Neurosciences Books

Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary research area that evaluates the structural and organizational function of the nervous system. When applied to business practices, it is possible to investigate how consumers, managers, and marketers makes decisions...

Societal, ethical, and cost-related issues, not to mention the need for sound scientific methods, have led to new and refined methods for the evaluation of health risks associated with neurotoxic compounds, relevant and predictive of exposure, relatively...

This is the second edition of the comprehensive, concise summary of apoptosis research. It covers the major concepts, molecular architecture, the biochemical pathways, and pathophysiological significance of apoptosis. This book provides a guideline of...

White matter injury can result from both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke as well as a host of other CNS diseases and conditions such as neonatal injuries, neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injuries, carbon...

Accumulation on glia is an active pathological element in many neurological disorders. Gliosis produces neuroinflammation through both neurotrophic and inflammatory means, but the exact mechanism through which this happens remain unclear. It is suspected...

Two recent innovations, the emergence of formal cognitive models and the addition of cognitive neuroscience data to the traditional behavioral data, have resulted in the birth of a new, interdisciplinary field of study: model-based cognitive neuroscience...

This volume provides readers with an introduction to all the methods and major approaches now being used to study the structural and functional development of the brain. Prenatal and Postnatal Determinants of Development explores early anatomical...

This detailed volume explores key technologies that are used currently to investigate iGluR structure, function and physiology. Chapters in this book cover methods to help illuminate the assembly, trafficking, molecular composition and subcellular...

Thyroid hormone plays an important role in development and functional maintenance in the central nervous system.  Deficiency of thyroid hormone during fetal and early postnatal life induces abnormal development known as cretinism in humans. ...

Arguably biosonar is one of the 'eye-opening' discoveries about animal behavior and the auditory systems of echolocators are front and center in this story.  Echolocation by bats has proven to be a virtual gold mine for colleagues studying...

Phospholipases generate lipid signaling molecules through their hydrolytic action on phospholipids and are known to regulate function of a variety of cells under normal and diseased conditions. While several physiological,...

The Brain And Its Functions is a comprehensive book written by Jules Bernard Luys in 1882. This book explores the intricate workings of the human brain and its various functions. Luys delves into the anatomy of the brain, discussing its structure and the...

Persistence of Vision in Color-Blind Subjects is a book written by Frank Allen in 1902. The book explores the phenomenon of persistence of vision in individuals who are color-blind. Allen presents a series of experiments that he conducted to investigate...

Experimental Studies in Recall and Recognition is a book written by Edith Mulhall Achilles in 1920. The book is a collection of experimental studies that focus on the human ability to recall and recognize information. The author uses a scientific...

""Do Animals Think?"" is a book written by Henry L. C. Recordon and originally published in 1903. In this book, the author explores the question of whether or not animals have the capacity for thought and intelligence. He examines various examples of...

En esta obra, Néstor Braidot explora los descubrimientos de la neurobiología especializada en los estudios de género que ayudan a comprender -e incluso explicar- el origen de esta maravillosa combinación de inteligencia,...

Fight, Flight or Flourish: How neuroscience can unlock human potential takes the latest research in neuroscience and translates it into actionable steps you can take today to help you and your team thrive at work!This practical book offers dozens of...

Neuroimmune Interactions.- Cytokines and the Blood-Brain Barrier.- Neurochemical and Endocrine Responses to Immune Activation: the Role of Cytokines.- Neural Pathways Mediating Behavioral Changes Associated with Immunological Challenge.- Molecular Basis...

Auditory Pathology: When Hearing is Out of Balance.- Genetics of Hearing Loss.- Cochlear Homeostasis and Homeostatic Disorders.- Tinnitus: Theories Mechanisms and Treatments.- Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease.- Age-Related Hearing Loss and Its Cellular and...

Neuroimmunity and neuroinflammation.- Inflammation and Neuronal Susceptibility to Excitotoxic Cell Death.- Microglial Cell Population Expansion Following Acute Neural Injury.- Opposite Modulation of Peripheral Inflammation and Neuroinflammation by...

Epilepsy research has entered an exciting phase as advances in molecular analysis have supplemented in vitro and in vivo electrophysiologic and phenotypic characterization. Recent Advances in Epilepsy Research sets forth a...

Researchers seeking problems that offer more hope of success often avoid subjects that seem to be difficult to approach experimentally, or subjects for which experimental results are difficult to interpret. The breakdown part...

This book is devoted to the neuropsychological description of childhood epilepsy, a neurolo- cal condition that constitutes one of the most prevalent forms of chronic and disabling childhood illnesses. Indeed, one child out of...

A summary of how the electrical signals used to represent sounds are encoded and interpreted through the integrated roles of various nuclei. This volume builds on the information about the anatomy and physiology of the auditory...

In order to communicate, animals send and receive signals that are subject to their particular anatomical, psychological, and environmental constraints. This SHAR volume discusses both the production and perception of acoustic...

The study of microglial cells has recently gained importance for those researching degeneration and regeneration. Microglia in the regenerating and degenerating CNS supports the assertion that understanding microglial biology...

Occurrence and importance of ether lipids in brain.- Introduction.- Classification of ether lipids found in brain.- Physicochemical properties of ether lipids.- Fecapentaenes, the novel plasmalogens.- Other ether lipid found in mammalian tissues.- Lipid...

Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Glutamate and Aspartate in Brain.- Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors in Brain.- Multiplicity of Glutamate Receptors in Brain.- Glutamate Transporters and their Role in Brain.- Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors and their...

Otoacoustic Emissions: Concepts and Origins.- Traveling Waves, Second Filters, and Physiological Vulnerability: A Short History of the Discovery of Active Processes in Hearing.- Critical Oscillators as Active Elements in Hearing.- Active Hair-Bundle...

The obesity epidemic has generated immense interest in recent years due to the wide-ranging and significant adverse health and economic consequences that surround the problem. Much attention has been focused on behaviors that lead to obesity, in...

Withtherecentlyperceivedincreaseinincidenceofautismandtherealizationthat "autism"mayactuallybe"autisms"withsubsetsofaffectedindividuals,researchers have been pursuing the possibility that there may be multiple etiologies for...

Drug development today needs to balance agility, speed, and risk in defining probability of success for molecules, mechanisms, and therapeutic concepts. New techniques such as fMRI promise to be part of a sequence that could...

The Zoist V9, March, 1851 To January, 1852: A Journal Of Cerebral Physiology And Mesmerism, And Their Applications To Human Welfare (1852) is a book written by Hippolyte Bailliere. The book is a collection of articles from the Zoist, a journal that...

""The Special Kinesiology of Educational Gymnastics"" is a book written by Nils Posse in 1894. It is a comprehensive guide to the science of kinesiology and its application to educational gymnastics. The book is divided into two parts. The first part...

The book titled ""The Origin and Rationale of Colliery Explosions"" is written by Donald McDonald Douglas Stuart and was published in 1895. The book is based on an examination of the explosions that occurred at Timsbury, Albion, Malago Vale, and Llanerch...

Symmetry has a central role in the study of vision. The concept of symmetry has an ancient origin in considerations of visual appearance; in modern times, abstracted and formalized into Group Theory, it has found spectacular applications, far beyond the...

The current renewed interest in mystical experience, which stems in part from the neuroscience claim that there is a spiritual doorway in the brain, provides the grounds for placing the spiritual legacy of Thomas Merton in the context of natural...

Regeneration of Medullated Nerves in the Absence of Embryonic Nerve Fibers, Following Experimental Non-Traumatic Degeneration is a scientific book written by Elbert Howard Clark in 1914. The book explores the process of nerve regeneration in the absence...

""Reaction Time to Retinal Stimulation: With Special Reference to the Time Lost in Conduction Through Nerve Centers"" is a scientific book written by Albert Theodor Poffenberger Jr. and published in 1912. The book explores the time it takes for the human...

New Observations Upon The Structure And Formation Of Certain Nervous Centers is a scientific book written by Lionel Smith Beale in 1864. The book focuses on the author's observations and research on the nervous system, particularly on the structure and...

""New Genera And Species Of Carboniferous Fossils From The Fayetteville Shale Of Arkansas"" is a scientific publication authored by George Herbert Girty and originally published in 1910. The book is a detailed study of the fossils found in the...

Neuromeres and Metameres is a scientific book written by Herbert Vincent Neal and published in 1919. The book delves into the anatomy and development of the nervous system in vertebrates, specifically focusing on the concept of neuromeres and metameres...

""Methods of Studying Vision in Animals"" is a book written by Robert Mearns Yerkes in 1911. The book is a comprehensive guide to the various methods used for studying vision in animals. Yerkes, a renowned American psychologist and primatologist,...

Les Fonctions Du Cerveau: Histoire Des Doctrines Psychologiques Contemporaines (1886) est un livre �����crit par Jules Soury. Ce livre explore l'histoire des doctrines psychologiques contemporaines et examine les fonctions du cerveau. Soury utilise une...

""Consid�����rations sur les localisations c�����r�����brales"" est un livre �����crit par Ernest Auburtin en 1863. Ce livre traite de la localisation des fonctions c�����r�����brales dans le cerveau humain. L'auteur explore les diff�����rentes...

The Relations and Development of the Mind and Brain is a book written by Elmer Gates in 1904. The book explores the connection between the human mind and brain, focusing on the development of the brain and its impact on the mind. Gates delves into the...