Published July, 2008
By Walter Glannon
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This is the first single-author book on what has come to be known as neuroethics. Walter Glannon uses a philosophical framework that is fully informed by cutting edge neuroscience as well as contemporary legal cases such as Terri Schiavo, to offer readers an introduction to this fascinating topic.

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Published July, 2008
By Martin J. Tovee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Tovee approaches vision as arising directly from the structure and organisation of the eye and brain, rather than a behaviour one step removed from it. This perspective, combined with the clarity of text, 50 new images and key point summaries, guides the student to a thorough understanding of visual perception.

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Published July, 2008
By Semyon M. Slobounov
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Over the past decade, the scientific information on psychology of injury has increased considerably. The purpose of this book is to accumulate the latest development in psychological analyses, evaluation, and management of sport-related injuries, including traumatic brain injuries.

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Published July, 2008
By Nicole A. Lazar and Nicole Lazar
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Statistics for Biology and Health
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In the pages of mainstream publications, including The New York Times and Wired, readers can learn about cutting-edge research into topics such as understanding how customers react to products and - vertisements ("If your brain has a 'buy button,' what pushes it?", The New York Times,October19,2004),howviewersrespondtocampaignads("Using M.

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Published June, 2008
By Jenni Harvey and Dominic J. Withers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Obesity is becoming a growing health issue worldwide. Recently, major advances have been made in understanding not only the processes that control food intake and body weight, but also the role of the brain in such processes. This book provides a concise overview of recent developments in this field.

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Published June, 2008
By Nobuo Masataka
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag, Japan)
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Developments in cognitive science indicate that human and nonhuman primates share a range of behavioral and physiological characteristics that speak to the issue of language origins.

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Published June, 2008
By Christiane Richter-Landsberg
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Neuroscience Intelligence Unit
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Heat shock proteins are involved in many physiological processes, including development and differentiation, organisation of the cytoarchitecture by binding to cytoskeletal elements, and regulation of the balance between cell death and survival. This book addresses the role of heat shock proteins and cellular stress responses in the brain.

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Published June, 2008
By S. Hossein Fatemi and S.H. Fatemi
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Reelin glycoprotein is a serine protease with important roles in embryogenesis and during adult life. This comprehensive and integrative book examines the role that reelin plays in the etiology of various neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and autism.

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Published June, 2008
By Richard Warren and Richard M. Warren
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Many new features have been added to this excellent guide for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, including suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, a section on function imaging of the brain, expanded information on pitch and infrapitch, and additional information on speech processing.

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Published June, 2008
By Richard M. Warren
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Many new features have been added to this excellent guide for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, including suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, a section on function imaging of the brain, expanded information on pitch and infrapitch, and additional information on speech processing.

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