuroembryology and Congenital Malformations.- Chapter 4. Spinal Cord.- Chapter 5. Brain Stem: Gross Anatomy.- Chapter 6. Brain Stem Functional Localization.- Chapter 7. The Cranial Nerves.- Chapter 8. Diencephalon .- Chapter 9. Hypothalamus, Neuroendocrine System, and Autonomic Nervous System.- Chapter 10. Cerebral Cortex Functional Localization.- Part II - Systems.- Chapter 11. Motor System, Movement, and Motor Pathways.- Chapter 12. Motor System II: Basal Ganglia.- Chapter 13. Motor Systems III: The Cerebellum Movement and Major Fiber Pathways of the Cerebellum.- Chapter 14. Somatosensory Functions and the Parietal Lobe.- Chapter 15. Visual System and Occipital Lobe.- Chapter 16. The Limbic System - Temporal Lobe, Prefrontal Cortex, and Learning, Memory and Emotions.- Chapter 17. Higher Cortical Functions.- Part III - The Non-Nervous Elements.- Chapter 18. NON-NERVOUS ELEMENTS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.- Chapter 19. Trauma, Neoplasms, and Communicable Diseases.- Part IV - NEUROPATHOLOGY.- Chapter 20. TEACHING CASES.- Chapter 21. Movies on the Brain.- Part V - Atlas of the Brain.- Chapter 22. MRI & DTI Images.- Chapter 23. Descriptive Atlas of Stained Brain Sections.- Chapter 24. Myelin-Stained.
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Springer International Publishing AG Modern CNS Drug Discovery
Book SynopsisThe third section highlights strategies and technologies in translational CNS drug discovery and looks at safety and drug metabolism assessment, imaging techniques and functional testing to investigate drug treatment outcomes.
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Springer Verlag GmbH Clinical Electrophysiology of the Somatosensory Cortex: A Combined Study Using Electrocorticography, Scalp-EEG, and Magnetoencephalography
Book SynopsisThe functional anatomy of human somatosensory cortex is of both scientific and clinical interest. Scientifically, it provides insights in information processing in the human brain. Clinically, it helps to avoid neurological deficits by sparing essential brain regions during neurosurgical procedures adjacent to central fissure. In the present study the functional organization of the human somatosensory cortex was investigated with electrophysiological techniques using a combined approach of cortical stimulations and somatosensory evoked responses on electrocorticography, scalp-EEG, and magnetoencephalography. The spatiotemporal structure of the evoked response was studiedwith biophysical modeling techniqueswhich allowed identification of the three-dimensional intracerebral location, time activity, and interaction of the neuronal sources activated following peripheral somatosensory stimulation. Furthermore, the somatotopic organization ofhand and lip somatosensory cortex was investigated. The relative value of invasive (cortical stimulations and electrocorticography) and non-invasive (scalp-EEGand magnetoencephalography) was assessed. The combined use ofscalp-EEG and magnetoencephalography was useful to increase non-invasive localization accuracy. I want to thank several people who significantly contributed in completion of the present work. Univ. -Prof Dr. Luder Deecke, Chairman of the Neurological University Clinic, Vienna, Austria, supported me throughout my career at the Neurological University Clinic in Vienna since 1985. Dr. William W Sutherling, Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, who was my advisor during my stay from 1987-1989 at the Department ofNeurology, University of California, Los Angeles where most of the present work was done.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 1.1. Functional Anatomy of Human Somatosensory Cortex.- 1.1.1. Clinical Importance.- 1.1.2. Methods to Study Functional Anatomy of Human Somatosensory Cortex.- 1.1.2.1. Direct Cortical Stimulations.- 1.1.2.2. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 1.1.2.3. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Scalp-EEG.- 1.1.2.4. Somatosensory Evoked Fields on Magnetoencephalography.- 1.1.3. The Neuronal Sources of Somatosensory Evoked Responses.- 1.2. Somatotopy of Human Somatosensory Cortex.- 1.2.1. Current Concepts Concerning the Somatotopic Organization of Somatosensory Cortex.- 1.2.2. Clinical Importance.- 1.2.3. Methods to Study Somatotopy of Human Somatosensory Cortex.- 1.2.3.1. Direct Cortical Stimulations.- 1.2.3.2. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 1.2.3.3. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Scalp-EEG.- 1.2.3.4. Somatosensory Evoked Fields on Magnetoencephalography.- 2. General Methodology.- 2.1. Neurogenesis of ECoG, Scalp-EEG, and MEG.- 2.2. Biophysical Laws of EEG and MEG.- 2.2.1. Forward and Inverse Problem.- 2.2.2. Assumptions Concerning the Current Sources.- 2.2.3. Assumptions Concerning the Volume Conductor.- 2.2.4. Practical Outline of Dipole Modeling.- 2.3. Magnetoencephalography — Basic Concepts.- 2.3.1. Basic Principles of the Procedure.- 2.3.2. Instrumentation.- 2.3.3. Magnetic Shielding.- 2.3.4. Differences Between Scalp-EEG and MEG.- 2.4. Cortical Stimulations.- 2.4.1. Subdural Grid Electrodes.- 2.4.2. Stimulus Parameters.- 2.4.3. Neurophysiological Effects of Cortical Stimulations.- 2.4.4. General Testing Procedure.- 3. Spatiotemporal Modeling on ECoG, Scalp-EEG, and MEG.- 3.1. Motivation.- 3.2. Simulation Study.- 3.3. Basic Goals of Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 3.4. Principal Component Analysis.- 3.4.1. Introduction.- 3.4.2. Methods.- 3.5. Combination of Principal Component Analysis and Biophysical Modeling.- 3.6. Multiple Dipole Modeling.- 3.6.1. Introduction.- 3.6.2. Methods.- 3.6.2.1. Forward Problem.- 3.6.2.2. Inverse Problem.- 3.7. Practical Outline of Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 3.8. Spatiotemporal Modeling as Outlined on Two Typical Examples.- 3.8.1. Modeling of Somatosensory Evoked Magnetic Fields.- 3.8.2. Modeling of the Human Epileptic Spike Complex.- 3.9. Limitations of the Procedure.- 3.9.1. Limitations of Principal Component Analysis.- 3.9.2. Limitations of Multiple Dipole Modeling.- 4. Functional Anatomy of Human Somatosensory Cortex.- 4.1. Methods.- 4.1.1. Cortical Stimulations — Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 4.1.1.1. Patients.- 4.1.1.2. Cortical Stimulations.- 4.1.1.3. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 4.1.1.4. Correlation of Neuroelectric and Anatomical Data.- 4.1.1.5. Data Analysis.- 4.1.2. Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Scalp-EEG.- 4.1.2.1. Subjects and Procedures.- 4.1.2.2. Correlation of Neuroelectric and Anatomical Data.- 4.1.2.3. Data Analysis.- 4.1.3. Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Fields on Magnetoencephalography.- 4.1.3.1. Subjects and Procedures.- 4.1.3.2. Correlation of Neuromagnetic and Anatomical Data.- 4.1.3.3. Data Analysis.- 4.2. Results.- 4.2.1. Cortical Stimulations — Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 4.2.1.1. Cortical Stimulations.- 4.2.1.2. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials — Data.- 4.2.1.3. Number of Sources.- 4.2.1.4. Results of Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 4.2.1.5. Results of Selected Patients.- 4.2.2. Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Scalp-EEG.- 4.2.2.1. Data.- 4.2.2.2. Number of Sources.- 4.2.2.3. Results of Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 4.2.2.4. Results of Selected Subjects.- 4.2.3. Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Fields on Magnetoencephalography.- 4.2.3.1. Data.- 4.2.3.2. Number of Sources.- 4.2.3.3. Results of Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 4.2.3.4. Results of Selected Subjects.- 4.2.4. Comparison of ECoG, Scalp-EEG, and MEG.- 4.2.4.1. Comparison of the Raw Data for the Subjects as a Group.- 4.2.4.2. Comparison of Spatiotemporal Modeling for the Subjects as a Group.- 4.2.4.3. Comparison of ECoG and Scalp-EEG in a Selected Patient.- 4.2.4.4. Comparison of Scalp-EEG and MEG in a Selected Subject.- 4.3. Discussion.- 4.3.1. Cortical Stimulations — Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 4.3.1.1. Cortical Stimulations.- 4.3.1.2. Data.- 4.3.1.3. Source Localization Techniques.- 4.3.1.4. Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 4.3.1.5. The Neuronal Sources Underlying SEPs.- 4.3.1.6. Limitations of the Procedure.- 4.3.2. Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Scalp-EEG.- 4.3.2.1. Data.- 4.3.2.2. Source Localization Techniques.- 4.3.2.3. Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 4.3.2.4. Neuronal Sources Underlying SEPs.- 4.3.2.5. Limitations of the Procedure.- 4.3.3. Median Nerve Somatosensory Evoked Fields on Magnetoencephalography.- 4.3.3.1. Data.- 4.3.3.2. Spatiotemporal Modeling.- 4.3.3.3. The Neuronal Sources Underlying SEFs.- 4.3.3.4. Functional Organization of Human Somatosensory Cortex.- 4.3.4. Comparison of ECoG, Scalp-EEG, and MEG.- 4.3.4.1. Comparison of ECoG and Scalp-EEG.- 4.3.4.2. Comparison of Scalp-EEG and MEG.- 4.3.4.3. Localization Accuracy of Scalp-EEG and MEG.- 4.3.4.4. Additional Information Revealed by Scalp-EEG and MEG.- 4.3.5. Considerations Concerning the Model.- 4.3.5.1. The Dipole Concept.- 4.3.5.2. Spatiotemporal Modeling — Modeling Assumptions and Neurophysiological Considerations.- 4.3.5.3. Spatiotemporal Modeling—Mathematical and Computational Considerations.- 4.3.6. Neurogenesis of the Human Somatosensory Evoked Response.- 4.3.6.1. The Primary Evoked Response.- 4.3.6.2. Neurogenesis of the N20–P30 Component-Activity Attributed to Area 3b.- 4.3.6.3. Neurogenesis of the P25–N35 Component-Activity Attributed to Area 1.- 5. Somatotopy of Human Somatosensory Cortex.- 5.1. Methods.- 5.1.1. Somatotopy as Studied with Cortical Stimulations and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 5.1.1.1. Patients.- 5.1.1.2. Cortical Stimulations.- 5.1.1.3. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Recorded on Electrocorticography.- 5.1.1.4. Correlation of Neuroelectric and Anatomical Data.- 5.1.1.5. Data Analysis.- 5.1.2. Somatotopy as Studied on Scalp-EEG.- 5.1.2.1. Subjects and Procedures.- 5.1.2.2. Correlation of Neuroelectric and Anatomical Data.- 5.1.2.3. Data Analysis.- 5.1.3. Somatotopy as Studied on Magnetoencephalography.- 5.1.3.1. Subjects and Procedures.- 5.1.3.2. Correlation of Neuromagnetic and Anatomical Data.- 5.1.3.3. Data Analysis.- 5.2. Results.- 5.2.1. Somatotopy as Studied with Cortical Stimulations and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 5.2.1.1. Cortical Stimulations.- 5.2.1.2. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials — Data.- 5.2.1.3. Isopotential Maps for Median and Ulnar Nerve SEPs.- 5.2.1.4. Isopotential Maps for Digit SEPs.- 5.2.1.5. Isopotential Maps for Lip SEPs.- 5.2.1.6. Cortical Hand and Digit Representation.- 5.2.1.7. Cortical Lip Representation in Relation to Hand Representation.- 5.2.2. Somatotopy as Studied on Scalp-EEG.- 5.2.2.1. Data.- 5.2.2.2. Isopotential Maps for Median and Ulnar Nerve SEPs.- 5.2.2.3. Isopotential Maps for Digit SEPs.- 5.2.2.4. Cortical Hand and Digit Representation.- 5.2.3. Somatotopy as Studied on Magnetoencephalography.- 5.2.3.1. Data.- 5.2.3.2. Isofield Maps for Median, Ulnar Nerve and Digit SEFs.- 5.2.3.3. Cortical Hand and Digit Representation.- 5.2.4. Comparison of ECoG, Scalp-EEG, and MEG.- 5.2.4.1. General Comparison.- 5.2.4.2. Comparison of Somatotopy on ECoG and Scalp-EEG in a Selected Patient.- 5.2.4.3. Comparison of Somatotopy on Scalp-EEG and MEG in Two Selected Subjects.- 5.3. Discussion.- 5.3.1. Somatotopy as Studied with Cortical Stimulations and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on Electrocorticography.- 5.3.1.1. Cortical Stimulations.- 5.3.1.2. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials — Data.- 5.3.1.3. Isopotential Maps.- 5.3.1.4. Somatotopy of Human Hand Somatosensory Cortex 151 5.3.1.5. Neuronal Sources in Human Hand Somatosensory Cortex.- 5.3.1.6. Somatotopy and Neuronal Sources of Lip Somatosensory Cortex.- 5.3.2. Somatotopy as Studied on Scalp-EEG.- 5.3.2.1. Data.- 5.3.2.2. Isopotential Maps.- 5.3.2.3. Somatotopy of Human Hand Somatosensory Cortex 157 5.3.2.4. Neuronal Sources in Human Hand Somatosensory Cortex.- 5.3.3. Somatotopy as Studied on Magnetoencephalography.- 5.3.3.1. Data.- 5.3.3.2. Isofield Maps.- 5.3.3.3. Somatotopy of Human Hand Somatosensory Cortex 162 5.3.3.4. Neuronal Sources in Human Hand.- Somatosensory Cortex.- 5.3.4. Comparison of ECoG, Scalp-EEG, and MEG.- 6. Clinical Implications.- 7. Summary.- 8. List of Abbreviations.- 9. References.
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Springer International Publishing AG Decoding Neural Circuit Structure and Function: Cellular Dissection Using Genetic Model Organisms
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Springer International Publishing AG Multimodal Analysis of User-Generated Multimedia Content
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Corticofugal Modulation of Sensory Information
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Anxiety and Anxiolytic Drugs
Book SynopsisThe present volume gives a comprehensive overview on the current state of basic and clinical research on Anxiety and Anxiolytic Drugs. Using newly developed methods and techniques researchers are now beginning to understand the molecular mechanisms of anxiety, anxiety disorders and their treatment. In parallel, new drug targets have been generated and the first clinical studies with new compounds have been started. In 20 chapters written by numerous experts in the field comprehensive information on all relevant topics is provided. Table of ContentsLearning and Memory.- Animal Models of Anxiety.- Genetic Alterations of the Murine Serotonergic Gene Pathway: The Neurodevelopmental Basis of Anxiety.- Mutagenesis and Knockout Models: Hypothalamic- Pituitary- Adrenocortical System.- Mutagenesis and Knockout Models: NK and Substance P.- Genetic Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorders.- Interactions Between Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Serotonin: Implications for the Aetiology and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders.- Anxiety Disorders: Noradrenergic Neurotransmission.- Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of GABAA Receptors.- Excitatory Amino Acid Neurotransmission.- Neurobiology and Treatment of Anxiety: Signal Transduction and Neuronal Plasticity.- Neuropeptides in Anxiety Modulation.-Neuroendocrine Aspects of PTSD.- Anxiety Disorders: Clinical Presentation and Epidemiology.- Transcultural Issues.- Challenge Studies in Anxiety Disorders.- Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety.- New Pharmacological Treatment Approaches for Anxiety.- Pharmaco-Genomics.- Pharmaco-Proteomics.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Two Faces of Evil: Cancer and Neurodegeneration
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2008
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Springer Verlag, Japan Neurodegenerative Disorders as Systemic Diseases
Book SynopsisThis book sheds new light on neurodegenerative disorders as systemic diseases. Classically, neuronal cell death was a hallmark of such disorders. However, it has become evident that neural dysfunction is more important in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative disorders. More recently, the prionoid-spreading hypothesis of disease-causing molecules has attracted a great deal of attention. Therapeutic strategies thus must be reconsidered in the light that neurodegenerative disorders are indeed systemic diseases. The first part of this book introduces the concept of neurodegeneration in biology and pathophysiology. The second part focuses on clinical evaluation and biomarkers from the perspective of this new concept, while the third summarizes the risk factors of neurodegeneration. The fourth part of this work indicates future directions of treatment, and the final part discusses health promotion for prevention and quality of life. This book will be of interest to both researchers and medical personnel, and provides a fresh approach to neurodegenerative diseases, paving the way to new research and improved quality of health care for patients. Table of ContentsPART I A NEW CONCEPT OF NEURODEGENERATION IN BIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY.- 1 Conformational disease and RNA disease theory in the context of neurodegenerative diseases.- 2 Brain-peripheral organ communication.- 3 The brain-immune network in spinal cord injury.- PART II CHANGES IN CLINICAL EVALUATION AND NEW BIOMARKERS.- 4 Renovation of clinical evaluation and new biomarkers.- 5 Clinical Systems Neuroscience.- PART III RISK FACTORS IN NEURODEGENERATION.- 6 Genetic risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases.- 7 Intermediate phenotypes approach for neuropsychiatric disorders.- PART IV FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THERAPY.- 8 Significance of mechanism-oriented research toward neuronal protection therapy against neurodegenerative disorders ~ ZNRF1 E3 ubiquitin ligase as a critical mediator for Wallerian degeneration and neuronal apoptosis.- 9 Drug development for neurodegenerative diseases.- 10 Physical therapy and rehabilitation in patients with degenerative cerebellar diseases: current evidence and future direction.- 11 Home- and Community-based medical care for neurodegenerative diseases -ALS as an illustration-.- PART V HEALTH PROMOTION: PREVENTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE.- 12 Information Environment and Brain Function: A New Concept of the Environment for the Brain.- 13 Social Implementation of Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Neuroethics.-
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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.
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc The Code Stroke Handbook
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a great introductory handbook detailing acute stroke care for those not as familiar with neurology or stroke, or for those who are not up to date with the most recent evidence. The numerous tables and figures summarize the information efficiently and make it a handy reference, yet its size and portability make it convenient to store in a white coat pocket. Given that stroke care is evolving rapidly, the references to tenecteplase, extended time windows, and CT perfusion help in keeping these practitioners aware of the latest guidelines. The book is especially valuable to those in the emergency room, internal medicine trainees, and medical students starting their neurology rotations. It is a worthwhile purchase for these non-neurologists and, given its accessibility and conciseness, it can be easily read quickly." --DoodyTable of Contents1. History Taking 2. Stroke Mimics 3. NIH Stroke Scale and Neurological Examination 4. Stroke Syndromes 5. Stroke Imaging: Noncontrast Head CT 6. Stroke Imaging: CT Angiography 7. Stroke Imaging: CT Perfusion 8. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Alteplase 9. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Endovascular Therapy 10. Basilar Artery Occlusion 11. Acute Stroke Treatment: Acute Blood Pressure Management and Anticoagulation Reversal 12. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Acute Antiplatelet Therapy
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Columbia University Press Neurogastronomy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNeurogastronomy is a personal yet magisterial account of the new brain-based approach to flavor perception. Gordon M. Shepherd's panoramic view of science, culture, and behavior is that of a true pioneer of the chemical senses. -- Avery Gilbert, Author of What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life Cooking? It is first love, then art, then technique. Chefs and food lovers alike can benefit from a better appreciation of the phenomena at play throughout the culinary process, from the field to the fork and beyond. This is why flavor is so important, and why Gordon M. Shepherd's well-named Neurogastronomy is such a welcome addition to the literature. -- Herve This, author of Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor Those who make the effort will be rewarded: they'll never look at eating the same way again. Library Journal Shepherd makes an excellent case for neurogastronomy as an important cross-disciplinary field that is likely to motivate a variety of imperatives for our health and well-being. -- Chris Loss Nature Although written for lay readers, this excellent summary of everything people currently know about flavor perception must be considered the latest and most valuable review of research on the chemical senses. Choice Stimulating and informing. -- Israel Rosenfeld and Edward B. Ziff New York Review of Books A work that has the potential for breaking new ground and developing a whole new direction of study. Yum.fi
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Fordham University Press The New Wounded
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the issue of trauma and psychic wounds to stage a confrontation between psychoanalysis and contemporary neurobiology. In so doing, it reevaluates the brain as an organ that is not separated from psychic life but rather appears as its very locus. A philosophical approach of the “new wounded” (brain lesion patients) forms the matter of the confrontation.Trade Review"The first of the 'old wounded,' hysterics suffering from reminiscences, were Freud's co-conspirators in the invention of psychoanalysis. Not only were they its earliest patients and critics; their malady formed the very stuff of psychoanalysis. Malabou identifies a more recent class of 'new wounded'-Alzheimer's patient, autistic children, concentration camp survivors, victims of rape, bombing, natural disasters and brain tumors-who, radically severed from their own past, are devoid not only of reminiscences but of meaning itself. Their maladies, she claims, evacuate the core concepts of psychoanalysis, its original stuff. Friends and foes of Freud's science will be riveted by Malabou's intelligent argument whose destructive thrust produces not merely rubble and dust, more a foam of fascinating new concepts-including cerebrality and destructive plasticity-and strong readings of Freudian texts." -- -Joan Copjec University at Buffalo, SUNY "Malabou draws upon the most current neurological research and contemporary psychoanalytic works, and applies them to a careful, penetrating and convincing reading of Freud's primary texts, in order to fashion her original interpretation." -- -Clayton Crockett University of Central Arkansas What has happened when subjectivity is utterly changed by brain damage? What are the links of war, trauma, and loss of affect? In The New Wounded Catherine Malabou brilliantly shows how 'destructive plasticity' is the key concept for understanding our 'new economy of pain.' Highly recommended for everyone in the fields she so deftly examines: philosophy, psychoanalysis, and neurology." -- -John Protevi Louisiana State UniversityTable of ContentsPreamble Introduction Part One: The Neurological Subordination of Sexuality Introduction: The "New Maps" of Causality 1. Cerebral Auto-Affection 2. Brain Wounds: From the Neurological Novel to the Theater of Absence 3. Identity Without Precedent 4. Psychoanalytic Objection: Can There Be Destruction Without a Drive of Destruction? Part Two: The Neutralization of Cerebrality Introduction: Freud and Preexisting Fault Lines 5. What Is a Psychic Event? 6. The "Libido Theory" and the Otherness of the Sexual to Itself: Traumatic Neurosis and War Neurosis in Question 7. Separation, Death, the Thing, Freud, Lacan, and the Missed Encounter 8. Neurological Objection: Rehabilitating the Event Part Three: On the Beyond of the Pleasure Principle--That it Exists Introduction: Remission at the Risk of Forgetting the Worst 9. The Equivocity of Reparation: From Elasticity to Resilience 10. Toward a Plasticity of the Compulsion to Repeat 11. The Subject of the Accident Conclusion Notes Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis The Students Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience
Book SynopsisReflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated fifth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and function, as well as all the key methods and procedures of cognitive neuroscience, with a view to helping students understand how they can be used to shed light on the neural basis of cognition.The book presents a comprehensive overview of the latest theories and findings in all the key topics in cognitive neuroscience, including vision, hearing, attention, memory, speech and language, executive function, social and emotional behavior and developmental neuroscience. Throughout, case studies, newspaper reports, everyday examples and student-friendly pedagogy are used to help students understand the more challenging ideas that underpin the subject. This edition features expanded coverage
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Vintage Publishing When Breath Becomes Air: The ultimate moving
Book Synopsis**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** 'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful.' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of Being Mortal What makes life worth living in the face of death? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both. 'A vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living' Nigella LawsonTrade ReviewA vital book about dying. Awe-inspiring and exquisite. Obligatory reading for the living. -- Nigella LawsonRattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful. -- Atul Gawande, author of BEING MORTALA great, indelible book ... as intimate and illuminating as Atul Gawande’s “Being Mortal,” to cite only one recent example of a doctor’s book that has had exceptionally wide appeal ... I guarantee that finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option ... gripping from the start ... None of it is maudlin. Nothing is exaggerated. As he wrote to a friend: “It’s just tragic enough and just imaginable enough.” And just important enough to be unmissable. * New York Times *Powerful and poignant. * The Sunday Times *Less a memoir than a reflection on life and purpose… A vital book. * The Economist *
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Random House USA Inc Chatter
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER ? An award-winning psychologist reveals the hidden power of our inner voice and shows how to harness it to combat anxiety, improve physical and mental health, and deepen our relationships with others.LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD ? ?A masterpiece.??Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit ? Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel H. Pink?s Next Big Idea Club Winter 2021 Winning SelectionOne of the best new books of the year?The Washington Post, BBC, USA Today, CNN Underscored, Shape, Behavioral Scientist, PopSugar ? Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness starred reviewsIs talking to yourself normal? The truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. When we?re facing a tough task, our inner coach can buoy us up: Focus?you can do this. But, just as often, our inner critic sinks us entirely: I?m going to fail. They?ll all laugh at me. What?s the use? In Chatter, acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case studies?from a pitcher who forgets how to pitch, to a Harvard undergrad negotiating her double life as a spy?Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. He warns that giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk?what he calls ?chatter??can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure. But the good news is that we?re already equipped with the tools we need to make our inner voice work in our favor. These tools are often hidden in plain sight?in the words we use to think about ourselves, the technologies we embrace, the diaries we keep in our drawers, the conversations we have with our loved ones, and the cultures we create in our schools and workplaces. Brilliantly argued, expertly researched, and filled with compelling stories, Chatter gives us the power to change the most important conversation we have each day: the one we have with ourselves.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers The Interbrain: How Unconscious Connections
Book SynopsisArguing that our brains are wirelessly connected though non-verbal communication, Digby Tantam presents research to show how our brains are linked in unexpected ways and the implications this has for our understanding of criminal behaviour, autism spectrum disorders, relationships and more.Table of Contents1. The Interbrain. 2. The Interbrain in Action. 3. Being Dominated by the Theory of Mind Connection. 4. Connecting to Finnegan's Wake. 5. Connecting through Common Knowledge. 6. Leaders. 7. Connections and Morality.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group The Experience Machine
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Zone Books The Organism
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Random House USA Inc Why We Remember
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Penguin Putnam Inc Determined
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Columbia University Press Vulnerable Minds
Book SynopsisLiya Yu develops a novel political framework that builds on neuroscientific discoveries to rethink the social contract. She advances a new neuropolitical language of persuasion that refrains from moralizing or shaming and instead appeals to shared neurobiological vulnerabilities.Trade ReviewEstablished systems are rarely challenged by big ideas in the way Yu does in this book. She takes on central concepts that ground our legal and political systems, holds them up to the light of neuroscience and psychology data, and discusses the implications for moving society forward. It is a wonderful example of interdisciplinary scholarship on the brain and society, and prudent reading given humanity’s current crises. -- Lasana Harris, University College LondonThis brilliant book will transform the way we think about identity, "race," and the innumerable and persistent conflicts that have been fed by false perceptions of difference between human beings. It is essential reading for everyone interested in resolving one of the central issues of our time. -- David C. Johnston, Columbia UniversityLiya Yu’s important book comes at a critical time when our increasingly divided world needs to better understand what brain and behavioral science powerfully tells us about being human. By revealing how our brains navigate our social world and process the experiences of fear, exclusion, and dehumanization, Liya offers us a path informed by science and evidence to create a better world where empathy, understanding, and belonging can be manifested and made real. -- Tim Phillips, founder and CEO of Beyond ConflictLiya Yu shows how neuroscience can provide a lingua franca to bridge the mental gap dividing racial, partisan, and ideological groups that are primed to dehumanize the other. Where banalities about tolerance no longer ring true, our 'disillusioned curiosity' can still lead us to understand the workings of our 'exclusionary brains.' -- Jack Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Vulnerable Minds in Charlottesville1. A Battle Over Reality: Pitching the Social Contract Anew2. Unlocking the Black Box: Social Neuroscience’s Political Power3. Shared Vulnerabilities: We All Have Dehumanizing Brains4. Humanization Duties at Home: Neuropolitical Strategies for Liberal Democracies5. Humanization Duties Abroad: The Other in a Postcolonial WorldConclusion: Toward a Neuromaterialist Idea of Our Political SelvesAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
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HarperCollins READER COME HOME
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Cambridge University Press Brain Network Analysis
Book SynopsisThis tutorial reference serves as a coherent overview of various statistical and mathematical approaches used in brain network analysis, where modeling the complex structures and functions of the human brain often poses many unique computational and statistical challenges. This book fills a gap as a textbook for graduate students while simultaneously articulating important and technically challenging topics. Whereas most available books are graph theory-centric, this text introduces techniques arising from graph theory and expands to include other different models in its discussion on network science, regression, and algebraic topology. Links are included to the sample data and codes used in generating the book''s results and figures, helping to empower methodological understanding in a manner immediately usable to both researchers and students.Trade Review'This book is a must-read for students and researchers in brain network analysis. It is unique across many fronts. First, it weaves together the important background material in statistics, computational mathematics and algebraic topology. Second, it accomplishes the dual role of a research monograph and a textbook reference. The author, an expert in this field, conveys his enthusiasm for brain network analysis and lays down the most essential mathematical and statistical foundations for future advances.' Hernando Ombao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi ArabiaTable of Contents1. Statistical preliminary; 2. Brain network nodes and edges; 3. Graph theory; 4. Correlation networks; 5. Big brain network data; 6. Network simulations; 7. Persistent homology; 8. Diffusion on graphs; 9. Sparse networks; 10. Brain network distances; 11. Combinatorial inference for networks; 12. Series expansion of connectivity matrices; 13. Dynamic network models.
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Random House USA Inc Galileos Error
Book SynopsisFrom a leading philosopher of the mind comes this lucid, provocative argument that offers a radically new picture of human consciousness—panpsychism.Understanding how brains produce consciousness is one of the great scientific challenges of our age. Some philosophers argue that consciousness is something extra, beyond the physical workings of the brain. Others think that if we persist in our standard scientific methods, our questions about consciousness will eventually be answered. And some even suggest that the mystery is so deep, it will never be solved. Decades have been spent trying to explain consciousness from within our current scientific paradigm, but little progress has been made.Now, Philip Goff offers an exciting alternative that could pave the way forward. Rooted in an analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of modern science and based on the early twentieth-century work of Arthur Eddington and Bertrand Russell, Goff makes the case for panpsychism, a theory which posits that consciousness is not confined to biological entities but is a fundamental feature of all physical matter—from subatomic particles to the human brain. In Galileo''s Error, he has provided the first step on a new path to the final theory of human consciousness.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Behave
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Biohack Your Brain
Book SynopsisA top neuroscientist’s science-driven plan on how to take better care of your brain, and, in doing so, how to enhance your memory, lose excess weight, and increase your energy and vitality. Build your best health and life possible by taking care of your brain.Your brain is the most essential organ in your body. The brain and spinal cord are intimately connected to every bodily system and organ, so when it is balanced everything in your body and mind will function more efficiently. It’s vitally important to take proactive steps now, or you risk losing everything, including your ability to think clearly, be creative, remember details, solve problems, and retain your memory.In Biohack Your Brain, leading neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Willeumier reveals how you can change your brain by making simple and easy modifications to your lifestyle. Combining clinical experience with revolutionary science, she details how biohacking your brain can boost your cognitive performance and so much more.Dr. Willeumier’s essential guidebook shows you the most effective techniques to prevent memory loss and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease—and even how to overcome negative thoughts and stress. Through research and case studies, you’ll learn how to upgrade your nutritional choices along with the effective use of supplements, brain games, and physical activity to overcome cognitive damage, whether it’s from previous injuries, such as a concussion or a bad fall, or from the effects of living in modern day times. Dr. Willeumier shares her own story alongside those from the NFL players and other clients she has worked with to help you leverage the latest research to find personal solutions. Biohack Your Brain is a groundbreaking plan for revitalizing, nourishing, and rejuvenating your most essential asset. Trade Review“After my years playing professional football in the NFL, I took a deep dive into studying the most important organ in my body: the brain. Thankfully, I came across Dr. Willeumier, the foremost expert on research, knowledge, and practical ways to regenerate and revitalize the most valuable asset we each possess. Her passion for and dedication to helping and healing athletes’ brain function is unparalleled, and I am thrilled that you each get to receive some of the wisdom that she has blessed me with over the years.” — EMMANUEL ACHO, former NFL linebacker, Fox Sports analyst, and author of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man “Neurobiologist Willeumier debuts with a collection of proactive, accessible strategies for preserving and promoting cognitive health…This smart take will help those seeking ideas on how to sharpen their mental performance.” — Publishers Weekly “Biohack Your Brain is filled with wisdom, hope, and many great strategies to give you a better brain and a better life. Having worked closely with Dr. Willeumier for more than a decade, I know she is deeply passionate and a great communicator, which is found on every page of this book. I highly recommend it!” — DANIEL AMEN, M.D., CEO and founder of the Amen Clinics and ten-time New York Times bestselling author “I’ve often wished I had a handbook I could give patients that outlined the interventions we actually know can improve brain health. I now have one.” — from the foreword by KEITH L. BLACK, M.D., chair and professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center “Biohack Your Brain is a superb brain-health guide that will nurture your mind, heart, and spirit.” — BOB ROTH, global meditation leader, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and author of the New York Times bestseller Strength in Stillness "It is so easy to get lost in the over-saturated market of mental health and wellness today. I’ve learned as an elite athlete to beware of the quick fix products and tactics promising stronger better brain health with no tangible action steps. Dr. Kristen Willeumier’s Biohack Your Brain is a step-by-step guide to unlock the power of your brain through simplified literal practices anyone can employ to optimize cognitive function. Such a thoughtful, relevant, and necessary approach to improve brain health.” — CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW, Team USA Olympic Gold medalist, Hall of Fame athlete, six-time WNBA All-Star, mental health advocate, host of Tremendous Upside podcast “Biohack Your Brain is an essential guide for those who are seeking to upgrade their mental game or to reverse the effects of damage from repetitive impacts. Read the newly revealed secrets Dr. Willeumier has discovered and utilizes—it might just save your brain function.” — LEIGH STEINBERG, J.D., American sports agent, CEO of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment, and author of the New York Times bestseller The Agent "A beneficial overview of the brain, what we know about it, and what we’re still discovering." — Library Journal Advance Reviews "With the rise of health-focused wearables, we're predicting biohacking will be bigger than ever in 2021. This book further fuels that theory, as leading neuroscientist Kristen Willeumier, Ph.D., shares ways to supercharge your brain (think boosting cognitive performance and prevent memory loss) via simple lifestyle changes." — mindbodygreen "In Biohack Your Brain, Kristen Willeumier, PhD, provides simple and easy tips to master cognitive training in your everyday life." — The Women's Alzheimer's Movement Weekly Newsletter “…a manageable guide to live a brain-healthy lifestyle.” — Harper’s Bazaar Arabia
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG The Human Central Nervous System: A Synopsis and
Book SynopsisThe present edition of The Human Central Nervous System differs considerably from its predecessors. In previous editions, the text was essentially confined to a section dealing with the various functional systems of the brain. This section, which has been rewritten and updated, is now preceded by 15 newly written chapters, which introduce the pictorial material of the gross anatomy, the blood vessels and meninges and the microstructure of its various parts and deal with the development, topography and functional anatomy of the spinal cord, the brain stem and the cerebellum, the diencephalon and the telencephalon. Great pains have been taken to cover the most recent concepts and data. As suggested by the front cover, there is a focus on the evolutionary development of the human brain. Throughout the text numerous correlations with neuropathology and clinical n- rology have been made. After much thought, we decided to replace the full Latin terminology, cherished in all previous editions, with English and Anglicized Latin terms. It has been an emotional farewell from beautiful terms such as decussatio hipposideriformis W- nekinkii and pontes grisei caudatolenticulares. Not only the text, but also the p- torial material has been extended and brought into harmony with the present state of knowledge. More than 230 new illustrations have been added and many others have been revised. The number of macroscopical sections through the brain has been extended considerably. Together, these illustrations now comprise a complete and convenient atlas for interpreting neuroimaging studies.Table of ContentsOrientation. Development. Gross anatomy. Blood supply, meninges and liquor system. Brain slices and microscopical sections. Topography of spinal cord, brain stem and cerebellum. Diencephalon: introduction and epithalamus. Diencephalon: dorsal thalamus. Diencephalon: ventral thalamus. Diencephalon: hypothalamus. Telencephalon: introduction and olfactory system. Telencephalon: hippocampus and related structures. Telencephalon: amygdala and claustrum. Telencephalon: basal ganglia. Telencephalon: neocortex. Functional systems.- General sensory systems and taste. Vestibular system. Auditory system. Visual system. Cerebellum. Motor systems. Limbic system
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Columbia University Press Neuroscience and Philosophy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIf you can get two sworn and unrestrained philosophical enemies such as Daniel Dennett and John Searle to join forces against you, you must at the very least be described as the controversialists of our time. -- Akeel Bilgrami, Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy and director, Heyman Centre for the Humanities, Columbia University Neurophysiology has made astonishing progress in recent decades and has learnt many hitherto unknown facts about the brain and its functioning. But what do these discoveries tell us about the mind? Peter Hacker and Maswell Bennett adopt an avowedly Aristotelian stance. Many cognitive scientists, they maintain, covertly endorse the dualism of Plato and Descartes, merely substituting brain-body dualism for mind-body dualism. If Daniel Dennett and John Searle are right, philosophical psychology is about to be superannuated by a scientific breakthrough in the study of the mind. If Bennett and Hacker are right, then much of cognitive neuroscience is not sound science but muddled philosophy. The resulting four-cornered discussion must rank as one of the great philosophical debates of our generation. The points at issue between these four sophisticated and articulate thinkers concern not only neurophysiology and philosophy of mind but the whole nature of philosophy itself and its relationship to science. The debates here give the reader an unparalleled chance to reach a personal decision on issues of fundamental intellectual importance. -- Anthony Kenny, Fellow Emeritus, St. John's College, Oxford University A useful introduction. -- Barry Dainton Science Readable and accessible. -- James Sage Metapsychology A good introduction to this dynamic subfield. Library Journal [A] rare opportunity to appreciate an encapsulated philosophical debate... Recommended. CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction, by Daniel Robinson The Argument Selections from Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience Neuroscience and Philosophy, by Maxwell R. Bennett The Rebuttals Philosophy as Naive Anthropology: Comment on Bennett and Hacker, by Daniel Dennett Putting Consciousness Back in the Brain: Reply to Bennett and Hacker, Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience, by John Searle Reply to the Rebuttals The Conceptual Presuppositions of Cognitive Neuroscience: A Reply to Critics, by Maxwell R. Bennett and Peter M. S. Hacker Epilogue, by Maxwell R. Bennett Still Looking: Science and Philosophy in Pursuit of Prince Reason, by Daniel Robinson Notes
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Vintage Publishing Descartes Error
Book SynopsisAntonio Damasio is a University Professor, David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Neurology, and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California. Damasio's other books include Self Comes to Mind, Looking for Spinoza and The Feeling of What Happens. He has received the Honda Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, and, shared with his wife Hanna, the Pessoa, Signoret, and Cozzarelli prizes. Damasio is a fellow of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He lives in Los Angeles.Trade ReviewA thought-provoking account * New Scientist *Rich in provocative concepts about intelligence, memory, creativity and passion * Los Angeles Times *idiosyncratic and engaging * The Times *Damasio is a profound thinker and an elegant writer...Descartes' Error is a fascinating exploration of the biology of reason and its inseparable dependence on emotion -- Oliver SacksCrucial reading * New York Times Book Review *
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Harvard University Press The Vicarious Brain Creator of Worlds
Book SynopsisGroping around a familiar room in the dark, relearning to read after a brain injury, navigating a virtual landscape through an avatar: all are expressions of vicariance—when the brain substitutes one process or function for another. Alain Berthoz shows that this capacity allows humans to think creatively in an increasingly complex world.Trade ReviewIn The Vicarious Brain, Creator of Worlds, Alain Berthoz defines vicariance as the substitution of one process for another, when attempting to achieve a specific goal. The forms of vicariance, which are so well described by Berthoz, are a product of our brain’s capacity for learning and creative divergent thinking. This book allows us to better understand how the human brain provides us with the remarkable ability to improve our quality of life. -- Kenneth M. Heilman, University of Florida College of MedicineSeeing things from multiple points of view is a skill that not all possess. Critical periods occur during the development of the brain for biocular vision, maternal bonding, and many other brain functions. Is it possible, as Berthoz supposes, that there is a critical period for being able to simultaneously hold different perspectives? If so, the implications are profound. -- Terrence Sejnowski, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Essentials of Modern Neuroscience
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Bridge the gap between basic and clinical science with this authoritative guide to neuroscienceCreated by an expert team of neuroscience educators, this comprehensive guide delivers the knowledge and insight you need to build your understanding of neuroscienceâquickly and easily. Divided into two parts, the guide offers a thorough treatment of the basic science of the anatomy and function of the nervous system, as well an extended treatment of nervous system disorders and therapeutics.Packed with 500 color illustrations, Essentials of Modern Neuroscience provides both clinical content and numerous cases in an engaging, simple-to-understand style. It includes the strong pedagogy that makes LANGE basic science titles so popular and pTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTSPart I: Cellular Neuroscience1. Neurohistology2. Origin of the membrane potential3. Action potential4. Single ion channels and gating mechanisms5. Ion channel structure-function6. Ion channel diversity and regulation7. Ion channel diseases8. Fundamentals of synaptic transmission9. Synaptic plasticity10. Neurotransmitter release11. Neurotransmitter reuptakePart II: Molecular & Developmental Neuroscience1. Axon guidance2. Synapse formation3. Dendrite formation4. Gliogenesis5. Corticogenesis6. Neuronal migration7. Neurogenesis and neuronal stem cellsPart III: Sensory & Systems Neuroscience1. Genes, circuits and behavior2. Human neurogenetics3. Visual systems4. Auditory systems5. Olfactory systems6. Motor systems7. Pain and somatosensory8. Learning9. Cognitive neuroscience10. Affective disorders
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Cambridge University Press The Neuroscience of Expertise Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology
Book SynopsisThis book is the first work on neuroscientific aspects of expertise, and it provides a unifying framework to explain a wide range of expertise domains. It is an ideal supplement for undergraduate cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience courses, as well as an accessible primer for interested researchers.Trade Review'The first comprehensive treatment of this area of research, The Neuroscience of Expertise is an invaluable resource for students of expertise, whatever the level, and will push forward scientific understanding of a topic long of interest to psychologists and laypeople alike.' David Z. Hambrick, The British Journal of Psychology'… very well written and reader-friendly … [it] provides undergraduates, among others, much interesting and useful information about expertise …' PsycCRITIQUESTable of Contents1. Introduction to research on expertise; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Definition of expertise and its domains; 1.3 Cognitive mechanisms in expertise; 1.4 How the brain accommodates expertise; 1.5 Expertise as a research vehicle in cognitive neuroscience; 1.6 Conclusion; 2. Perceptual expertise; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Anatomy of the perceptual system; 2.3 Adaptability of the perceptual system; 2.4 Visual expertise; 2.5 Auditory expertise; 2.6 Tactile expertise; 2.7 Gustative expertise; 2.8 Olfactory expertise; 2.9 Conclusion; 3. Cognitive expertise; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Memory systems and their neural basis; 3.3 Memory expertise (superior memory); 3.4 Calculation expertise; 3.5 Expertise in board games; 3.6 Spatial expertise; 3.7 Conclusion; 4. Motor expertise; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Anatomy of the motor system; 4.3 Adaptability of the motor system; 4.4 Simple motor tasks (skill acquisition); 4.5 Motor expertise; 4.6 Music (motor) expertise; 4.7 Cognitive component in motor expertise; 4.8 Neural implementation of motor expertise; 4.9 Conclusions; 5. The road to expertise; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Different experts, same cognitive and neural mechanisms; 5.3 Different approaches in expertise research; 5.4. The road to expertise; 5.5 Nature vs nurture in neuroscience; 5.6 Deliberate practice; 5.7 Conclusion.
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Henry Holt & Company The Ideological Brain
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Columbia University Press Neurogastronomy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNeurogastronomy is a personal yet magisterial account of the new brain-based approach to flavor perception. Gordon M. Shepherd's panoramic view of science, culture, and behavior is that of a true pioneer of the chemical senses. -- Avery Gilbert, Author of What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life Cooking? It is first love, then art, then technique. Chefs and food lovers alike can benefit from a better appreciation of the phenomena at play throughout the culinary process, from the field to the fork and beyond. This is why flavor is so important, and why Gordon M. Shepherd's well-named Neurogastronomy is such a welcome addition to the literature. -- Herve This, author of Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor Those who make the effort will be rewarded: they'll never look at eating the same way again. Library Journal Shepherd makes an excellent case for neurogastronomy as an important cross-disciplinary field that is likely to motivate a variety of imperatives for our health and well-being. -- Chris Loss Nature Although written for lay readers, this excellent summary of everything people currently know about flavor perception must be considered the latest and most valuable review of research on the chemical senses. Choice Stimulating and informing. -- Israel Rosenfeld and Edward B. Ziff New York Review of Books A work that has the potential for breaking new ground and developing a whole new direction of study. Yum.fi
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Paragon Publishing Das Neuroaffektive Bilderbuch
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University of Washington Press Tracing Autism
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Harvard University Press Why Torture Doesnt Work
Book SynopsisBesides being cruel and inhumane, torture does not work the way torturers assume it does. As Shane O’Mara’s account of the neuroscience of suffering reveals, extreme stress creates profound problems for memory, mood, and thinking, and sufferers predictably produce information that is deeply unreliable, or even counterproductive and dangerous.Trade ReviewOffers a passionate and informative riposte to those who feel a ‘war on terror’ justifies barbarism. -- Hayden Murphy * The Guardian *Shane O’Mara’s book is a rebuttal to the torture memos that came out a few years ago that justified ‘enhanced interrogation’ methods used in Guantanamo Bay and Northern Ireland. He takes an empirical approach to torture. From a scientific point of view, even before getting into the morality, it is just ineffective. The FBI said the best technique is to get clever interrogators who are good at forming bonds. The analogy he uses is that if you had a computer that had information you wanted you wouldn’t hit it with a hammer because that would affect its recall. Humans work the same way. -- Neil Delamere * Irish Examiner *A powerful, convincing and thought-provoking volume. O’Mara presents us with the overwhelming scientific evidence that torture simply does not work. What is more, it damages memory and is highly likely to produce flawed intelligence. Claims of the utility of torture are no more than ‘cargo cult science.’…The significance of this book is difficult to overstate. Its conveyance of moral outrage as regards the practice of torture is unqualified and it delivers the evidence to repudiate all utilitarian justifications of the practice. It offers science-based pointers to manners of conducting interrogation that are both more effective and compliant with human rights standards. Furthermore, giventhe questions surrounding the utility of all statement-related evidence, it supports the long-standing calls for more focus on such other evidentiary sources as forensics and surveillance. It has a great deal to say to contemporary policy-makers and for police and intelligence services, not least at a moment of enhanced attention to counter-terrorism. The book demonstrates the importance of science in the pursuit of human rights…O’Mara deserves some sort of prize for this work. -- Michael O’Flaherty * Irish Times *Instead of simply providing utilitarian arguments, [O’Mara] argues that there is no evidence from psychology or neuroscience for many of the specious justifications of torture as an information-gathering tool. Providing an abundance of gruesome detail, O’Mara marshals vast, useful information about the effects of such practices on the brain and the body. -- Lasana T. Harris * Nature *Does torture actually work? To be sure, it can compel people to confess to crimes and to repudiate their religious and political beliefs. But there is a world of difference between compelling someone to speak and compelling them to tell the truth… Yet the assumption underlying the ticking time bomb defense is that abusive questioning reliably causes people to reveal truthful information that they would otherwise refuse to disclose. Few scholars have scrutinized this assumption—and none with the rigor, depth, and clarity of Shane O’Mara in his excellent book, Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation… Invoking the relevant science, he shows that torture undermines the very neurocognitive mechanisms requisite for recalling veridical information from memory. -- Richard McNally * Science *If the aim of the torturers is to extract information, they should read O’Mara’s book and adopt gentler methods. CIA and the rest of you, read and note. Neuroscience says your methods don’t work. -- Steven Rose * Times Higher Education *Why Torture Doesn’t Work is a valuable book. O’Mara builds his case like a prosecutor, citing scientific studies and relentlessly poking holes in absurdities and inconsistencies in documents such as the ‘Torture Memos.’ Whether science matters to those who defend torture is another matter, as O’Mara knows: their motivation is often punitive, not practical. But once torture is imposed, the consequences, he says, are that it will be ‘ineffective, pointless, morally appalling, and unpredictable in its outcomes.’ -- Carl Elliott * New Scientist *Takes a scientific look at how the brain operates—or doesn’t—under stress, and points to more humane ways of getting information. -- Claire O’Connell * Irish Times *O’Mara recognizes that there are no clear, consistently successfully approaches to getting reliable information from captives. He makes a compelling case, however, that our current naïve intuitions and macho methods, including conducting interrogations in English to show who is in charge, as well as torture, are counterproductive. And that the training and experience of interrogators currently employed by the CIA is woefully inadequate. -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Psychology Today *A catalog of the scientific evidence of how torture is at best ineffective, usually counterproductive, and always inhumane. In his exhaustive examination of the psychological literature on human (and animal) stress responses, O’Mara combs through numerous studies demonstrating how those stress responses are related to memory retrieval and communication, which are the stated goals of the U.S. military’s ‘enhanced interrogation techniques.’ The author’s main argument—that we could argue forever about the ethics of torture, but the point is moot if the techniques don't even work to solicit the information sought—is confirmed over and over as he works through experiments on the effects of sleep deprivation, pain, drowning, heating, cooling, sensory deprivation, and more. The experiments range from the well‐known obedience experiments of Stanley Milgram to lesser‐known studies that measured the cognitive effects of changes in core body temperature. O’Mara leaves no stone unturned as he meticulously details the procedures and outcomes of each experiment… Everything you never wanted to know—but probably should—about interrogation techniques and outcomes. * Kirkus Reviews *An authoritative analysis. -- Antoinette Brinkman * Library Journal *O’Mara has written a sober, convincing argument that torture is practically worthless and morally disgraceful. * Publishers Weekly *With accurate and compelling neuroscience, this book will be valuable to individuals outside the neuroscience world—in politics, in the military—who should know the scientific basis of torture as they make and execute policy in this area. -- Howard Eichenbaum, Boston UniversityOne of the most powerful arguments one can make against a practice is that it is self-defeating, given its own goals. This is a highly unusual book on torture—terrifically interesting. -- Henry Shue, Merton College, University of OxfordIn a meticulously researched book that reinforces the legal and ethical arguments against torture, Shane O’Mara focuses on its effects on human physiology…As O’Mara shows, torture techniques are mentally debilitating, affecting memory as well as mood, and thereby compromise the capacity of victims to form and deliver a reliable account of any information that they may be withholding. Not only is torture morally deplorable, therefore, but its outcome is also entirely unpredictable…O’Mara capably translates the experimental evidence into accessible language for the general reader. -- Giovanni Frazzetto * Financial Times *Fascinating…Why Torture Doesn’t Work is the empirical case against torture, a reading of scientific research which concludes that torture is a poor method of extracting information, and that the people who argued for it and used it had no idea what they were doing…The message of science, according to O’Mara, is unambiguous: torture makes it harder to obtain useful information, not easier…O’Mara deserves a lot of praise for writing a convincing and moral book. -- Greg Waldmann * Open Letters Monthly *The book takes readers on an extended tour of the brain and the way it functions under the ‘chronic, severe, and extreme stressor states’ produced by forms of torture such as starvation, thirst, sleep deprivation, and waterboarding. O’Mara looks at the scientific literature examining the effects of these grim methods and determines that information obtained using them is inherently suspect…The last refuge in the defense of torture has always been an appeal to elevate pragmatism and security over ethics and the law in the face of a ‘ticking time bomb.’ O’Mara’s book reveals the hollowness of that argument. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *O’Mara marshals a large amount of scientific literature to make his point. -- Rupert Stone * Newsweek *O’Mara shows that the processes of enhanced interrogation do indeed create such stressful states—interestingly, both in the interrogated person and in the interrogator—that it is enormously destructive not only to the person but to the information; and not only immediately but in the longer term… [The book’s] greatest strength, to me, is the rigor of its evident deductivism and the way this is demonstrated, which seems to act almost as a catechism against those who, with Vice President Dick Cheney, would embrace ‘the dark side’ rather blithely… [It] provide[s] key documents testifying to the assumptions of our time about what constitutes a human being. -- Rebecca Lemov * Times Literary Supplement *
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Obelisco Los Habitos de Un Cerebro Feliz
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Elsevier Science The Neuroscience of Pain Anesthetics and
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Atlantic Books Am I Dreaming?: The Science of Altered States,
Book Synopsis'Wonderful' Philosophy Now__________________________When a computer goes wrong, we are told to turn it off and on again. In Am I Dreaming?, science journalist James Kingsland reveals how the human brain is remarkably similar. By rebooting our hard-wired patterns of thinking - through so-called 'altered states of consciousness' - we can gain new perspectives on ourselves and the world around us.From shamans in Peru to tech workers in Silicon Valley, Kingsland takes us on a dazzling tour of lucid dreams, mindfulness, hypnotic trances, virtual reality and drug-induced hallucinations. A startling exploration of perception and consciousness, this is also a provocative argument for using altered states to boost our mental health.'Read this book and take part in one of the greatest intellectual adventures of all time.'Professor J. Allan HobsonTrade ReviewKingsland does a wonderful job of succinctly conveying complex theories. * Philosophy Now *James Kingsland leads us through the wonderful world of modern consciousness science. This book is many splendored - read it so you can take part in one of the greatest intellectual adventures of all time. * Professor J. Allan Hobson, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School *A fascinating, eye-opening insight into how an alteration of consciousness can reboot our brains and improve our mental health and wellbeing. I highly recommend it. * Amanda Feilding, director of the Beckley Foundation *Compelling and authoritative... Read this book. * Dr Ben Sessa, Senior Research Fellow at Imperial College and Consultant Psychiatrist *Rigorously researched, elegantly crafted, and personally inspired, this is a wonderful contribution to the burgeoning field of neurophenomenology, where science meets spirit. Every page delivers an insight. * Andrew Holecek, Author of The Power and the Pain *Kingsland's book is a cursory but fascinating exploration of the neuroscience behind meditation, and he offers a wonderful starting point for further research and practice. * Publishers Weekly on Siddhartha's Brain *A pleasure to read... This is a smart, accessible balance of philosophical teachings and brain science and how meditation can relate to everything from addiction to Alzheimer's disease. * Washington Times on Siddharta's Brain *Fascinating... Whether you're a sceptic or a true believer, exploring Siddhartha's brain offers compelling insights and invites further questions about the potential of the human mind. * Chicago Tribune on Siddharta's Brain *Brain science and Buddhist lore combine in this compelling treatise on the benefits of meditation and mindfulness * Kirkus Reviews on Siddharta's Brain *Reveals not only how mindfulness meditation can rewire the human brain and help us achieve a sense of spiritual fulfilment but also how we can easily integrate the practice into our daily lives. * Scientific American on Siddharta's Brain *Table of Contents1: Magical Thinking 2: Dream On 3: Holidays from Reality 4: Puppets on a String 5: Wonder Child 6: Mother Ayahuasca 7: Death of the Ego 8: The Wonderful Lightness of Being 9: The Void Between Dreams
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Strange Worlds Press Reality Switch Technologies: Psychedelics as Tools for the Discovery and Exploration of New Worlds
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Phone Fix
Book SynopsisWhat is really happening in your brain when you use your phone, and how to harness it.We pick up our phones on average 80 times a day, and approximately a quarter of our waking hours are spent in front of a screen. We self-interrupt our work and social lives, forgo sleep, procrastinate important tasks and opt for digital distraction when we're bored or feel uncomfortable. Worst-case scenario, we're told phone use is melting our brains, creating a mental health epidemic and machines are taking over the world.But how much of this is true and what can we do about it?NHS neurology doctor and neuroscientist Faye Begeti explains the science behind why we have formed so many fixed and negative habits around our devices. She reflects on both deliberate choices and automatic behaviours, whilst also challenging myths around digital addiction', the harmfulness of blue light and how dopamine functions in the brain.Rather than recommending a quick-fix digit
£14.24
Taylor & Francis Psychopharmacology
Book SynopsisThis new, and heavily revised, edition of Psychopharmacology, provides a comprehensive scientific study of the effects of drugs on the mind and behavior. With the growing prevalence of psychiatric and behavioral disorders and the rapid advances in the development of new drug therapies, this textbook offers an essential understanding of the necessary details of drug action. The book presents its coverage in the context of the behavioral disorders they are designed to treat, rather than by traditional drug classifications, to strengthen understanding of the underlying physiology and neurochemistry, as well as the approaches to treatment. Each disorder from the major diagnostic categories is discussed from a historical context along with diagnostic criteria and descriptions of typical cases. In addition, what we presently know about the underlying pathology of each disorder is carefully described. Providing a solid foundation in psychology, neuroanatomy and physiology, Trade Review"Ettinger’s Psychopharmacology is an excellent resource for students and professional scholars alike for a comprehensive understanding of the psychoactive drugs, from medications to recreational substances. With a strong basis in biological and behavioral mechanisms and with an engaging review of mental health disorders including addiction, this volume provides an excellent and functional resource for the field of Psychopharmacology."Matthew W. Johnson, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USATable of Contents1. Organization and Function of the Nervous System. 2. Psychopharmacology. 3. Mood Disorders. 4. Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders. 5. Psychotic Disorders. 6. Attention and Developmental Disorders. 7. The Pharmacology of Opiates and Analgesia. 8. Substance Abuse and the Neurobiology of Addiction. 9. The Pharmacology of Scheduled Psychoactive Drugs. 10. The Pharmacology of Non-Scheduled Psychoactive Drugs. 11. Bibliography. 12. Glossary.
£68.39
Hachette Go Psychedelics
Book Synopsis
£16.99
