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Title
Neuroscience in the 21st Century : from basic to clinical / Donald W. Pfaff, Nora D. Volkow, editors-in-chief.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781493934744 (electronic book)
1493934740 (electronic book)
9781493934737
9781493934874
Published
New York, NY : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-1-4939-3474-4 doi
Call Number
RC341
Dewey Decimal Classification
612.8
Summary
Edited and authored by a wealth of international experts in neuroscience and related disciplines, this key new resource aims to offer medical students and graduate researchers around the world a comprehensive introduction and overview of modern neuroscience. Neuroscience research is certain to prove a vital element in combating mental illness in its various incarnations, a strategic battleground in the future of medicine, as the prevalence of mental disorders is becoming better understood each year. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental, behavioral, neurological and substance use disorders. The World Health Organization estimated in 2002 that 154 million people globally suffer from depression and 25 million people from schizophrenia; 91 million people are affected by alcohol use disorders and 15 million by drug use disorders. A more recent WHO report shows that 50 million people suffer from epilepsy and 24 million from Alzheimer's and other dementias. Because neuroscience takes the etiology of disease--the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors--as its object of inquiry, it is increasingly valuable in understanding an array of medical conditions. A recent report by the United States' Surgeon General cites several such diseases: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, early-onset depression, autism, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, anorexia nervosa, and panic disorder, among many others. Not only is this volume a boon to those wishing to understand the future of neuroscience, it also aims to encourage the initiation of neuroscience programs in developing countries, featuring as it does an appendix full of advice on how to develop such programs. With broad coverage of both basic science and clinical issues, comprising around 150 chapters from a diversity of international authors and including complementary video components, Neuroscience in the 21st Century in its second edition serves as a comprehensive resource to students and researchers alike.
Note
Includes index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 2, 2016).
Alzheimer's Disease
Anxiety Disorders
Application of Genetic Techniques in Neural Tissue: Discovery
Application of genetic techniques: Techniques for Manipulating Gene Expression
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Networks
Axonal Guidance: Making Connections
Axonal Transport
Blood Brain Barrier
Cable Modeling of Neurons and Modeling of Dendrites
Cannabinoids Pharmacology, Abuse and Addiction
Cell Types within CNS: Patterning
Cerebellum
Cerebral Microvessels
Chemogenetics (DREADDs)
Cognitive Neuroscience: Hippocampus
Cortical Processing of Visual Signals
Declarative Associative Memory
Default mode networks
Diffuse Signaling (NO, CO Gases) in the CNS.
