Humana Press, 2000. — 560 p. In Neuroendocrinology in Physiology and Medicine, Michael Conn and Marc Freeman have brought together a panel of leading experts to create a comprehensive, integrated treatment of the processes by which the brain acts as an endocrine organ not only to control hormonal functions, but also to maintain homeostasis and regulate behavior. The...
Волгоград: Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, 2023. — 132 с. В учебном пособии описаны современные представления о значении и функциях сна, этиология, патогенез и методы диагностики сомнологических нарушений в соответствии с Международной классификацией расстройств сна третьего издания. Представлены немедикаментозные методы коррекции и принципы рациональной...
CBS Publishers, 2019. — 146 p. Physiology plays a critical role in learning the principles of medicine. This book attempts to present the essential aspects of human physiology and the questions are in a clear-cut, straight forward, proudwise manner and in simple and easily understandable language. We have tried to make this book essentially examinationoriented as per the needs...
Аспект Пресс, 2011. — 384 с. В учебном пособии рассматриваются некоторые общетеоретические вопросы значения сенсорной информации для существования и нормального функционирования психики человека, ряд аспектов роли сенсорной депривации на развитие и формирование психических процессов, роль сенсорной информации в поддержании нормального состояния человеческой психики....
Казань: КазНУ, 2018. — 172 с. В монографии обобщены современные представления о физиологических процессах, имеющих место при стрессе, в хронобиологическом аспекте. Подробно рассмотрены биологические ритмы соответствующих стресс-реализующих структур организма, наблюдаемых и в норме. Выполнен обширный литературный обзор, показаны как история фундаментальных открытий и заблуждений...
Ростов-на-Дону ; Таганрог : Издательство Южного федерального университета, 2024. — 298 с. В учебном пособии представлено полное и систематическое изложение материала, входящего в учебную программу курса «Большой практикум по физиологии человека». Детально рассматриваются методы прогноза и оценки функционального состояния по психометрическим, поведенческим, вегетативным...
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2025. — 576 p. This textbook is an introduction to Systems and Theoretical/Computational Neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cognition. It consists of three parts: Part I covers fundamental concepts and mathematical models in computational neuroscience, along with cutting-edge topics. Part II explores the building blocks of cognition, including...
Springer, 2025. — 355 p. People spontaneously imitate a wide range of different behaviors. The interest in this phenomenon dates back to at least the 18th century when Adam Smith (1759) argued that imitation can be seen as a primitive form of sympathy. Despite the longstanding interest, it was not until the 20th century that different research fields within psychology and...
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2001. — 462 p. The extremely labile nature of the nervous system has proved to be an intriguing area of research for over thirty years. From the earliest stages of neuronal growth during development, both the morphology and strength of neural connections within the central nervous system are shaped and modified by experience. Whilst connections between...
Wiley, 2019. — 394 p. The updated bestselling guide to human metabolism and metabolic regulation The revised and comprehensively updated new edition of Human Metabolism (formerly Metabolic Regulation – A Human Perspective) offers a current and integrated review of metabolism and metabolic regulation. The authors explain difficult concepts in clear and concise terms in order to...
Menlo Park: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 1990. — 171 p. Introduction The Use of Percussion The Use of the Drum Shamanism and the Shamanic Journey Altered States of Consciousness The Shamanic State of Consciousness (SSC) SSC Versus Possession Trance Techniques for Entering into the SSC The SSC and Percussion The SSC, the Drum, and the Shamanic Journey Theory and...
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2008. — 264 p. Windows to the Brain is the only book to synthesize neuroanatomical and imaging research as it pertains to selected neuropsychiatric diseases, containing all of the Windows to the Brain papers published from 1999-2006 in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences . They provide a basic understanding of how to...
М.: Институт Высшей Нервной Деятельности и Нейрофизиологии Российской академии наук, 2024. — 195 с. На нынешнем витке развития нейронаук многие вопросы об особенностях функционирования медиобазальных отделов височной доли, и в частности, гиппокампа, хотя и имеют за собой длительную историю изучения вопроса, однако же остаются дискуссионными. Несмотря на продолжающиеся...
Медицинское информационное агенство, 2016. — 499 с. В словаре-справочнике изложены классические представления и результаты исследований последних десятилетий, позволяющие читателю получить краткую, но достаточно глубокую информацию по различным темам физиологии. Содержание соответствует учебной программе студентов-медиков, за исключением профильных вопросов (педагогический и...
AIP Publishing, 2021. — 170 p. Phase Transitions in Grey Brain Architecture and Mind Dynamics relates the complex systems that we know as ‘mind’ and ‘brain’ to simple concepts in physics such as ‘phase transition’ and ‘criticality’ and establishes a close mathematical link between them. A serious review of live issues in science – from interaction and correlation to emergence,...
2nd edition. — Springer, 2024. — 609 p. This book discusses the regulation of gene transcription by neuronal activity that is evident in a large number of neuronal processes ranging from neural development and refinement of neuronal connections to learning and response to injury. Transcriptional Regulation by Neuronal Activity: To the Nucleus and Back, 2nd edition illustrates...
Springer, 2022. — 88 p. This book equips the intraoperative monitoring provider (both technologist and physician) with details of commonly monitored surgical procedures of the spine. This knowledge better allows the monitorist to identify critical phases of the surgery and correlate those with neuroanatomical and functional risk at each phase. Chapters are authored by a surgeon...
Elsevier, 2023. — 390 p. Respiratory Neurobiology: Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part Two, Volume 189 is one of two volumes on the neurology of breathing. This volume focuses on pathologies attributable to abnormalities of the neural control of breathing, breathing problems that may occur in neurological diseases, and the neurological complications of respiratory diseases,...
Elsevier, 2022. — 447 p. Respiratory Neurobiology: Physiology and Clinical Disorders, Part One, Volume 188 is one of two volumes on the neurology of breathing. This volume focuses on the neurophysiology of breathing, while the second volume focuses on pathologies attributable to abnormalities of the neural control of breathing, breathing problems that may occur in neurological...
Springer, 2024. — 449 p. This book provides a comprehensive overview and critical evaluation of the emerging and exciting topic of interoception – the perception of the body’s internal state. Interest in the topic has been driven by the observation that interoception appears to affect fundamental psychological processes and numerous physical and mental health conditions. In...
СПб.: Оборудование для нейрофизиологии и функциональной диагностики. — 104 с. В Материалах конференции размещены тезисы докладов, охвативших основные разделы современных нейронаук: электроэнцефалография, электронейромиография, регистрация вызванной биоэлектрической активности при различных модальностях стимуляции, нейрореабилитация. В представленных докладах обобщен накопленный...
Springer, 2024. — 362 p. This book presents cutting-edge papers and perspectives on the transport of oxygen to tissues by scientists in a multitude of disciplines such as biochemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine, physics, physiology, veterinary and complementary medicine. The book is composed of the following 7 parts: 50th Anniversary, Brain, Clinical applications,...
2nd edition. — Academic Press, Elsevier, 2022. — 478 p. Essential Neuromodulation, Second Edition is a concise reference covering all of the basic principles of neuromodulation in a single affordable volume for neuroscientists, residents, fellows, bioengineers and basic clinical practitioners. This second edition expands on developments in the field since 2011, emphasizing...
Lucca: IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, 2019. — 190 p. Functional connectivity (FC) metrics identify statistical (undirected) associations among distinct brain areas and therefore represent a powerful tool to investigate brain inter-regional interactions in distinct behavioural states. However, the application and interpretation of FC in electrophysiological data is...
5th edition. — Academic Press, 2024. — 567 p. Unveiling the latest research in neurophysiology, Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, Fifth Edition continues to stand as the only resource in the field. This book remains the standard for those who seek to explore the intricate molecular and cellular physiology of neurons and synapses. Notably, this new edition delves even...
Springer, 2024. — 580 p. This important new book presents an introduction to Environmental Neuroscience, an emerging field devoted to the study of brain-mediated bidirectional relationships between organisms and their physical environments. Environmental Neuroscience offers a novel perspective in the human neurosciences, which have typically focused on the individual isolated...
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. — 4378 p. Studying the Nervous System Neural Signaling Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells Voltage-Dependent Membrane Permeability Ion Channels and Transporters Synaptic Transmission Neurotransmitters and Their Receptors Molecular Signaling within Neurons Synaptic Plasticity Sensation and Sensory Processing Vision Hearing The Vestibular...
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014. — 302 p. Preface Thalamostriatal synapses—another substrate for dopamine action? Abstract Life-long consequences of juvenile exposure to psychotropic drugs on brain and behavior The role of learning-related dopamine signals in addiction vulnerability Dopaminergic function in relation to genes associated with risk for schizophrenia: translational...
Elsevier, 2014. — 416 p. Respiration is one of the most basic motor activities crucial for survival of the individual. It is under total control of the central nervous system, which adjusts respiratory depth and frequency depending on the circumstances the individual finds itself. For this reason this volume not only reviews the basic control systems of respiration, located in...
Hoboken: CRC Press, 2011. — 425 p. Astrocytes play diverse roles in central nervous system (CNS) function and dysfunction, and the connections that the astrocyte makes with other cells of the brain are essential for a variety of important neural tasks. Bringing together contributions from international experts at the top of their field, Astrocytes: Wiring the Brain emphasizes...
Springer, 1996. — 389 p. Understanding how the brain works is undoubtedly the greatest challenge for human intelligence and one of the most ambitious goals of contemporary science. We are certainly far from this goal, but significant advancements in several fields of Neuroscience and Neurobiology are being obtained at an increasing pace. The NATO ASI School in Neurobiology,...
Basel: Birkhäuser, 1990. — 590 p. In the spring of 1987, I was in Havana, Cuba, where I was participating in planning a large-scale longitudinal study of the neurophysiological, neurochemical, and behavioral characteristics of cohorts of patients with cerebrovascular disease, depression, senile dementia, schizophrenia, or learning disabilities; and also part of this study were...
Elsevier Science, 1967. — 495 p. List of Contributors Neuronal Mechanism of Feeding Limbic and other Forebrain Mechanisms in Sleep Induction and Behavioral Inhibition Limbic System and Free Behavior Mechanisms in the Limbic System Controlling Reproductive Functions of the Ovary with Special Reference to the Positive Feedback of Progestin to the Hippocampus Affective Behaviour...
Elsevier Science, 2001. — 344 p. A collective research effort by scientists working in laboratories around the world, this book addresses issues covering all aspects of neural population coding. This volume, with contributions from distinguished neuroscientists, is divided into six sections containing a historical overview of the concept of neural population, introducing a...
Wiley-VCH, 2006. — 491 p. This first book to cover neural development, neuronal survival and function on the genetic level outlines promising approaches for novel therapeutic strategies in fighting neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. Focusing on transcription factors, the text is clearly divided into three sections devoted to transcriptional control of...
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2000. — 341 p. There are many difficulties hindering western scientists from becoming acquainted with Russian scientific literature, including both political and language barriers. Russian science has a long and proud tradition going back as far as Peter the Great and the founding of the Russian Academy of Science in 1725. However, Russian neuroscientists...
Elsevier Science, 2009. — 332 p. This volume focuses on the interplay of mind and motion-the bidirectional link between thought and action. In particular, it investigates the implications that this coupling has for decision making. How do we anticipate the consequences of choices and how is the brain able to represent these choice options and their potential consequences? How...
Elsevier Science, 2002. — 508 p. The book comprises selected papers presented at the 11th European Conference on Eye Movements (Turku, Finland, 2001). The conference series brings together researchers from various disciplines with an interest to study behavioral, neurobiological and clinical aspects of eye movements. This volume consists of five sections: I. Saccadic eye...
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. — 317 p. The last 20 years have seen an explosion of research and development in the neurosciences. Indeed, some have called this first decade of the 21st century 'the decade of the mind'. An all-encompassing term, the neurosciences cover such fields as biology, psychology, neurology, psychiatry and philosophy and include anatomy,...
Academic Press, 2005. — 325 p. This book presents an overview of the exciting, truly multidisciplinary research by neuroscientists and systems engineers in the emerging field of cognitive systems, providing a cross-disciplinary examination of this cutting-edge area of scientific research. This is a great example of where research in very different disciplines touches to create...
Oxford University Press, 1999. — 407 p. This book offers a concise, methodological approach to the evaluation and treatment of patients with sleep disorders. The management of sleep disorders requires an understanding of sleep itself, thus the book initially discusses aspects of normal sleep. The remainder of the book provides a formula for critical assessment, in which the...
Sebtel Press, 2018. — 213 p. The brain is the most complex computational machine known to science, even though its components (neurons) are slow and unreliable compared to a laptop computer. In this richly illustrated book, Shannon's mathematical theory of information is used to explore the computational efficiency of neurons, with special reference to visual perception and the...
Elsevier, 2020. — 600 p. Get a solid understanding of the human body! Using simple, conversational language and vivid animations and illustrations, Structure & Function of the Body, 16th Edition introduces the normal structure and function of the human body and what the body does to maintain homeostasis. To help make difficult A&P concepts easy to understand, this new edition...
Springer, 2024. — 43 p. This Springer essential provides an overview of current research on the topic of left-handedness and brain asymmetries. In addition to basics of assessing left-handedness and brain asymmetries, it also explores their evolution, development, and their study in the animal kingdom. Other focal points include research on the relationship between...
Cambridge University Press, 2024. — 403 p. It is common to study the electric activity of neurons by measuring the electric potential in the extracellular space of the brain. However, interpreting such measurements requires knowledge of the biophysics underlying the electric signals. Written by leading experts in the field, this volume presents the biophysical foundations of...
Sage Journals, 2013. — 13 p. Purpose: The present study which addressed adults who stutter (AWS) attempted to investigate power spectral dynamics in the stuttering state by answering the questions using quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG). Method: A 64-channel electroencephalography (EEG) setup was used for data acquisition at 20 AWS. Since the speech, especially...
Springer, 2024. — 472 p. Pupillometry, the study of the eyes’ pupils, has a rich history, dating back to the 1800s. For example, to appear “dark with desire,” women once used atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) as a cosmetic, because the atropine dilated their pupils, making them appear more romantically aroused. We now know that this relationship is largely driven by the...
Oxford University Press, 2023. — 392 p. The Cooperative Neuron is part of a revolution that is occurring in the sciences of brain and mind. It explores the new field of cellular psychology, a field built upon the recent discovery that many neurons in the brain cooperate to seek agreement in deciding what's relevant in the current context. This cooperative context-sensitivity...
Springer, 2024. — 324 p. This volume discusses current research on glial-neuronal interactions in several neuroendocrine systems. Glial-neuronal bidirectional transmission represents one of the fastest-growing areas of investigation in neuroscience today. Unraveling the interactions and signaling synergy between glial cells and neurons is critical to advancing our understanding...
Academic Press, 2024. — 692 p. From Brain Dynamics to the Mind: Spatiotemporal Neuroscience explores how the self and consciousness is related to neural events. Sections in the book cover existing models used to describe the mind/brain problem, recent research on brain mechanisms and processes and what they tell us about the self, consciousness and psychiatric disorders. The...