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Books in Neuroscience

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.

  • Retina Assessments, Disease, and Treatments

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 218
    • Machelle T. Pardue
    • English
    Retina Assessments, Disease, and Treatments, Volume Two explores retinal disease, assessment, and treatment for rehabilitation of visual function. Focusing on major retinal diseases and clinical assessments, including neuroimaging and electrophysiology, this volume highlights new restorative therapies such as gene therapy, stem cell therapy, retinal prosthetics, and novel tools to assess retinal function.

  • A Modern Atlas for Implantable Devices of the Spine, Brain, and Nerve

    For Pain, Movement Disorders, and Nerve Dysfunction
    • 1st Edition
    • Timothy R. Deer + 1 more
    • English
    A Modern Atlas for Implantable Devices of the Spine, Brain, and Nerve: For Pain, Movement Disorders, and Nerve Dysfunction is an essential resource for healthcare professionals and researchers working in neuromodulation. This groundbreaking text focuses on the latest advancements in implantable technologies, exploring innovative techniques, frequencies, and neural targets that have revolutionized patient care. Covering a diverse range of conditions related to pain, movement disorders, and nerve dysfunction, the atlas provides a detailed overview of spinal, brain, and peripheral nerve procedures. It combines anatomical insights with clinical best practices to help professionals achieve enhanced outcomes in complex medical scenarios.In addition to introducing cutting-edge devices, the book delves into procedures like spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion modulation, offering a roadmap for navigating intricate anatomical and procedural landscapes. The atlas includes valuable sections on sacral nerve modulation and peripheral nerve stimulation, ensuring comprehensive coverage of neuromodulation's expanding possibilities. By bridging theoretical knowledge with practical application, this resource equips practitioners with the tools needed to address diverse patient challenges effectively.

  • Protein Serine/Threonine Kinases in Neurodegenerative Disorders

    • 1st Edition
    • Heba Mohamed Mansour + 1 more
    • English
    Protein Serine/Threonine Kinases in Neurodegenerative Disorders provides a comprehensive overview of protein serine/threonine kinases (STKs) in health and disease. It also discusses protein kinase inhibitors and their potential role in modulating and treating neurodegenerative diseases. This book begins with an introduction to protein kinases and inhibitors, followed by detailed discussions on different types of kinases, including protein kinase C (PKC), AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1), cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), glycogen synthase kinases (GSKs), Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK), microtubule affinity regulating kinases (MARKs), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1), and dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regu... kinase (DYRK), and their roles in neurodegenerative disease, potential inhibitors, and therapeutic mechanisms.This book features 23 chapters written by renowned experts in the field of kinases. It explores novel targets modulated by protein kinases, including noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) activated by tyrosine receptor kinases, and their roles in neurodegeneration. It also discusses the nexus between glycogen synthase kinases (GSKs) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and their role of metabolic regulation in neurodegeneration. The modulatory effects of protein kinase B (PKB/AKT) pathways in various neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease, are also examined. This book sheds light on bioactive compounds from natural products that target kinases. This book explains the role of different kinases in various pathogenic pathways and mechanisms involved in neurodegeneration, including regulated cell death, autophagy, synaptic dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. It also discusses splicing kinases in regulating splicing factor phosphorylation and details how aberrant kinase activity leads to splicing defects that contribute to neurodegenerative pathologies. This book emphasizes bridging laboratory research with clinical applications, focusing on translational opportunities. It includes insights from FDA regulatory experts on therapeutic applications and safety considerations of targeting kinases, highlighting the importance of balancing efficacy and safety, particularly in relation to drug-induced liver injury associated with kinase inhibitors. Finally, this book discusses the obstacles and opportunities for the potential repositioning of protein kinase inhibitors in neurodegenerative disorders

  • Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior

    • 3rd Edition
    • Benjamin Oldroyd
    • English
    Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Third Edition, Four Volume Set is a unique curated collection of punchy essays on all aspects of animal behavior, written by experts and carefully edited for readability and accessibility. Animal behavior is usually defined as what animals do, i.e. their movements. We can ask how they move, (i.e. the physiological and neurological causes of movement) and why they move. To answer this latter question, behavioralists generally turn to evolutionary explanations. The Encyclopedia gives equal weight to these ‘how’ (proximate) and `why` (ultimate) explanations of animal behavior. The third edition updates and expands the previous version to cover all substantive topics in the field. Animal behavior is one of the largest subdisciplines in biology. Therefore, chapters focus on broad concepts and avoid becoming entrapped in taxon-specific detail. To illustrate this, one could consider the topic ‘cooperative hunting’. One way to cover this topic would be to have individual chapters on hunting in lions, mongoose, African wild dogs, army ants, dolphins etc. But it would serve the reader much better if a comparative approach was taken to see if there are commonalities across taxa. For example, is communication necessary for cooperative hunting? Is there any evidence of planning or is every hunt opportunistic? This comparative approach requires authors to provide a synthesis, pushing beyond specific taxa of expertise, but helps readers making useful connections. This is a fundamental feature of this work. This edition retains chapters on the historical development of the field, which is important to our understanding of where the discipline sits today, but similarly the work is forward leaning, including the authors` perspective of where their discipline is headed. Structured chapters and cross-references help readers following their interests with ease. Like a bird field guide, this encyclopedia is an entrée to deeper knowledge. Readers of the encyclopedia are encouraged to explore beyond individual chapters via links to related ones, key reviews and relevant online material.

  • Neuroscience for Sleep Medicine Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 302
    • English
    Neuroscience for Sleep Medicine series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

  • Basal Ganglia Dynamics

    From Motor Units to Networked Chaotic Oscillators
    • 1st Edition
    • Erwin B. Montgomery Jr.
    • English
    Basal Ganglia Dynamics: From Motor Units to Networked Chaotic Oscillators addresses the critical need for new theoretical frameworks in understanding the basal ganglia–thalamic–cor... system, particularly in the context of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Despite significant therapeutic advances, current dopamine replacement and Deep Brain Stimulation therapies remain limited due to incomplete and oversimplified prevailing theories. This reference provides a comprehensive alternative approach grounded in complexity science, nonlinear dynamics, and chaotic systems theory.The book's contents span foundational concepts, including motor unit orchestration, networked nonlinear oscillators, information theory, and methodological considerations. Detailed chapters cover the shortcomings of current models, the application of chaotic system mathematics to basal ganglia physiology, and the implications for pathophysiology and treatment. The book also includes extensive simulations, operational hypotheses, and a rigorous critique of existing paradigms that is supported by principles such as Causational and Informational Synonymy.

  • The Rat Nervous System

    • 5th Edition
    • George Paxinos + 1 more
    • English
    The Rat Nervous System, Fifth Edition is an indispensable guide for researchers and students in neuroscience who are working on the rat and mouse as experimental models. The new edition provides thorough updates throughout, including the latest information in an active field of research on the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system and their unique functions. Readers will learn how to formulate sound hypotheses as well as carry out accurate research models.

  • Lights on for the Nervous System: Exploring the Effects of Photobiomodulation - Part A

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 189
    • English
    Lights on for the Nervous System: Exploring the Effects of Photobiomodulation: Part A, Volume 187 in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in understanding how light interacts with the human body and brain. This comprehensive volume presents chapters written by an international board of authors, covering the history and theory of therapeutic light use, the underlying mechanisms of light–cell interactions, and the systemic effects of light exposure. It explores cognitive enhancement, sleep regulation, and microbiome modulation, as well as the potential of light-based interventions for neurodegenerative disorders, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, depression, and retinal diseases.Specific sections cover History of Humans Using Light, Theory of Light: Why Should It Work, Mechanisms of Light, Systemic Effects of Light, Light Application and Dosage, How Does Light Affect Brain Activity, Light Talks: The Role of Biophoton in Cellular Communication, Biophotons: Communication with Light, Light Effects on Brain Activity: Simulations/Dynamic Function, Cognitive Enhancement through Transcranial Infrared Laser Stimulation: Insights from Research, Light Effects on the Microbiome, Lights On for Sleep, Exploring the Effect of Red and Near Infrared Light on Neurodegenerative Disease, Light Effects on Parkinson's Disease: Intracranial Application, Light Effects on Parkinson's Disease: Transcranial Application, and much more.

  • Public Participation and Ethics Communication in Brain Research, Innovation, and Health

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 9
    • English
    Public Engagement and Ethical Communication in Brain Research, Innovation, and Health, Volume Nine in the Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics series, provides a comprehensive overview of various understandings of neuroscience and (neuro)ethics communication across research, policy, and society. Specific chapters in this new release include Neurohype Across Borders: How Media Narratives Shape Public Perception of Neurotechnology in English- and Spanish-Speaking Countries, Physicians’ Resistance Towards Pandemic Public Health Policies in Romania: Navigating Misinformation, Ethical Challenges, and Responsibility in Science Communication, Foresight Scenarios as Communicative Instruments in Anticipatory Neuroethics, and much more.Additional chapters include Draw closer to me: Participatory visual storytelling to include socio-cultural perspectives in neuroethics and policymaking, Against the Narrative of the Insufficiency of Human Rights on the Neurorights Discourse, Reflective accounts from collaborative neuro-oncology research: perspectives from patient partners and researchers, Responsible conceptualization in research and innovation, Anticipating Polarization: Public Discourse and the Unpreparedness of Neuroethics Communication, Shared Responsibility for Communicating Neuroscience Research: A Case Study for Spinal Cord Injury, and much more.Featured topics include creative and participatory approaches to (neuro)ethics communication, the impact of narratives on public perception and science policy, the importance of responsible communication in neuroscience, and the dynamics between patient partners and researchers. The volume also addresses cross-cultural perspectives and focuses on comparative case studies of current emerging neuroscience research and neurotechnologies across countries.

  • Working Memory

    • 1st Edition
    • Christos Constantinidis
    • English
    Working Memory provides a comprehensive examination of the neural basis of working memory, defined as the cognitive ability to maintain information over short periods. This volume addresses the need for an accessible, yet thorough resource that bridges cognitive psychology and neuroscience, focusing on how neuronal activity in the cerebral cortex underpins memory processes. It is primarily designed for undergraduate and early graduate students in neuroscience, psychology, and related fields such as cognitive science and biomedical engineering. Topics covered include brain anatomy, organization, neurophysiology, and neuroimaging techniques, all contextualized within the study of working memory.

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