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Elsevier's Neuroscience collection empowers educators, researchers, and students with actionable knowledge to drive collaborative research and advancements in the field. Content covers the nervous system's intricate workings, covering branches like Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive neuroscience to investigate the neural basis of emotions, behavior, and cognitive functions. Spanning from Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience to Developmental Neuroscience, content provides insights into brain function in health and disease.

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    • Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience

      • 1st Edition
      • April 16, 2010
      • George F. Koob
      • English
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      Behavioral Neuroscientists study the behavior of animals and humans and the neurobiological and physiological processes that control it. Behavior is the ultimate function of the nervous system, and the study of it is very multidisciplinary. Disorders of behavior in humans touch millions of people’s lives significantly, and it is of paramount importance to understand pathological conditions such as addictions, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, autism among others, in order to be able to develop new treatment possibilities. Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience is the first and only multi-volume reference to comprehensively cover the foundation knowledge in the field. This three volume work is edited by world renowned behavioral neuroscientists George F. Koob, The Scripps Research Institute, Michel Le Moal, Université Bordeaux, and Richard F. Thompson, University of Southern California and written by a premier selection of the leading scientists in their respective fields. Each section is edited by a specialist in the relevant area. The important research in all areas of Behavioral Neuroscience is covered in a total of 210 chapters on topics ranging from neuroethology and learning and memory, to behavioral disorders and psychiatric diseases.

    • Mental and Neurological Public Health

      • 1st Edition
      • April 5, 2010
      • Vikram Patel + 4 more
      • English
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      Colin Mathers who leads the Global Burden of Disease group in WHO has confirmed that, in the 2004 GBD, 13.1% of global Daily Adjusted Life Years are attributable to mental or neurological disorders. While the proportions vary very widely from about 10% in low income countries to over 25% in high income countries, it is clear that there is a need for understanding how to address this issue. This volume aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the public health principles of mental and neurological disorders. This vast range of health conditions affects people across the life course, from developmental disabilities in childhood, to schizophrenia and substance abuse in adults, and dementia in old age. Despite this diversity, they all share many features: they are mostly mediated through brain dysfunction or abnormalities, are often chronic in course, typically benefit from multi-component interventions, and are amongst the most neglected conditions in global health. The volume will bring together chapters from the Psychiatry, Neurology, Substance Abuse and Child Development sections of the Encyclopedia of Public Health. The volume will be the first comprehensive text on a public health approach to this diverse group of health conditions and has no obvious competitor.

    • Practice Management in Neurology, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 28-2
      • March 26, 2010
      • Orly Avitzur
      • English
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      In the fast-paced world of health care clinical effectiveness relies not only upon medical, but also administrative competence. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 14 articles from experts in their respective areas of office management. Articles include practice and compensation models; negotiating with payers; using benchmarks; web based neurology resources (clinical); web based neurology resources (practice management); use of electronic health records in neurology practice; hot topics in risk management; HIPPA and other regulatory issues; ethical issues; new concepts in residency and fellowship training; using evidence based medicine; P4P and PQRI; patient education; and the future of neurology.

    • Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness

      • 2nd Edition
      • February 4, 2010
      • Bernard J. Baars + 1 more
      • English
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      Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness, Second Edition, provides students and readers with an overview of the study of the human brain and its cognitive development.It discusses brain molecules and their primary function, which is to help carry brain signals to and from the different parts of the human body. These molecules are also essential for understanding language, learning, perception, thinking, and other cognitive functions of our brain. The book also presents the tools that can be used to view the human brain through brain imaging or recording.New to this edition are Frontiers in Cognitive Neuroscience text boxes, each one focusing on a leading researcher and their topic of expertise. There is a new chapter on Genes and Molecules of Cognition; all other chapters have been thoroughly revised, based on the most recent discoveries.This text is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in Psychology, Neuroscience, and related disciplines in which cognitive neuroscience is taught.

    • Handbook of Basal Ganglia Structure and Function

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 24
      • February 1, 2010
      • Heinz Steiner + 1 more
      • English
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      The Basal Ganglia comprise a group of forebrain nuclei that are interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem. Basal ganglia circuits are involved in various functions, including motor control and learning, sensorimotor integration, reward and cognition. The importance of these nuclei for normal brain function and behavior is emphasized by the numerous and diverse disorders associated with basal ganglia dysfunction, including Parkinson’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, Huntington’s disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dystonia, and psychostimulant addiction. The Handbook of Basal Ganglia provides a comprehensive overview of the structural and functional organization of the basal ganglia, with special emphasis on the progress achieved over the last 10-15 years. Organized in six parts, the volume describes the general anatomical organization and provides a review of the evolution of the basal ganglia, followed by detailed accounts of recent advances in anatomy, cellular/molecular, and cellular/physiologic... mechanisms, and our understanding of the behavioral and clinical aspects of basal ganglia function and dysfunction.

    • Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 96
      • January 23, 2010
      • Karen L. Roos + 1 more
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      Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System aims to provide information useful to physicians taking care of patients with bacterial infections in the central nervous system (CNS), which can lead to morbidity and mortality. The increased number of patients suffering from this infection has led to the development of vaccines and antibiotics. Comprised of four chapters, the book explains the general approach to patients with bacterial CNS infection. It also discusses various CNS infection concepts and terms. These include the characteristic neuroimaging appearance of specific bacterial infections, the limitations of neuroimaging, the cerebrospinal fluid analysis, the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of bacterial CNS infections, the developments of specific adjunctive strategies, and the principles of antimicrobial therapy. It also includes discussions on various diseases that target the CNS, such as meningitis, focal CNS infections, neurological complications of endocarditis, suppurative venous sinus thrombosis, infections in the neurosurgical patient, and CNS diseases caused by selected infectious agents and toxins. This book will serve as a guide for clinical physicians who have patients suffering from bacterial CNS infection.

    • The Brain and Host Defense

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 9
      • December 24, 2009
      • English
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      It is now well recognized that the brain, and especially the hypothalamus, plays an important role in the regulation of immune reactions and inflammation. This book aims to review our current state of knowledge of this important field. Key historical findings are presented, and the reciprocal interactions between the brain and the immune system are examined. Particular emphasis is placed on inflammation, a critical host defense reaction that serves as an effector response for both the adaptive and innate immune systems.Mechanisms implicated in brain defense, as well as in more general host defense, are discussed. The regulatory influences of the brain on inflammatory responses are included with particular reference to the role of the hypothalamus, which is also the main director the hormonal regulation of immune/inflammatory. Gender-related differences in immune responsiveness, circadian modulator of immune responses, and evidence that behavioral conditioning (e.g. reward) of immune responses is possible are used as examples to reinforce the notion that the neuroendocrine system exerts a fundamental and complex regulatory influence on the immune system.

    • Neurology and Systemic Disease, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 28-1
      • December 24, 2009
      • Alireza Minagar
      • English
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      This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 17 articles that address the neurologic implications of systemic illnesses. Articles include neurologic presentations of infective endocardititis; neurologic presentations of acid-base imbalance, electrolyte abnormalities, and endocrine emergencies; neurologic presentation of renal disease; neurologic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in children and adults; neurologic complications of respiratory disease; neurologic presentations of nutritional deficiencies; neurologic presentations of gastrointestinal disease; neurotoxicity of radiation therapy; neurologic presentation of lyme disease and syphilis; neurologic aspects of drug abuse; neurologic manifestations of transplant complications; neurologic presentations of sarcoidosis; neurologic presentations of fungal infections; neurologic presentations of cardiac disease; neurologic presentation of AIDS; neurologic presentation of systemic vasculitis; and neurologic presentations of hepatic disease.

    • Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneuropharmacology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 180
      • December 3, 2009
      • Hari S. Sharma
      • English
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      This volume presents articles from the leading experts in the field in nanobiotechnology, providing students and researchers with a comprehensive review of the newly emerging area of neuroscience. All aspects of nanomaterials induced alteration in brain function are considered. Basic chapters on methods and ways to enhance nano-drug delivery into the brain are presented as well as chapters on functional and structural changes in the CNS, including gene expression and related issues. Particular attention is given to possible therapeutic advancement regarding nano-drug formulation and their role in neuroprotection.

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