Published January, 2008
By H.Richard Leuchtag and H. Richard Leuchtag
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book examines physically oriented approaches not covered in other ion-channel books, and it develops a new physics-based approach to the problem of molecular excitability.

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Published January, 2008
By Ulf Ziemann, Eric Wassermann, Charles Epstein, Vincent Walsh, Tomaacutes Paus, Sarah Lisanby, Tomás Paus and Sarah H. Lisanby
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Library of Psychology
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Transcranial stimulation comprises an important set of techniques for investigating brain function, some of which are showing the promise of treating disease. This book provides the definitive review of the scientific and technical background required to understand transcranial stimulation, for neuroscientists, neurologists, and psychiatrists.

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Published January, 2008
By Eddie Harmon-Jones, Piotr Winkielman, Ralph Adolphs, Patricia G Devine and David M Amodio
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Guilford Publications)
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Provides a broad overview of the field of social neuroscience. Showcasing an array of research programs, this volume presents various approaches to the study of how the brain influences social behavior, and vice versa. It discusses the theoretical advantages of taking a social neuroscience perspective.

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Published January, 2008
By S. R. Pandi-Perumal, Jaime M. Monti, Jaime Monti, S.R. Pandi-Perumal, Christopher Michael Sinton and Christopher M. Sinton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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An exceptional, up-to-date account on the genetics of sleep, the neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of sleep and wakefulness, and the neurotransmitters and neuromodulators involved in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness. Suitable for experimental and clinical pharmacologists, sleep researchers, psychiatrists and any professional interested of neurobiology and pharmacology.

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Published January, 2008
By Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper, Geoffrey A. Manley and Geoffrey Allen Manley
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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The cochlea does not just pick up sound, it also produces sounds of low intensity called Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs). Sounds produced by healthy ears - either spontaneously or in response to stimuli - allow researchers and clinicians to study hearing and cochlear function noninvasively in both animals and humans.

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Published January, 2008
By Yves Christen, Dennis J. Selkoe and Antoine Triller
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease
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A biochemical hypothesis - that Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive cerebral amyloidosis caused by the aggregation of the amyloid b-protein (Ab) - preceded and enabled the discovery of etiologies.

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Published January, 2008
By Dominique Bagnard
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This book proposes an updated view of the current knowledge of the molecular and cellular mechanisms ensuring axon growth and guidance. The introductory chapter will remind the readers of all the features of a growth cone and the mechanisms controlling its growth.

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Published January, 2008
By Leslie Iversen and Leslie L. Iversen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Amphetamines have had a relatively short, though chequered history. In this book, a leading authority on psychoactive drugs explores the uses and abuses of amphetamines. Eschewing dogma, Iversen presents a fascinating and accessible expose of recreational and medical amphetamine use.

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Published January, 2008
By Michela Balconi
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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Le piu recenti acquisizioni della neuropsicologia cognitiva hanno consentito di focalizzare la natura dei processi linguistici e comunicativi, individuando i correlati fisiologici ed anatomici sottostanti alla produzione (encoding) e alla comprensione (decoding) del linguaggio.

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Published January, 2008
By H. Haken and Hermann Haken
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Springer Series in Synergetics
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This is an excellent introduction for graduate students and nonspecialists to the field of mathematical and computational neurosciences. The book approaches the subject via pulsed-coupled neural networks, which have at their core the lighthouse and integrate-and-fire models.

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