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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.

    • Brain Lipids in Synaptic Function and Neurological Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • May 12, 2015
      • Jacques Fantini + 1 more
      • English
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      Lipids are the most abundant organic compounds found in the brain, accounting for up to 50% of its dry weight. The brain lipidome includes several thousands of distinct biochemical structures whose expression may greatly vary according to age, gender, brain region, cell type, as well as subcellular localization. In synaptic membranes, brain lipids specifically interact with neurotransmitter receptors and control their activity. Moreover, brain lipids play a key role in the generation and neurotoxicity of amyloidogenic proteins involved in the pathophysiology of neurological diseases. The aim of this book is to provide for the first time a comprehensive overview of brain lipid structures, and to explain the roles of these lipids in synaptic function, and in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s and Parkinson’s. To conclude the book, the authors present new ideas that can drive innovative therapeutic strategies based on the knowledge of the role of lipids in brain disorders.
    • Spinal Infections, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-2
      • May 7, 2015
      • E. Turgut Tali
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Spinal Infections is explored in this important Neuroimaging Clinics issue. Articles include: Pathologic approach to spinal cord infections; Pediatric spinal infection and inflammation; Pediatric and adult spinal Tb: imaging and pathophysiology; Pyogenic spinal infections; Spinal brucellosis; Viral infection of the spinal cord and roots; Parasitic and rare spinal infections; Overview of complications and sequeala in spinal infections; Neurosurgical approach to spinal infections; Image guided interventions in spinal infections; Pathological basis of pyogenic, nonpyogenic, and other spondylitis and discitis, and more!
    • Image-Guided Neurosurgery

      • 1st Edition
      • May 5, 2015
      • Alexandra J. Golby
      • English
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      Image-Guided Neurosurgery provides readers with an update on the revolutionary improvements in imaging and visualization relating to neurosurgery. From the development of the pneumoencephalogram, to the operating microscope, to cross sectional imaging with CT and later MRI, to stereotaxy and neuronavigation, the ability to visualize the pathology and surrounding neural structures has been the driving factor leading surgical innovation and improved outcomes. The book provides a comprehensive reference on the application of contemporary imaging technologies used in neurosurgery. Specific techniques discussed include brain biopsies, brain tumor resection, deep brain stimulation, and more. The book is ideal for neurosurgeons, interventional radiologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and radiologists, as well as technical experts in imaging, image analysis, computer science, and biomedical engineering.
    • Waking and the Reticular Activating System in Health and Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • April 27, 2015
      • Edgar Garcia-Rill
      • English
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      Waking and the Reticular Activating System in Health and Disease provides a comprehensive overview on the “activating” properties of the RAS. In health, the RAS provides the basis against which we assess the external world, and in disease it distorts that world and shatters our self-image. This book describes the physiology of each process, how it is disturbed in each disorder, and what the most appropriate treatment should be. Dr. Garcia-Rill, along with contributions from leading specialists, discusses the understanding of the RAS as a system not only modulating waking, but also in charge of survival mechanisms such as fight vs flight responses and reflexes. The full spectrum of these functions helps explain the complexity of symptoms evident in such disorders as disparate as schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. The book reviews the mechanisms that control waking and arousal, and especially how those mechanisms malfunction in certain neurological and psychiatric disorders.
    • Nerves and Nerve Injuries

      • 1st Edition
      • April 15, 2015
      • R. Shane Tubbs + 5 more
      • English
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      Nerves and Nerve Injuries is a must-have for clinicians and researchers dealing with the Peripheral Nervous System and neuropathy. An indispensable work for anyone studying the nerves or treating patients with nerve injuries, these books will become the ‘go to’ resource in the field. The nerves are treated in a systematic manner, discussing details such as their anatomy (both macro- and microscopic), physiology, examination (physical and imaging), pathology, and clinical and surgical interventions. The authors contributing their expertise are international experts on the subject. The books cover topics from detailed nerve anatomy and embryology to cutting-edge knowledge related to treatment, disease and mathematical modeling of the nerves. Nerves and Nerve Injuries Volume 2 focuses on pain, treatment, injury, disease and future directions in the field. This volume also addresses new information regarding neural interfaces, stem cells, medical and surgical treatments, and medical legal issues following nerve injury.
    • Nerves and Nerve Injuries

      • 1st Edition
      • April 15, 2015
      • R. Shane Tubbs + 5 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Nerves and Nerve Injuries is the first comprehensive work devoted to the nerves of the body. An indispensable work for anyone studying the nerves or treating patients with nerve injuries, these books will become the ‘go to’ resource in the field. The nerves are treated in a systematic manner, discussing details such as their anatomy (both macro- and microscopic), physiology, examination (physical and imaging), pathology, and clinical and surgical interventions. The authors contributing their expertise are international experts on the subject. The books cover topics from detailed nerve anatomy and embryology to cutting-edge knowledge related to treatment, disease and mathematical modeling of the nerves. Nerves and Nerve Injuries Volume 1 focuses on the history of nerves, embryology, anatomy, imaging, and diagnostics. This volume provides a greatly detailed overview of the anatomy of the peripheral and cranial nerves as well as comprehensive details of imaging modalities and diagnostic tests.
    • Sensorimotor Rehabilitation

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 218
      • April 14, 2015
      • English
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      This volume of Progress in Brain Research focuses on Sensorimotor Rehabilitation.
    • Stellate Cells in Health and Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • April 8, 2015
      • Chandrashekhar Gandhi + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Stellate Cells in Health and Disease is a comprehensive reference providing the most up-to-date knowledge and perspectives on the function of stellate cells affecting the liver and other organs. The text presents comprehensive coverage of their already established role in hepatic fibrosis along with the newer emerging evidence for stellate cell participation in the liver cell (hepatocyte) survival and regeneration, hepatic immunobiology, transplant tolerance, and liver cancer. Chapters describe both animal and human research and the relevance of findings from animal research to human pathophysiology, and also contain sections on future directions which will be of special interest to basic and clinical researchers working on liver fibrosis, hepatic biology, and pathobiology.
    • TRP Channels as Therapeutic Targets

      • 1st Edition
      • March 14, 2015
      • Arpad Szallasi
      • English
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      TRP Channels as Therapeutic Targets: From Basic Science to Clinical Use is authored by experts across academia and industry, providing readers with a complete picture of the therapeutic potential and challenges associated with using TRP channels as drug targets. This book offers a unique clinical approach by covering compounds that target TRP channels in pre-clinical and clinical phases, also offering a discussion of TRP channels as biomarkers. An entire section is devoted to the novel and innovative uses of these channels across a variety of diseases, offering strategies that can be used to overcome the adverse effects of first generation TRPV1 antagonists. Intended for all researchers and clinicians working toward the development of successful drugs targeting TRP channels, this book is an essential resource chocked full of the latest clinical data and findings.
    • La maladie de Parkinson

      • 3rd Edition
      • March 13, 2015
      • Luc Defebvre + 1 more
      • French
      • eBook
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      La maladie de Parkinson est, après la maladie d'Alzheimer, l'affection neurologique la plus répandue au sein de la population après 50 ans. Elle touche près de 2 % des personnes de plus de 65 ans. Ce pourcentage augmentant avec l'âge, on peut prévoir qu'avec le vieillissement de la population, le nombre de patients ne cessera d'augmenter dans les années à venir. La troisième édition de cet ouvrage, entièrement en couleurs, consacrée à la maladie de Parkinson rend compte de façon didactique des avancées de ces cinq dernières années, en abordant de façon exhaustive tous les aspects de cette pathologie : l'épidémiologie, l'étiopathogénie, les aspects génétiques, la physiopathologie, les signes moteurs et non moteurs, notamment les troubles cognitifs, psychiques et comportementaux. De nouveaux chapitres dédiés aux troubles psychiatriques et du comportement, à l'éducation thérapeutique, les biothérapies, la neuropathologie et la procédure de reconnaissance comme maladie professionnelle viennent compléter cette monographie. Dans cet ouvrage, sont également mis à jour les critères diagnostiques, les échelles et questionnaires d'évaluation, la place de l'imagerie morphologique et fonctionnelle enfin les stratégies thérapeutiques actuelles : médicamenteuses, chirurgicales, rééducatives et orthophoniques.