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Why do we have emotions? What are the bases of social behaviour? What is the relationship between the mind and the brain? How, and why, do we appreciate art? How do we make decisions? Are there biological foundations to ethical behaviour?Why do people follow religions,...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-01-05
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This book will track advances in the application of phase response (PR) analysis to the study of electrically excitable cells, focusing on applications of PR analysis in the computational neurosciences.This proposal was motivated by discussions with colleagues at the...
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Springer
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2011-12-23
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Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience
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The work aims to provide an overview of the field of contemporary hallucinations research. It will consist of 28 chapters, the writing of which will be put out to international experts specialized in the specific fields at hand.The work aims to be unique, in that it...
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Springer
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2011-12-21
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In this fascinating book, Jacques Balthazart presents a simple description of the biological mechanisms that are involved in the determination of sexual orientation in animals and also presumably in humans. Using scientific studies published over the last few decades,...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-12-02
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This book is designed to provide a comprehensive insight into current perspectives and challenges in adipose tissue biology. In <i>Adipose Tissue Biology</i>, scientists and clinicians discuss adipocyte precursors, differentiation and growth, brown and white...
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Springer
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2011-11-20
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Translational research looks to take the latest innovations made in the laboratory setting to translate findings into effective and sustainable medical interventions and improved preventative measures. Funding support is increasingly tied to practical healthcare...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-11-02
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The present volume is intended to be a synopsis of seizure disorders with a goal of describing key studies in animals and humans.The translation of pertinent findings from animal studies to human studies, and to potential human studies will be emphasized. Specific...
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Springer
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2011-11-02
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With the advances of immunohistochemistry in combination with confocal microscopy, airway sensory receptor end-organs can now be examined and evaluated objectively. Based on their ‘neurochemical coding’, morphology, location and origin, three sensory receptor end organs...
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Springer
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2011-10-06
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This handbook is the first dealing with the discovery of drugs directed against apicomplexan parasites. Amongst others, this group of endoparasites includes the causative agents of Malaria, Toxoplasmosis, and Babesiosis, the latter occurring mainly in animals. Written...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-09-22
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Drug Discovery in Infectious Diseases
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Now in its second edition, Brain Architecture is the continued exploration of how the brain works. It summarizes traditional views about brain structure-function organization clearly and comprehensively and elaborates a new four system network model of nervous system...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-08-15
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Lipid Mediators and Their Metabolism in the Brain presents readers with cutting edge and comprehensive information not only on the synthesis and degradation of glycerophospholipid-, sphingolipid-, and cholesterol-derived lipid mediators, but also their involvement in...
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Springer
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2011-08-12
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Galvani's Spark chronicles the gradual understanding of the nerve impulse which is the basis of all thoughts, sensations and actions. The story begins with LuigiGalvani's chance observation of a spark from a friction machine causing a frog's leg to twitch from across...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-08-01
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Alzheimer’s disease is a common problem that is becoming progressively more prevalent and burdensome to the world. Through better recognition of this disease and more precise diagnosis, led by brain imaging in the appropriate clinical context, it is our sincere hope...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2011-07-15
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This is an up-to-date atlas of the stereotaxic coordinates of the beagle brain. It provides stellar illustrations of the organization of nerve tracts and the morphology of the nuclei that compose the central nervous system.
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Springer
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2011-06-23
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Connections define the functions of neurons: information flows along connections, as well as growth factors and viruses, and even neuronal death may progress through connections. Knowledge of how the various parts of the brain are interconnected to form functional...
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Springer
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2011-06-21
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Pleasure is one of the most fascinating aspects of being human. But what is it?Exploring child development, philosophy, neuroscience and behavioural economics, Paul Bloom uncovers how universal habits explain what we like and why we like it.The average Briton spends...
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Vintage Digital
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2011-06-02
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Fifteen of the foremost scientists in this field presented testable theoretical models of consciousness and discussed how our understanding of the role that consciousness plays in our cognitive processes is being refined with some surprising results.
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Springer
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2011-05-27
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Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences
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Mitochondria are essential organelles in eukaryotic cells that control such diverse processes as energy metabolism, calcium buffering, and cell death. Recent studies have revealed that changes in mitochondrial morphology by fission and fusion, a process known as...
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Springer
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2011-05-16
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