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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.

  • La maladie de Parkinson

    • 4th Edition
    • SOFMA + 2 more
    • French
    La maladie de Parkinson est, après la maladie d’Alzheimer, l’affection neurologique la plus répandue au sein de la population après 50 ans. Sa prévalence augmentant avec l’âge, surtout au-delà de 60 ans, on peut prévoir qu’avec le vieillissement de la population, le nombre de patients ne cessera d’augmenter dans les années à venir.La quatrième 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. Un nouveau chapitre dédié aux apports des nouvelles technologies, notamment les enregistrements électrophysiologique... intracérébraux, l’évaluation neurophysiologique de la marche et du contrôle postural ou encore l’actimétrie, vient compléter cette monographie. Le chapitre consacré à la neuropathologie et la physiopathologie, est également entièrement augmenté et mis à jour avec l’approche de l’alpha-synucléine et l’évocation de la controverse autour de l’hypothèse d’un mécanisme de type prion. Les traitements de recours sont regroupés maintenant dans un chapitre spécifique et un nouveau chapitre est proposé sur les indications de la toxine botulique.Ce livre s’adresse aux praticiens et à tous les professionnels de santé, médicaux et paramédicaux, exerçant dans un service de neurologie ou concernés par la pathologie parkinsonienne : neurologues, internes préparant le diplôme d’études spécialisées de neurologie, neuropsychologues, psychiatres, rééducateurs, orthophonistes et kinésithérapeutes.

  • Cognitive Biases in Health and Psychiatric Disorders

    Neurophysiological Foundations
    • 1st Edition
    • Tatjana Aue + 1 more
    • English
    Cognitive Biases in Health and Psychiatric Disorders: Neurophysiological Foundations focuses on the neurophysiological basis of biases in attention, interpretation, expectancy and memory. Each chapter includes a review of each specific bias, including both positive and negative information in both healthy individuals and psychiatric populations. This book provides readers with major theories, methods used in investigating biases, brain regions associated with the related bias, and autonomic responses to specific biases. Its end goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the neural, autonomic and cognitive mechanisms related to processing biases.

  • Risk Factors for Psychosis

    Paradigms, Mechanisms, and Prevention
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrew Thompson + 1 more
    • English
    Risk Factors for Psychosis: Paradigms, Mechanisms, and Prevention combines the related, but disparate research endeavors into a single text that considers all risk factors for psychosis, including biological, psychological and environmental factors. The book also introduces the ethics and current treatment evidence that attempts to ameliorate risk or reduce the number of individuals with risk factors developing a psychotic disorder. Finally, the book highlights new research paradigms that will further enhance the field in the future. Psychotic disorders affect more than 50 million people worldwide, creating a devastating effect on lives and causing major financial and emotional impact on families and on society as a whole. The search for risk factors for psychosis has developed rapidly over the past decades, invigorated by changes in the thinking about the malleability and treatability of psychotic disorders. The paradigms for investigating psychosis risk have developed, often in parallel, but there has been no book to date that has summarized and synthesized the current approaches.

  • The Neuroscience of Meditation

    Understanding Individual Differences
    • 1st Edition
    • Yi-Yuan Tang + 1 more
    • English
    The Neuroscience of Meditation: Understanding Individual Differences explores the individual differences in learning and practicing meditation, while also providing insights on how to learn and practice effectively. The book comprehensively covers the research in brain areas and networks that mediate the positive effects of meditation upon physical and mental health. Though it examines how people differ in how they learn and practice meditation, it underscores how underlying mechanisms differ in learning and practicing meditation and how they remain unclear to researchers. This book addresses the research gap and explores the brain science behind meditation.

  • Preclinical Research in Down Syndrome: Insights for Pathophysiology and Treatments

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 251
    • English
    Preclinical Research in Down Syndrome: From Bench to Bedside, Volume 251, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field. Chapters in this updated release include Exploring genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying cognitive deficits in Dow syndrome, The trisomy paradox: gene expression dysregulation domains, the Influence of allelic differences in mouse models of Down syndrome, Modelling Down syndrome in cells: From stem cells to organoids, Modelling Down syndrome in animals from the early stage to the new generation of models, Mapping behavioral landscapes in Down syndrome animal models, and more.

  • On Call Neurology

    On Call Series
    • 4th Edition
    • Stephan A. Mayer + 1 more
    • English
    Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this popular reference covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call in the hospital. On Call Neurology, 4th Edition, by Drs. Randolph S. Marshall and Stephan A. Mayer, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.

  • Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics

    Emphasis on Nanotechnological Advances
    • 1st Edition
    • Magisetty Obulesu
    • English
    Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics: Emphasis on Nanotechnological Advances presents the latest information on the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly. Despite remarkable progress in various PD therapeutics, such as microRNAs and brain drug delivery systems, a few limitations impede their success. This book sheds light on the pros and cons of recently developed novel therapeutics. Very few books have highlighted the protective efficacy of natural products, antioxidants, and biomaterial design for other diseases.

  • Handbook of the Behavioral Neurobiology of Serotonin

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 31
    • English
    Handbook of the Behavioral Neurobiology of Serotonin, Second Edition, builds on the success of the first edition by continuing to provide a detailed and comprehensive overview of the many facets of behavioral serotonin research. The text expands on the two key topics, behavioral control (sensory processing, ultrasonic vocalization, and melatonin and sleep control) and psychiatric disorders, including its role on psychostimulant abuse and addiction. The new edition includes two new sections on the serotonin systems interactions and the involvement of serotonin in neurological disorders and associated treatment. Serotonin is a major neurotransmitters in the serotonergic system which one of the best studied and understood transmitter systems. Both are critically involved in the organization of all behaviors and in the regulation of emotion and mood.

  • The Neuromodulation Casebook

    • 1st Edition
    • Jeffrey Arle
    • English
    The Neuromodulation Casebook is a case-based volume for practical, hands-on decision-making using realistic case examples from the field of neuromodulation. It encompasses a variety of techniques and therapies, ranging from deep brain stimulation for a multitude of disorders, to spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, cortical stimulation and cranial nerve stimulation, as well as non-invasive therapies and other implanted types of devices that interface with the nervous system. Allowing readers to better learn via case-based examples, this practical volume depicts real examples of decisions neuroscientists and neurosurgeons need to make every day from leaders in the field. This book serves as a companion text to the editor’s previous titles Essential Neuromodulation and Innovative Neuromodulation for neuroscience, neural engineering and biomedical engineering courses.

  • Neurological Modulation of Sleep

    Mechanisms and Function of Sleep Health
    • 1st Edition
    • Ronald Ross Watson + 1 more
    • English
    Neurological Modulation of Sleep provides readers with updated scientific reviews regarding the interaction between sleep and contributing factors, with special attention paid to the potential for neurological modulation of sleep via diet. This book expands the notion of diet and adds an element of physical activity and exercise as well as a chapter on caffeine and its effects on sleep. With 30+ international contributors, this book aims to provide readers with a unique global perspective on the role these factors plays in sleep architecture and its regulation by circadian biology and neurology. Sleep disorders have become an increasing problem plaguing more than 70 million Americans according to the American Sleep Association. There is a clear association between sleep disorder and a wide range of other human disorders –performance deficiencies, psychiatric illnesses, heart disease, obesity and more – but in spite of this there is not yet a convenient overview on the market detailing the impact of obesity, age, diabetes and diet on sleep duration and attendant health outcomes.

  • Neuroimaging Atlas of the Human Brain

    MRI, DTI, and Histology
    • 1st Edition
    • Jacopo Annese
    • English
    The field of human brain mapping is exhibiting an increased focus on the study of neural functional architecture at the system level and on individual neurological characteristics. rather than pm population-based averages. This new direction has resulted in a need for a new brain atlas that incorporates correlated radiologic and histological images representing the whole brain. Initiatives such as the Human Connectome Project are based on non-invasive techniques that afford images of the brain only at the macroscopic level, creating a growing need for an atlas that provides histological images of entire (coronal) sections that can then be easily compared to corresponding MRI and DTI images, making the correlation across modalities direct and intuitive. Neuroimaging Atlas of the Human Brain: MRI, DTI, and Histology is just such an atlas, representing the first market offering of histologic, radiologic, and labeled anatomical images of the same, entire human brain.

  • Neurofeedback and Neuromodulation Techniques and Applications

    • 2nd Edition
    • Robert Coben + 1 more
    • English
    Neurofeedback and Neuromodulation Techniques and Applications, Second Edition, presents the latest techniques, analysis and applications to specific patient populations and disorders. The book will serve as an extensive reference on neuromodulation techniques with its discussions on innovative applications that either currently exist or are in development. Top scholars in the field offer both the breadth needed for an introductory scholar and the depth desired by a clinical professional. This information is critical for neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neurophysiologists, clinical psychologists, and other proceduralists, providing a clear presentation of the frontiers of this exciting and medically important area.

  • Neuroimaging, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-1
    • Laszlo Mechtler
    • English
    This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Laszlo L. Mechtler, will cover key topics in Neuroimaging. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Randolph W. Evans. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Future of Neuroimaging, Neuroimaging for the Neurologist, Imaging in Pregnancy, Multiple Sclerosis Mimic, Diseases that cause Dementia, Acute Stroke, DBS, NPH and Hydrocephalus, Venous Disease of the Brain, Cranial Nerve Imaging, and Neuro-ultrasonograph... among others.

  • Parkinsonism Beyond Parkinson's Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 149
    • English
    Parkinsonism beyond Parkinson's Disease, Volume 149, the latest release in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including How to approach a patient with parkinsonism – red flags for atypical parkinsonism, The ‘classic’ atypical parkinsonian disorders, Classification of atypical parkinsonism per pathology vs. phenotypes, Progressive supranuclear palsy, Corticobasal degeneration, Multiple system atrophy, Atypical parkinsonism in other sporadic and genetic neurodegenerative diseases, Sporadic ‘Atypical’ Parkinson’s disease, and much more.

  • Geriatric Neurology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 167
    • English
    Geriatric Neurology, Volume 167, serves as an update on the basic biological and behavioral mechanisms underlying the aging process, with an emphasis on neurological aging and state-of-the-art reviews on our understanding of vascular, cognitive, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases in the elderly. Developed with an eye to providing both the basic underpinnings of age-related changes and the clinical information necessary to aid in diagnostics and treatment, the book serves as a useful volume for students, basic and translational scientists, and practicing clinicians on how to understand and treat common neurological disorders in the elderly.

  • Machine Learning

    Methods and Applications to Brain Disorders
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrea Mechelli + 1 more
    • English
    Machine Learning is an area of artificial intelligence involving the development of algorithms to discover trends and patterns in existing data; this information can then be used to make predictions on new data. A growing number of researchers and clinicians are using machine learning methods to develop and validate tools for assisting the diagnosis and treatment of patients with brain disorders. Machine Learning: Methods and Applications to Brain Disorders provides an up-to-date overview of how these methods can be applied to brain disorders, including both psychiatric and neurological disease. This book is written for a non-technical audience, such as neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists and health care practitioners.

  • Cingulate Cortex

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 166
    • English
    Cingulate Cortex, Volume 166 summarizes research on the cingulate cortex, including its structure and function in health and how it is compromised in disease or trauma. Chapters discuss the cingulate organization by region and area, cover its function in consciousness, attention, social cognition and spatial orientation, review neurological disorders with cingulate involvement, including neurodegenerative disorders, movement disorders, Parkinson’s, ADHD, Cognitive impairment, Palsy, Tourette’s Syndrome, chronic pain, seizures, and more. Final sections discuss the relationship between the cingulate cortex, stress and psychiatric disorders. Coverage here includes PTSD, anxiety, depression, and evidence-based treatment for same.

  • Late Aging Associated Changes in Alcohol Sensitivity, Neurobehavioral Function, and Neuroinflammation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 148
    • English
    Late aging associated changes in alcohol sensitivity, neurobehavioral function, and neuroinflammation, Volume 148, the latest release in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

  • Psychopharmacology of Neurologic Disease

    Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 165
    • English
    Psychopharmacology of Neurologic Disease, Volume 165 in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, provides clinicians with an up-to-date, critical review of the best approaches to treatment of neurologic disease as discussed by experienced clinical investigators. The book is organized into sections on dementia, delirium, movement disorders, hereditary degenerative disease, epilepsy and psychogenic seizures, brain vascular disease, pseudobulbar affect, traumatic brain injury, neuro-oncology, multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgi... pain, headache, sleep disorders, autoimmune encephalitis/anti- NMDA encephalitis, functional sensory neurologic symptom disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders. Each of these diagnostic categories has a significant incidence of behavioral symptomatology that is secondary to the neurologic diagnosis that can serve to complicate other therapeutic interventions, alter the course of illness, and cause distress in patients and family caregivers.

  • Smell and Taste

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 164
    • Richard L. Doty
    • English
    Smell and Taste, Volume 164 focuses on recent clinical research regarding two of our primary chemical senses, smell and taste. This volume is the most comprehensive neurology book on disorders of smell and taste function. Its major sections include epidemiology, anatomy and physiology, and clinical assessment, including neuroimaging, clinical conditions affecting smell and taste function (e.g., autoimmune disorders, head trauma, diseases of the nose and mouth, etc.). The widespread use of olfactory testing in clinical trials searching for biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases is reviewed, along with evidence that smell dysfunction can be an early marker in neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune disorders.

  • Neurofeedback

    The First Fifty Years
    • 1st Edition
    • James R. Evans + 2 more
    • English
    Neurofeedback: The First Fifty Years features broadly recognized pioneers in the field sharing their views and contributions on the history of neurofeedback. With some of the pioneers of neurofeedback already passed on or aging, this book brings together the monumental contributions of renowned researchers and practitioners in an unprecedented, comprehensive volume. With the rapid and exciting advances in this dynamic field, this information is critical for neuroscientists, neurologists, neurophysiologists, cognitive and developmental psychologists and other practitioners, providing a clear presentation of the frontiers of this exciting and medically important area of physiology.

  • Evolution of the Human Brain: From Matter to Mind

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 250
    • English
    Evolution of the Human Brain: From Matter to Mind, Volume 250 in the Progress in Brain Research, series documents the latest developments and insights about the origin and evolution of the human brain and mind. Specific sections in this new release include Evolution and development of the human cerebral cortex, Functional connectivity of the human cerebral cortex, Lateralization of the human cerebral cortex, Life history strategies and the human cerebral cortex, Evolution of the modern human brain, On the nature and evolution of the human mind, Origin and evolution of human cognition, Origin and evolution of human consciousness, and more.

  • Stress Resilience

    Molecular and Behavioral Aspects
    • 1st Edition
    • Alon Chen
    • English
    Stress Resilience: Molecular and Behavioral Aspects presents the first reference available on the full-breadth of cutting-edge research being carried out in this field. It includes a wide range of basic molecular knowledge on the potential associations between resilience phenomenon and biochemical balance, but also focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying stress resilience. World-renowned experts provide chapters that cover everything from the neural circuits of resilience, the effects of early-life adversity, and the transgenerational inheritance of resilience. This unique and timely book will be a go-to resource for neuroscientists and biological psychiatrists who want to improve their understanding of the consequences of stress and on how some people are able to avoid it.

  • Lymphatic Structure and Function in Health and Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Felicity N.E. Gavins + 1 more
    • English
    Lymphatic Structure and Function in Health and Disease serves as a resource book on what has been learned about lymphatic structure, function and anatomy within different organ systems. This is the first book to bring together lymphatic medicine as a whole, with in-depth analysis of specific aspects of lymphatics in different vascular pathologies. This book is a useful tool for scientists, practicing clinicians and residents, in particular, those in vascular biology, neurology, cardiology and general medicine. Chapters discuss topics such as ontogeny and phylogeny of lymphatics, lymphatic pumping, CNS lymphatics, lymphatics in transplant and lymphatic reconstruction.

  • Neuroprotection in Autism, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Illana Gozes + 1 more
    • English
    Neuroprotection in Autism, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer's Disease provides an up-to-date overview on recent clinical studies and the similarities discovered in the most prevalent brain disorders. The book's content will help shed light on basic mechanisms and provide new avenues for early diagnosis toward disease prevention and disease modification. It is written for researchers, clinicians and medical physicians in neuroscience, neurology and psychiatry. Sections discuss the shared pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie autism, schizophrenia/mood disorders and Alzheimer’s disease, i.e. neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropsychiatric diseases and neurodegenerative disorders.

  • Personalized Psychiatry

    • 1st Edition
    • Bernhard Baune
    • English
    Personalized Psychiatry presents the first book to explore this novel field of biological psychiatry that covers both basic science research and its translational applications. The book conceptualizes personalized psychiatry and provides state-of-the-art knowledge on biological and neuroscience methodologies, all while integrating clinical phenomenology relevant to personalized psychiatry and discussing important principles and potential models. It is essential reading for advanced students and neuroscience and psychiatry researchers who are investigating the prevention and treatment of mental disorders.

  • Exercise on Brain Health

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 147
    • English
    Exercise on Brain Health, Volume 147 in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Exercise on bipolar disorder in humans, Exercise on Parkinson’s disease in humans, Exercise on spinal cord injury in animals, Exercise on spinal cord injury in humans, Exercise promotes synaptic plasticity, Exercise promotes neural connectivity, Exercise on spinogenesis, Peripheral-central crosstalk of exercise on brain health, Exercise and Parkinson's, Exercise on binge alcohol consumption, Exercise on depression, and Exercise on chronic fatigue syndrome, and more.

  • The Frontal Lobes

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 163
    • English
    The Frontal Lobes, Volume 163, updates readers on the latest thinking on the structure and function of the human frontal lobe. Sections address methodology, anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, function, development, aging and disorders, and rehabilitation. Patients with focal lesions in the frontal lobes have long been studied to reveal the organization and function of the frontal lobes. Over the last two decades, studies of patients with neurodegenerative diseases and developmental disorders have increased, with new findings discussed in this volume. In addition, the book includes discussions on genetics and molecular biology, optogenetics, high-resolution structural and functional neuroimaging and electrophysiology, and more. Lastly, new knowledge on the biology, structure and function of the frontal lobes, new treatment targets for pharmacology, non-invasive brain stimulation, and cognitive/social remediation are presented. The last section covers new efforts that will hopefully lead to better outcomes in patients with frontal lobe disorders.

  • Self-organizing Neural Maps: The Retinotectal Map and Mechanisms of Neural Development

    From Retina to Tectum
    • 1st Edition
    • John T. Schmidt
    • English
    Self-organizing Neural Maps: From Retina to Tectum describes the underlying processes that determine how retinal fibers self-organize into an orderly visual map. The formation of neural maps is a fundamental organizing concept in neurodevelopment that can shed light on developmental mechanisms and the functions of genes elsewhere. The book presents a summary of research in the retinotectal field with an ultimate goal of synthesizing how underlying mechanisms in neural development harmoniously come together to create life. A broad spectrum of neuroscientists and biomedical scientists with differing backgrounds and varied expertise will find this book useful.

  • Functional and Clinical Neuroanatomy

    A Guide for Health Care Professionals
    • 1st Edition
    • Jahangir Moini + 1 more
    • English
    Functional and Clinical Neuroanatomy: A Guide for Health Care Professionals is a comprehensive, yet easy-to read, introduction to neuroanatomy that covers the structures and functions of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems. The book also focuses on the clinical presentation of disease processes involving specific structures. It is the first review of clinical neuroanatomy that is written specifically for nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical students and medical assistants who work in the field of neurology. It will also be an invaluable resource for graduate and postgraduate students in neuroscience. With 22 chapters, including two that provide complete neurological examinations and diagnostic evaluations, this book is an ideal resource for health care professionals across a wide variety of disciplines.

  • Migraine and other Primary Headaches, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-4
    • Randolph W. Evans
    • English
    This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by consulting editor Randolph W. Evans, will focus on Migraine and other Primary Headaches. Topics include, but are not limited to, Epidemiology, Burden, and Comorbidities of Migraine; Pathophysiology of Migraine; Transient Neurologic Dysfunction in Migraine; Vestibular Migraine; Diagnostic Testing for Migraine; Acute Treatment of Migraine; Migraine in the Emergency Eepartment; Preventive Migraine Treatment; Inpatient Management of Migraine; Behavioral Medicine for Migraine; Chronic Migraine; Pediatric Migraine; Migraine in Women; Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias; and Other Primary Headaches

  • Cognition and Addiction

    A Researcher’s Guide from Mechanisms Towards Interventions
    • 1st Edition
    • Antonio Verdejo García
    • English
    Cognition and Addiction: A Researcher’s Guide from Mechanisms Towards Interventions provides researchers with a guide to recent cognitive neuroscience advances in addiction theory, phenotyping, treatments and new vistas, including both substance and behavioral addictions. This book focuses on “what to know” and “how to apply” information, prioritizing novel principles and delineating cutting-edge assessment, phenotyping and treatment tools. Written by world renowned researcher Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, this resource will become a go-to guide for researchers in the field of cognitive neuroscience and addiction.

  • Biomarkers of Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders

    • 1st Edition
    • Jennifer L. Payne + 1 more
    • English
    Biomarkers of Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders provides an up-to-date reference on the current research relating to biomarkers in psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, OCD and bipolar disorder in the immediate postpartum time-period. It is the only reference on the market that synthesizes and interprets available data and reviews clinical phenotypes. Topics cover hormonal contributions, immunology, epigenetics and neuroimaging. While the risk of psychiatric illness during pregnancy appears to be equivalent to the risk at any other time in a woman’s life, the risk in the immediate postpartum time period is dramatically increased, hence the importance of the discussions in this title.

  • Neurocognitive Development: Normative Development

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 173
    • English
    This is one of a two-volume work on neurocognitive development, focusing separately on normative and non-normative development. The normative volume focuses on neurology, biology, genetics, and psychology of normative cognitive development. It covers the development of intellectual abilities, visual perception, motor function, language, memory, attention, executive function, social cognition, learning abilities, and affect and behavior. The book identifies when and how these functions develop, the genetics and neurophysiology of their operation, and their evaluation and assessment in clinical practice. This book will serve as a comprehensive reference to researchers in cognitive development in neuroscience, psychology, and medicine, as well as to clinicians and allied health professionals focused on developmental disabilities (child neurologists, pediatric neuropsychologists, child psychiatrists, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists.)

  • Mental Health as Public Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Ethics of Prevention

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • English
    In recent years there has been increased recognition of the global burden of mental disorders, which in turn has led to the expansion of preventive initiatives at the community and population levels. The application of such public health approaches to mental health raises a number of important ethical questions. The aim of this collection is to address these newly emerging issues, with special attention to the principle of prevention and the distinctive ethical challenges in mental health. The collection brings together an interdisciplinary group of experts in bioethics, mental health, public health, and global health.

  • Multisensory Perception

    From Laboratory to Clinic
    • 1st Edition
    • K. Sathian + 1 more
    • English
    Multisensory Perception: From Laboratory to Clinic surveys the current state of knowledge on multisensory processes, synthesizing information from diverse streams of research and defining hypotheses and questions to direct future work. Reflecting the nature of the field, the book is interdisciplinary, comprising the findings and views of writers with diverse backgrounds and varied methods, including psychophysical, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging approaches. Sections cover basic principles, specific interactions between the senses, the topic of crossmodal correspondences between particular sensory attributes, the related topic of synesthesia, and the clinic.

  • Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

    Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Management
    • 1st Edition
    • Martina Mancini + 2 more
    • English
    Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Management presents the most updated information on a variety of topics. Sections help clinicians evaluate the types of balance control issues, dynamic balance dysfunction during turning, and the effects of medication, deep brain stimulation, and rehabilitation intervention on balance control. This book is the first to review the four main postural control systems and how they are affected, including balance during quiet stance, reactive postural adjustments to external perturbations, anticipatory postural adjustments in preparation for voluntary movements, and dynamic balance control during walking and turning. In addition, the book's authors summarize the effects of levodopa, deep brain stimulation, and rehabilitation intervention for each balance domain. This book is recommended for anyone interested in how and why balance control is affected by PD.

  • Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness in Parkinson's Disease

    A Case-Based Guide to Diagnosis and Management
    • 1st Edition
    • Lana Chahine
    • English
    Patients with Parkinson’s disease commonly struggle with sleep disorders that which negatively affect their quality of life. Sleep Considerations in the Management of Parkinson's Disease provides a comprehensive overview of common sleep issues and related topics in in this complex field. Each chapter begins with a case that describes a typical scenario related to a sleep problem in Parkinson’s disease, followed by a discussion of both the sleep problem and the specifics of the case, providing practical, real-world information to help you provide better patient care.

  • Physics of Biological Action and Perception

    • 1st Edition
    • Mark L. Latash
    • English
    Physics of Biological Action and Perception helps researchers interested in exploring biological motor control from a physics or alternative viewpoint perspective. The book introduces the idea of parametric control as a distinguishing feature of living systems. Sections cover how the CNS creates stable percepts based on fuzzy and continuously changing signals from numerous receptors and the variable processes related to ongoing actions. The author also develops the idea of control with referent coordinates to stability of salient variables in fields typically united under the label of "cognition." Examples of this include communication (how the gist of a message is preserved despite variability of phrases), thought processes (how one can solve a mental problem via different logical routes), and playing chess (how one selects an optimal move given a position on the board). The book is written for researchers, instructors, clinicians and other professionals in all the fields related to biological movement and perception.

  • New Techniques for Management of ‘Inoperable’ Gliomas

    • 1st Edition
    • Michael E. Sughrue + 1 more
    • English
    New Techniques for Management of 'Inoperable' Gliomas radically challenges the assumption that certain gliomas cannot be removed with modern techniques, contesting stereotypical thinking and establishing new paradigms in the field. Gliomas are primary brain tumors which are often fatal. Recent data has demonstrated that despite the fact that surgery cannot cure gliomas, patient survival is substantially improved by removing as much of the tumor as possible. This fact has raised the imperative that neurologists try to improve techniques to bring surgical resection to as many patients as possible. This book brings new insights and technologies to the forefront, giving hope to patients.

  • Neurophysiologie

    De la physiologie à l'exploration fonctionnelle - avec simulateur informatique
    • 3rd Edition
    • Jean-François Vibert + 8 more
    • French
    Ce manuel expose les connaissances actuelles en neurophysiologie dans une optique clinique. Il présente de manière simple et claire le fonctionnement du système nerveux et les conséquences cliniques de ses dysfonctionnements.À partir de leur expérience, les auteurs, médecins enseignants-chercheu... décrivent les méthodes physiologiques d’exploration du système nerveux normal et pathologique, et les résultats que l’on peut en attendre. Le lecteur acquiert ainsi les connaissances indispensables à la prescription et à l’interprétation de tels examens. L’abondante iconographie en couleurs illustre avec justesse un texte didactique et complet.Cette 3e édition propose une révision approfondie de l’ensemble des contenus en optimisant l’aspect et l’approche pédagogique :• les parties sur les explorations fonctionnelles d’une part et celles sur les troubles et la clinique d’autre part sont désormais harmonisées et individualisées dans des encarts ;• de nouvelles illustrations viennent enrichir l’iconographie ;• par ailleurs, le lecteur bénéficie d’un accès en ligne à toute l’iconographie de l’ouvrage (260 illustrations), grâce à une banque d’images ;• de nombreux exercices pratiques à réaliser à l’aide d’un simulateur informatique, sont également accessibles en ligne, afin d’appréhender aisément le fonctionnement des neurones et le comportement des réseaux de neurones.Neurophysio... est destiné aux étudiants en médecine, en sciences paramédicales et STAPS. Sa lecture constituera également une aide pour les médecins et les autres professionnels de santé.

  • Compulsive Eating Behavior and Food Addiction

    Emerging Pathological Constructs
    • 1st Edition
    • Pietro Cottone + 3 more
    • English
    Compulsive Eating Behavior and Food Addiction: Emerging Pathological Constructs is the first book of its kind to emphasize food addiction as an addictive disorder. This book focuses on the preclinical aspects of food addiction research, shifting the focus towards a more complex behavioral expression of pathological feeding and combining it with current research on neurobiological substrates. This book will become an invaluable reference for researchers in food addiction and compulsive eating constructs. Compulsive eating behavior is a pathological form of feeding that phenotypically and neurobiologically resembles the compulsive-like behaviors associated with both drug abuse and behavioral addictions. Compulsive eating behavior, including Binge Eating Disorder (BED), certain forms of obesity, and ‘food addiction’ affect an estimated 70 million individuals worldwide.

  • New Therapeutic Strategies for Brain Edema and Cell Injury

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 146
    • English
    New Therapeutic Strategies for Brain Edema and Cell Injury, Volume 145, the latest release in the International Review of Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting interesting chapters on the Blood-brain barrier breakdown and brain edema formation in Alzheimer’s disease, Blast brain Injury induced edema formation and therapeutic measures, Brain edema in Parkinson’s disease. Novel therapeutic strategies, Brain edema and blood-brain barrier breakdown in sleep deprivation. Therapeutic potential of cerebrolysin, Differential cell injury induced by NMDA antagonist MK 801 in early age, Anesthetics influence Brain edema in concussive head injury, and more.

  • Mathematical Modelling in Motor Neuroscience: State of the Art and Translation to the Clinic, Gaze Orienting Mechanisms and Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 249
    • English
    Mathematical Modelling in Motor Neuroscience: State of the Art and Translation to the Clinic, Gaze Orienting Mechanisms and Disease, Volume 249, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Sequential Bayesian updating, Maps and Sensorimotor Transformations for Eye-Head Gaze Shifts: Role of the Midbrain Superior Colliculus, Modeling Gaze Position-Dependent Opsoclonus, Eye Position-Dependent Opsoclonus in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Saccades in Parkinson's disease -- hypometric, slow, and maladaptive, Brainstem Neural Circuits for Fixation and Generation of Saccadic Eye Movements, and much more.

  • Neonatal Neurology

    Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 162
    • English
    Neonatal Neurology, Volume 162 in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology, series updates the reader on the latest advances in the study of neurological diseases diagnosed in the fetal and neonatal periods. With recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging, digital electroencephalograp... recording, and genetic testing and diagnosis, there is expanding awareness relating to early onset neurological conditions and how their early diagnosis can improve prediction of outcome and subsequent neurodevelopmental outcome. This new volume covers diagnosis and management of congenital conditions, including brain malformations, neuromuscular conditions and genetic epilepsies, as well as acquired injury related to peri-partum events, prematurity, critical illness and systemic diseases.

  • Neuropsicología

    • 7th Edition
    • Roger Gil
    • Spanish
    Este título permite adquirir los conocimientos de base, tanto anatómicos como fisiológicos, sobre el cerebro. Los autores ofrecen la posibilidad de revisar los principales trastornos cognitivos, emocionales y de la conducta. Se ha incluido un capítulo dedicado a la neuropsicología del envejecimiento y a los abordajes no farmacológicos de la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Obra dirigida a estudiantes de psicología, médicos residentes, estudiantes de logopedia y terapia ocupacional, neurólogos, logopedas, psiquiatras, geriatras, psicólogos y otros profesionales que participan en el tratamiento de pacientes con lesiones cerebrales.

  • Photobiomodulation in the Brain

    Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy in Neurology and Neuroscience
    • 1st Edition
    • Michael R. Hamblin + 1 more
    • English
    Photobiomodulation in the Brain: Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy in Neurology and Neuroscience presents the fundamentals of photobiomodulation and the diversity of applications in which light can be implemented in the brain. It will serve as a reference for future research in the area, providing the basic foundations readers need to understand photobiomodulation’s science-based evidence, practical applications and related adaptations to specific therapeutic interventions. The book covers the mechanisms of action of photobiomodulation to the brain, and includes chapters describing the pre-clinical studies and clinical trials that have been undertaken for diverse brain disorders, including traumatic events, degenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders.

  • Clinical Neurophysiology: Diseases and Disorders

    Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 161
    • English
    Clinical Neurophysiology: Diseases and Disorders, the latest release in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, reviews the current practice of clinical neurophysiology in the laboratory, by the bedside, and in the operating room or intensive care unit. The volume is organized into sections focused on diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems, sleep disorders, and autonomic disorders. Among the CNS topics covered are epilepsy, altered states of consciousness, disorders of cognition, brain death, demyelinating diseases, stroke, pain, movement disorders, vestibular disease, and auditory disorders. Peripheral nervous system topics include focal mononeuropathies, generalized polyneuropathies, muscle diseases, hyperexcitability states, neuromuscular junction disorders, anterior horn cells diseases, and cranial neuropathies. There are also chapters on sleep apneas, hypersomnias, parasomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders. Autonomic topics include primary autonomic failure, multisystem atrophy, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

  • Clinical Neurophysiology: Basis and Technical Aspects

    Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 160
    • English
    Clinical Neurophysiology: Basis and Technical Aspects, the latest release in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, is organized into sections on basic physiological concepts, on the function and limitations of modern instrumentation, and on other fundamental or methodologic aspects related to the recording of various bioelectric signals from the nervous system for clinical or investigative purposes. There is discussion of the EEG, nerve conduction studies, needle electromyography, intra-operative clinical neurophysiology, sleep physiology and studies, the autonomic nervous system, various sensory evoked potentials, and cognitive neurophysiology.

  • Circadian Rhythm Disorders , An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-3
    • Phyllis C. Zee
    • English
    This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Phyllis C. Zee, with consulting editor Randolph W. Evans, will focus on Circadian Rhythm Disorders. Topics include, but are not limited to, Circadian biology, Genetic basis of circadian rhythms, Implication of circadian rhythm misalignment on sleep and health, Assessment of circadian rhythms, Circadian Rhythm sleep-wake phase disorders, Irregular sleep-wake rhythm sleep –wake disorder, Non-24 hour sleep-wake rhythm disorder, Shift Work Sleep Disorder, Challenging cases, and Future of circadian and sleep medicine.

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