Neuropsychology category: 992 books
Method In Madness
Case Studies In Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
In clinical neuropsychiatry, case studies provide invaluable demonstrations of the range and types of unusual psychological states that can occur after brain damage. In the pursuit of objectivity and scientific respectability, however, many academic reports of neuropsychiatric disorders appear cold,...
Memory and Amnesia
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Memory and Amnesia provides a clear and comprehensive account of amnesia set in the context of our understanding of how normal memory operates. Part I provides the reader with an up-to-date survey of contemporary memory theories along with an account of the various methods for improving memory ability....
Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience
The Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 24
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This volume provides an introduction to current research on the relation between brain development and the development of cognitive, linguistic, motor, and emotional behavior. At least two audiences will benefit from this book: psychologists interested in brain development, and neuroscientists interested...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012
Increased public awareness of traumatic brain injuries has fueled a number of significant developments: on the one hand, more funding and more research related to these injuries and their resulting deficits; on the other, the possibility of higher stakes in personal injury suits—and more reasons...
by George Fink
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Like the first edition, the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Stress covers nearly every conceivable aspect and ramification of stress including a wide range of related topics such as neuroimmune interactions, cytokines, enzymatic disorders, effects on the cardiovascular system, immunity and inflammation,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
The Paradoxical Brain focuses on a range of phenomena in clinical and cognitive neuroscience that are counterintuitive and go against the grain of established thinking. The book covers a wide range of topics by leading researchers, including: • Superior performance after brain lesions or sensory loss...
Obesity Prevention
The Role of Brain and Society on Individual Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2010
Over the years, approaches to obesity prevention and treatment have gone from focusing on genetic and other biological factors to exploring a diversity of diets and individual behavior modification interventions anchored primarily in the power of the mind, to the recent shift focusing on societal...
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Effects on Brain and Development
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
This is the first volume that focuses on the lifespan neurobehavioral factors likely to determine susceptibility to alcohol abuse and its consequences. The chapters offer careful analysis of the effects of ethanol on the fetus, the infant, the adolescent, and the adult. The authors include behavioral...
by Steven R. Pliszka, MD
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2016
Accessible and succinct, this book has given thousands of clinicians and students the basic understanding of neuroscience that is essential in contemporary mental health practice. Steven R. Pliszka synthesizes current knowledge on the neurobiological bases of major psychiatric disorders. He explores...
Human Sleep and Cognition, Part II
Clinical and Applied Research
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
There is a critical, bidirectional relationship between sleep and cognition, yet the literature in this area is scattered, and it is surprisingly difficult to find a comprehensive overview of the basic principles, latest discoveries, and outstanding challenges.
This issue of Progress in Brain...
Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience Perspectives concerning Human Behavior and Experience
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Many books in evolutionary psychology emphasize just a small part of the total picture. Evolutionary Psychology gives students a clear understanding of how current psychological knowledge of human behavior and experience draws from a variety of perspectives. It begins with an understanding of evolution...
The Autonomous Brain
A Neural Theory of Attention and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1999
The behaviorist credo that animals are devices for translating sensory input into appropriate responses dies hard. The thesis of this pathbreaking book is that the brain is innately constructed to initiate behaviors likely to promote the survival of the species, and to sensitize sensory systems to...
by Todd E. Feinberg, MD
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
A leading neuroscientist offers an intriguing scientific journey to understanding the neurobiology of the self.
What can dementia, delusions, and other neurological disorders teach us about how the brain creates personal identity and a unified sense of self? Here, a leading neurobiologist offers...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
This book provides a broad survey of many of the major areas in neuroplasticity research by leading investigators in the field. The topics considered range across all levels of nervous system organization from the molecular to behavioral levels for species ranging from C. elegans to humans. In addition,...