Published December, 2008
By Hiroshi Okamoto
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The islets of Langerhans, the primary source of hormone production in the pancreas, have been the focus of research into the nature of diabetes for decades. In recent years, the molecular biology of this multiendocrine organ has been intensively investigated, with a corresponding increase in our understanding of the normal and pathological functioning of islet cells.

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Published December, 2008
By Catherine Panter-Brick and Carol M. Worthman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Hormones, Health and Behavior looks at the relationship of human biology and human society at the intersection of behavior, hormones and health. There is both scientific interest and practical urgency behind the ideas and findings presented here, as the need for a socio-ecological view of function and well-being has become more apparent.

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Published December, 2008
By Michael E. Dawson, Anne M. Schell and Andreas H. Bohmelt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The human startle reflex and its modification by attentional and affective processes has received increased attention in the last decade. This book is a comprehensive volume devoted to startle modification. It offers a unique overview of the methods, measurement, physiology and psychology of the phenomenon, particularly modification of the human startle eyeblink.

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Published December, 2008
By Jason F. Shogren and John Tschirhart
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This collection of original essays emphasizes that protecting species at risk while safeguarding social order is a policy challenge that entangles biology, politics and economics. The book defines the endangered species problem and addresses the economic choices that must be confronted.

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Published November, 2008
By Robert E. Kohler
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This penetrating case study of institution building and entrepreneurship in science shows how a minor medical speciality evolved into a large and powerful academic discipline. Drawing extensively on little-used archival sources, the author analyses in detail how biomedical science became a central part of medical training and practice.

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Published November, 2008
By Gasser M. Hathout, Tanya Ferguson and Tanya S. Ferguson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This highly illustrated clinical text investigates the relationship between brain structure and function for all major neurological diseases by considering actual clinical cases. Designed as a truly interdisciplinary text, it gives radiologists the key clinical information on each neurological disease and neurologists the pertinent information on imaging findings.

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Published November, 2008
By Nicholas B. Allen and Lisa B. Sheeber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book explores the developmental changes occurring during the transition from childhood into early adolescence in order to understand how vulnerability to depression develops. The focus is on emotional development, which serves to encapsulate the cognitive, sexual, interpersonal and familial changes that are occurring during this life stage.

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Published November, 2008
By Michael Alan Taylor and Nutan Atre Vaidya
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Descriptive Psychopathology provides a broad review of the psychopathology of psychiatric illness, beyond the limitations of the DSM and ICD criteria. It explores the problems of the current diagnostic systems and discusses the background of psychiatric classification. It is invaluable to anyone who cares for patients with behavioral syndromes.

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Published November, 2008
By Paul E. Mullen, Michele Pathé and Rosemary Purcell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This new edition brings the reader up-to-date with the explosion in published research and clinical studies, and covers new issues such as cyberstalking, stalking health professionals, stalking in the workplace, female stalkers, juvenile stalkers, stalking celebrities, as well as exploring changes to the legal status of the behaviour.

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Published November, 2008
By Dean Falk and Kathleen R. Gibson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This review of the evolution of primate brain size and organization answers questions about the evolution of intelligence and cognition. With contributions from leading researchers in the fields of neuroscience, paleoneurology and comparative neuroanatomy, it provides a well-rounded picture of research and gives pointers for the future.

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