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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.

  • International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17
    • English

  • Protein Kinase C and its Substrates

    Role in Neuronal Growth and Plasticity
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 89
    • English

  • Neurobiology of the Locus Coeruleus

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 88
    • English

  • Mental Images in Human Cognition

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 80
    • R.H. Logie + 1 more
    • English
    This book represents the research efforts of individuals whose scientific expertise lies in reflection on what Sartre described as reflective acts. Theory in the cognitive psychology of mental imagery, endeavors not only being able to describe the contents and nature of mental imagery, but also being able to understand the underlying functional cognition. Psychologists need not solely rely on the techniques of introspection, and the last two decades have seen highly creative developments in techniques for eliciting behavioural data to be complemented by introspective reports. This level of sophistication has provided singular insights into the relationship between imagery and other consequential and universal aspects of human cognition: perception, memory, verbal processes and problem solving. The recognition that imagery, despite its ubiquitous nature, differs between individuals both in prevalence and in kind, and the dramatic rise in cognitive science has provided the additional potential for integrating our understanding of cognitive function with our understanding of neuroanatomy and of computer science. All of these relationships, developments and issues are dealt with in detail in this book, by some of the most distinguished authors in imagery research, working at present in both Europe and the USA.

  • Role of the Forebrain in Sensation and Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 87
    • English

  • Adaptability of Human Gait

    Implications for the Control of Locomotion
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 78
    • A.E. Patla
    • English
    A large number of volumes have been produced summarizing the work on generation and control of rhythmic movements, in particular locomotion. Unfortunately most of them focus on locomotor studies done on animals. This edited volume redresses that imbalance by focusing completely on human locomotor behaviour. The very nature of the problem has both necessitated and attracted researchers from a wide variety of disciplines ranging from psychology, neurophysiology, kinesiology, engineering, medicine to computer science. The different and unique perspectives they bring to this problem provide a comprehensive picture of the current state of knowledge on the generation and regulation of human locomotor behaviour.A common unifying theme of this volume is studying the adaptability of human gait to obtain insights into the control of locomotion. The intentional focus on "adaptability" is meant to draw attention to the importance of understanding the generation and regulation of "skilled locomotor behaviour" rather than just the generation of basic locomotor patterns which has been the major focus of animal studies. The synthesis chapter at the end of the volume examines how the questions posed, the technology, and the experimental and theoretical paradigms have evolved over the years, and what the future has in store for this important research domain.

  • The Prefrontal Cortex: Its Structure, Function and Pathology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 85
    • J.P.C. de Bruin + 4 more
    • English
    Thanks to a resurgence of interest and a recent proliferation of research techniques, much new and illuminating data has emerged during the last decade relating to the prefrontal cortex, particularly in primates and rodents. In view of this progress, the 16th International Summer School of Brain Research was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 28 August to 1 September 1989, devoted to the topic of `The Prefrontal Cortex: Its Structure, Function and Pathology'.The edited proceedings, embodied in this 85th volume of `Progress in Brain Research', fall into three sections - the first of which, following two introductory chapters, discusses the present knowledge of the organization of prefrontal cortical systems. In the second section, developmental and plasticity aspects in rodent and human cortex are considered, whilst the third section deals extensively with the functional aspects characteristic for the prefrontal cortex in primates, rats and rabbits. The last section reviews several topics on dysfunction of prefrontal cortex in rat and man, including a historical review on psychosurgery.

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32
    • English

  • Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neuronal Plasticity in Normal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 86
    • P.D. Coleman + 2 more
    • English
    Neuroscientists and researchers in Alzheimer's disease will find this book essential reading.

  • Problems in Movement Control

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 74
    • G. Reid
    • English
    Difficulties in motor behavior are commonly associated with a variety of disabilities. Early research efforts focused on descriptions of specific groups of people or on evaluations of intervention programs. Only recently have investigators begun to explore questions from a variety of theoretical positions in an attempt to build a more fundamental understanding of the disabled person. The present volume represents views of major methodological issues, current research fronts and selected applied concerns from the perspective of the disabled performer. Authors write from a number of theoretical viewpoints and sketch future research directions in these chapters.

  • Cerebral Control of Speech and Limb Movements

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 70
    • G.R. Hammond
    • English
    Discussed in this book is the association between speech and movements, especially those of the preferred hand. Both are skilled motor activities that appear to depend upon a similar neural organization that is available in the left hemisphere of the brain. The nature of this association of the cerebral control of speech and skilled manual performance is discussed in four sections: 1. Motor control and speech examines speech as a motor activity2. Language and gesture examines the correspondence between spoken language and manual gesture3. Motor performance and aphasia examines the motor impairments associated with aphasias4. Interactions of speech and manual performance examines the interactions that occur between concurrent verbal and manual activities

  • Cholinergic Neurotransmission

    Functional and Clinical Aspect
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 84
    • English

  • Cognitive Biases

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 68
    • J.-P. Caverni + 2 more
    • English
    Many studies in cognitive psychology have provided evidence of systematic deviations in cognitive task performance relative to that dictated by optimality, rationality, or coherency. The texts in this volume present an account of research into the cognitive biases observed on various tasks: reasoning, categorization, evaluation, and probabilistic and confidence judgments. The authors have attempted to discern the contribution of the study of bias to our understanding of the cognitive processes involved in each case, rather than proposing an inventory of the different types of biases. A special section has been devoted to studies on the correction of biases and cognitive aids.

  • Neural Transplantation

    From Molecular Basis to Clinical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 82
    • English

  • Understanding the Brain Through the Hippocampus

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 83
    • English

  • Afferent Control of Posture and Locomotion

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 80
    • English

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31
    • English

  • Life, Brain and Consciousness

    New Perceptions through Targeted Systems Analysis
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 63
    • G. Sommerhoff
    • English
    The relation between mind and brain can never be understood by science until the nature of consciousness and self-consciousness is clearly perceived as specific system-properties. In this volume the author tackles this problem in a rigorous analysis which begins with the general dynamics of living systems and leads the reader step-by-step towards firm conclusions about the physical processes of consciousness and the main categories of mental events. Finally the author moves from the cognitive to the affective, and proceeds to interpret a number of uniquely human sensibilities in the light of the general biological perspective he has established.

  • The Central Neural Organization of Cardiovascular Control

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 81
    • J. Ciriello + 2 more
    • English
    The Satellite Symposium of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, "Function of the Ventrolateral Medulla in the Control of the Circulation", held in Ontario, Canada, focussed on the newest research developments into the central neural organisation of cardiovascular control. The central nervous system is vital in the controlling of arterial pressure via the regulation of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous discharge to blood vessels and the heart. The central nervous system also controls the release of hormones that regulate the circulation and couple the circulatory system to different behaviours. This volume concentrates on the most recent experimental advances in the neurosciences. Current research disproves the concept of a vasomotor medullary centre, suggesting instead that the control of sympathetic preganglionic activity occurs via neural pathways. The pathways of greatest significance are proposed to originate from neurons located on, or close to, the ventral surface of the medulla oblongata. The proceedings of this symposium represent an important breakthrough in neuroscientific research. An indispensable resource book.

  • Volitional Action

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 62
    • W.A. Hershberger
    • English
    Individuals from diverse disciplines, including neurology, physiology, psychology, mathematics, and engineering have contributed to this volume. Their scientific investigations of volitional action are part of the resurgence of interest in the psychology and physiology of volition which has taken place in recent years. The book comprises a significant sample of their observations, both rational and empirical, which have new practical implications for our understanding of human conduct. The book was designed to serve a threefold purpose: a) to consolidate the gains of the various scholars, relatively isolated in their respective disciplines, b) to foster and help focus future research on conation and self-control and c) to provide practitioners in applied psychology with a broad-based tutorial.

  • New Developments in Psychological Choice Modeling

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 60
    • G. de Soete + 2 more
    • English
    A selection of 15 papers on choice modeling are presented in this volume. These papers result from research in the social and behavioral sciences and in economics. The models, some deterministic, some probabilistic, represent recent developments in the tradition of Thurstone's Law of Comparative Judgement, Coombs' unfolding theory and multidimensional scaling. The theoretical contributions and several applications to voting behaviour, consumer research and preference rankings show the important progress made in psychological choice modeling during the last few years.

  • Nicotinic Receptors in the CNS

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 79
    • English

  • Perception of Complex Smells and Tastes

    • 1st Edition
    • David G. Laing + 3 more
    • English
    This book disseminates the latest information on how humans, animals, insects, and marine life perceive complex odors and tastes. It tells how they use the information from these mixtures to analyze the food they eat, safety of their environment, reproductive status of partners, and how they respond to these complex stimuli.

  • Time and Human Cognition

    A Life-Span Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 59
    • I. Levin + 1 more
    • English
    Each chapter in this book is written by, and devoted to the original work of a leading researcher in his or her own field. The book presents an integrative approach to the psychological study of time in an attempt to bring to light similarities between bodies of research which have been developed independently within different theoretical frameworks - from Piaget's structuralist-organi... model, to information processing approaches. The chapters are organized in a life-span perspective, with different chapters focusing on different age-levels. It includes analyses of time perception in infancy, temporal systems in the developing language, time conception, time measurement and time reading in middle childhood and adolescence, as well as various models of time perception in the adult, both normal and abnormal.A rich concept such as time sheds light on a wide variety of major topics in psychology; the book will be of value to cognitive, developmental and educational psychologists, as well as to psycholinguists.

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30
    • English

  • International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15
    • English

  • Transplantation into the Mammalian CNS

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 78
    • English

  • Pain Modulation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 77
    • English

  • Vestibulospinal Control of Posture and Locomotion

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 76
    • English
    This volume publishes the review articles presented by the invited speakers at the Satellite Meeting to the Barany Society Meeting held in Bologna, Italy during June 1987. The subject matter in this book is divided into seven main sections. The first three present basic neuroanatomical and neurophysiological aspects of vestibulospinal reflexes and document the neck afferent and visual influences on these reflexes. The following sections deal with the control of locomotion, posture, and eye-head-trunk coordination by vestibulospinal signals. The final section provides current knowledge on the processes underlying compensation of vestibulospinal deficits. An overall review precedes each main section so that the reader is informed as to which questions are still controversial and require further investigation. In this way a basis is provided for those needing a current account of the field of vestibulospinal reflexes. Due to the extensive length of the contents, only the number of articles presented per session is listed below.

  • Vision Within Extrageniculo-Striate Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 75
    • English

  • Biochemical Basis of Functional Neuroteratology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 73
    • English

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29
    • English

  • Complex Movement Behaviour

    'The' Motor-Action Controversy
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50
    • O.G. Meijer + 1 more
    • English
    The major focus of this book is on the differences between ecological approaches to action (`action theories'), and theories on motor control and learning couched in terms of information processing (`motor theories'). Proponents of both approaches express their views in Part 1 and the differences between the approaches are further analysed. Part 2 presents empirical studies, while in Part 3, methodological, philosophical and scientific implications are discussed and the possibility of a solution is considered.

  • Neural Regeneration

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 71
    • English

  • International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • English

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • English

  • Phosphoprotein in Neuronal Function

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 69
    • English

  • Psychiatric Disorders

    Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 65
    • English

  • Coexistence of Neuronal Messengers

    A New Principle in Chemical Transmission
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 68
    • English

  • Peptides and Neurological Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 66
    • English

  • Visceral Sensation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 67
    • English

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • English

  • Epidemiologic Field Methods in Psychiatry

    The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program
    • 1st Edition
    • William W. Eaton + 1 more
    • English
    Epidemiologic Field Methods in Psychiatry: The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program focuses on the methodology employed in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Program. The selection first elaborates on the historical context, major objectives, and study design and sampling the household population. Topics include the development of the ECA program, DIS instrument, program design, general issues in sampling community resident populations, household and respondent eligibility, household and respondent selection, weighting, and variance estimation. The manuscript then examines institutional survey and the characteristics, training, and field work of interviewers. Discussions focus on the changing nature of institutions, value of the institutional component, institutions included in institutional stratum, interviewer recruitment and selection, demographic characteristic of interviewers, and field work. The publication ponders on nonresponse and nonresponse bias in the ECA surveys, data preparation, and proxy interview, as well as quality of proxy data, item nonresponse, editing and coding, data entry and data cleaning, understanding nonresponse, and assessment of evidence for nonresponse bias. The selection is a valuable source of information for psychiatrists and readers interested in the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Program.

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • English

  • Molecular Mechanism of Ischemic Brain Damage

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 63
    • English

  • International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • English

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • English

  • Sex Differences in the Brain

    The Relation Between Structure and Function
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 61
    • English

  • Brain Ischemia

    Quantitative EEG and Imaging Techniques
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 62
    • English

  • International Review of Neurobiology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24
    • English

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