Published January, 2006
By Paul L. Nunez and Ramesh Srinivasan
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Widely acclaimed when it first published in 1981, this book has been brought up-to-date with this second edition. Topics covered include synaptic sources, electrode placement, choice of reference, volume conduction, power and coherence, projection of scalp potentials to dura surface, dynamic signatures of conscious experience, and neural networks immersed in global fields of synaptic action.

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Published January, 2006
By Nathan A. Fox and Peter J. Marshall
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Bringing together some of the leading thinkers on the development of positive affect, this book aims to create a different focus for affective neuroscience. The contributors present their research on the development of positive affect in child, nonhuman, and clinical population.

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Published January, 2006
By Frankie Campling and Michael Sharpe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: The Facts
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This book looks at the practical, emotional, and social problems shared by most people who suffer from a long-term illness, and suggests a variety of ways in which they can do something for themselves to improve the situation. It could also be very useful to family and friends, as well as for health professionals.

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Published January, 2006
By R. W. Davies, Brian J. Morris, Wayne Davies and Brian Morris
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology Series
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Nerve cells - neurons - are arguably the most complex of all cells. From the action of these cells comes movement, thought and consciousness. This book provides information on the molecules that control information flow in the brain or the progress of brain disease. It also provides an overview of the molecular structure and function of neurons.

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Published January, 2006
By Sudhir Anand, Fabienne Peter, Amartya Sen and Amartya K. Sen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Average overall health status has increased worldwide, but it is clear that this achievement has not been equally distributed. Inequities in health have denied many people equality of opportunity. This book builds an interdisciplinary understanding of health equity with contributions from philosophers, anthropologists, economists, and others.

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Published January, 2006
By David Thomas Stern
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In order to enhance and promote professionalism in medicine, one should expect it, encourage it, and evaluate it. This book is a theory-to-practice text focused on ways to evaluate professional behaviour, written by leaders in the field of medical education and assessment.

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Published January, 2006
By Andrew C. Papanicolaou
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Talks about the disorders of memory that result from psychological stress, traumatic injury, strokes, or degenerative diseases of the brain. This book deals with each amnesia syndrome in a separate chapter that includes an account of the symptoms and the tests used to assess them. It is useful for neurologists and neuropsychologists.

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Published January, 2006
By Jody Heymann, Clyde Hertzman, Morris L. Barer, G.Robert Evans and Robert G. Evans
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Addresses the questions on investments in improving social conditions, as a way of improving population health. This book addresses how health is determined by biological and social factors. It examines case studies that demonstrate the ways in which social change affects adults' health, and launches children's lives onto healthy trajectories.

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Published January, 2006
By Gunter Knoblich, Ian M. Thornton, Marc Grosjean, Maggie Shiffrar and Gunther Knoblich
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Presents a comprehensive overview of the progress made in understanding the human body and its relationship to perception. This volume helps to unify the relevant research from independent areas of cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience, and facilitate the development of an integrated framework for the study of human-body perception.

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Published January, 2006
By Terrence J. Sejnowski and J. Leo van Hemmen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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The complexity of the brain and the protean nature of behaviour remain the most elusive area of science, but also the most important. Written by 23 experts from many areas of systems neuroscience, this book provides a useful roadmap to the field of systems neuroscience, and aims to serve as a source of inspiration for explorers of the brain.

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