Neurology and clinical neurophysiology Books

ELLIOTT M. BLASS Fifteen years have passed since the first volume on developmental psychobiology (Blass, 1986) appeared in this series and 13 since the publication of the second volume (Blass, 1988). These volumes documented...

Thirty-five years ago, when Stephen Kuffler and his colleagues at Harvard initiated a new era of research on the properties and functions of neuroglial cells, very few neuro­ scientists were impressed at the time with the...

List of Contributors. Preface. 1. Overview of the Symposium; W.A. Hunt, Yuan Liu. 2. A Perspective on the Synapse; G.M. Shepherd. Section I: Synaptic Transmission. 3. Molecular Targets Underlying Ethanol-Mediated Reduction of Hormone Release From...

This volume contains the proceedings of the Ninth European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM 9), held in Ulm, Germany, on September 23-26, 1997. ECEM 9 con­ tinued a series of conferences initiated by Rudolf Groner of Bern,...

Here is the first effort in a single volume to cover all of the integrative functions of calcium signalling - how changes in intracellular calcium coordinate a variety of coherent cellular responses. Written by a team of...

Cytokines had been characterized in the early eighties as communication mole­ cules between immune cells, and between immunocytes and other peripheral cells, such as fibroblasts and endothelial cells. They play a key role in...

Psychoneuroimmunology is the first textbook to examine the complex functional relationships between the nervous system, the neuroendocrine and the immune system. The international leaders in this field have been brought...

The number of mouse models that are available for the study of human genetic neurological disorders is large and growing rapidly. Therefore, it was difficult to select the models that were reviewed in this volume. Clearly,...

Development of Vision and the Pre-Visual System; S.S. Easter, Jr., et al. Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Photoreceptor Differentiation; R. Adler. Embryonic Patterning of Cone Subtypes in the Mammalian Retina; K.C. Wikler, D.L. Stull. Development...

Cellular Mechanisms Involved in the Modulation of the Immune System by Drugs of Abuse; S.L. Chang, et al. Immunomodulation of Macrophage Functions by Opioids; R. Gomez-Flores, R.J. Weber. Morphine Accelerates the Progression of Sepsis in an...

Keynote Adress. Genetic Predisposition and Kindling Susceptibility in Primates; J.A. Wada. Developmental Patterns. Idiosyncrasies of Limbic Kindling in Developing Rats; K.Z. Haas, et al. Long-Term Effects of Kindling on Learning and Memory in the...

Processing of Vocalization Signals in Neurons of the Inferior Colliculus and Medial Geniculate Body; J. Syka, et al. Coding of FM and AM Sounds at the Auditory Midbrain; P.W.F. Poon, et al. Inhibition and Inhibitory Plasticity in the Mammalian...

Session I: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Structural Aspects and Mechanisms.- 1. Relations of Left Ventricular Geometry and Function to Prognosis in Hypertension.- 2. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Arterial Compliance, and Aging.- 3. Left Ventricular...

13C- and H-MRS of Cultured Neurones and Glia; U. Sonnewald, et al. Measurement of Intracellular Cations; H. Bachelard, R. Badar-Goffer. In Vivo Nitrogen MRS Studies of Rat Brain Metabolism; K. Kanamori, B.D. Ross. Traumatic Brain Injury; R. Vink, T.K...

Historical Perspectives. Morphology of Chemoreceptors. Re-Examination of the Carotid body Ultrastructure with Paying Attention to the Intercellular Membrane Apposition; H. Kondo, H. Iwasa. Biochemistry of Chemoreceptor Mechanisms. Developmental...

Pattern Formation in the Vertebrate CNS: Hox Gene Function and the Development of the Head; M. Mark, et al. Genetic Mechanisms Responsible for Pattern Formation in the Vertebrate Hindbrain: Regulation of Hoxb1; M. Studer, et al. Pax Genes as ...

1. Introduction: The Brain-Immune Axis: Role of Opiates and Other Substances of Abuse, the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Behavior.- 2. Detection of ?-Opioid Receptor mRNA in Immature T Cells.- 3. Identification of Opioid Receptors in the Immune...

Multisensory Control of Movements at Spinal Levels and Its Supraspinal Modulation; E.D. Schomburg. Involvement of Deep Cerebellar Nuclei in Attentive and Orienting Motor Responses; J.M. Delgado-García, A. Gruart. Adaptability of Adult Mammalian...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Epilepsy; S.D. Shorvon. The Anatomical Bases of the Epilepsies and MRI; D.R. Fish. Brain Structure in Epilepsy; F. Andermann. MR Spectroscopy in Epilepsy; H. Stefan. Mesial Temporal Lobe Structures; P. Gloor. Magnetic...

Perspective of Neurochemistry in Neurological Disorders.- Selegiline Induces "Trophic-Like" Rescue of Dying Neurons without Mao Inhibition.- Aliphatic Propargylamines, a New Series of Potent Selective, Irreversible Non-Amphetamine-Like MAO-B Inhibitors.-...

Neuroendocrine Factors in Ulcer Pathogenesis: Role of Sensory Neurons in the Control of Gastric Mucosal Blood Flow and Protection; P. Holzer, et al. Sympathoadrenergic Regulation of Duodenal Mucosal Alkaline Secretion; L. Fandriks, C. Jönson...

Principles and Practice of Clinimetrics in Epilepsy; A.R. Feinstein. Statistical Aspects of the Measurement of Clinical Care in Epilepsy; A.L. Johnson. Seizure Frequency as Treatment Effect Parameter; M.W. Lammers, H. Meinardi. Seizure Severity as ...

Temporal Pattern Analysis: Representations of Temporal Patterns of Signal Amplitude in the Anuran Auditory System and Electrosensory System (G.J. Rose). Mechanisms for Analysis of Auditory Temporal Patterns in the Brainstem of Echolocating Bats (J.H...

Cell Signal Transduction, Second Messengers and Protein Phosphorylation in Health and Disease (A.M. Municio). Tyrosine Phosphatases in Cell Cycle and Transformation (E.H. Fischer). Hydrolysis of Phospholipids and Activation of Protein Kinase C for ...

Angiotensin II Receptor (T. Inagami et al.). Molecular Biology of Angiotensin II Receptors (B. Lassègue et al.). Defining Angiotensin Receptor Subtypes (A.T. Chiu et al.). Medicinal Chemistry of Angiotensin II Antagonists (W.J. Greenlee, R.W. Wexler)...

Peptides: Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; I. Gozes, D.E. Brenneman. Proteases for Neuropeptide Precursor Processing in Bovine Adrenal Medullary Chromaffin Granules; V.Y.K. Hook, et al. Growth Factors: Gene Transfer into the Central Nervous System; D.M...

An Overview of Developments in Research on Recovery from Brain Injury.- Recovery of Function: Nutritional Factor.- Neural Transplantation and Recovery of Function: Animal Studies.- Neural Implants and Recovery of Function: Human Work.- Environmental...

Introduction; M. Ginsberg, et al. Metabolic Correlates of Focal Ischemia; W.D. Lust, et al. Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase in Ischemic Injury; F.A. Welsh. Disturbances of Protein and Polyamine Metabolism After Reversible Cerebral Ischemia; K.A...

Biophysics and Psychophysics of Photoreceptors.- Visual Pigments and Colour Vision in Primates.- The Cost of Trichromaticity for Spatial Vision.- Variability in Cone Populations and Implications.- Discussion: Biophysics and Psychophysics of Photoreceptor...

1: Fundamentals.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Data Aquisition.- Map Construction.- Interpolation.- 1.3 Spatial Sampling.- 1.4 Reference and Reference-Dependence.- 1.5 Map Display Methods.- Scaling and Floating Voltage Scales.- Summary Maps.- 1.6...

Molecular Polymorphism: Biosynthesis of the Molecular Forms of Acetylcholinesterase (J. Massoulie et al.). Molecular Organization of Recombinant Human Acetylcholinesterase (B. Velan et al.). Nematode Acetylcholinesterases (M. Arpagaus et al.). ...

Chronic and excessive alcohol consumption disrupts a number of biologic sys­ tems. Central nervous system pathology, associated with long-standing alcohol ingestion, has particularly deleterious consequences to the individual...

In the past fifteen years there has been considerable interest in neural circuits that initiate behavior patterns. For many types of behaviors, this involves decision-making circuits whose primary elements are neither purely...

This book developed out of the editors' longstanding interest in the retraining of traumatically brain-damaged adults and the management of their behavior by family members. A search for relevant experimental evidence to...

1 On the Basic Architecture of the Septal Region.- 2 Neuronal Networks That Control the Septal Pacemaker System: Synaptic Interconnections Between the Septal Complex, Hippocampus, Supramammillary Area, and Median Raphe.- 3 Cellular Pharmacology at...

*Developmental Anatomy *Normal Variations *Anomalies *Anomalies and Normal Variations of the Dens *Trauma *Miscellaneous Cervical Spine Problems

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2005 ADPD conference and is unique in that it deals not only with issues related individually to Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, but also with the integration of these and other related diseases...

Complex Systems Science in BiomedicineThomas S. Deisboeck and J. Yasha Kresh Complex Systems Science in Biomedicine covers the emerging field of systems science involving the application of physics, mathematics, engineering and...

Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Kindling, featuring valuable summaries of the participants' current cutting-edge research on the kindling of seizures and related phenomena in epilepsy.