Nicole A. Lazar 2008 The study of brain function is one of the most fascinating pursuits of modern science. Functional neuroimaging is an important component of much of the current research in cognitive, clinical, and social psychology. The excitement of studying the brain is recognized in both the popular press and the scientific community.
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Minoru Onozuka, Chen-Tung Yen Editors 2008 Brain Imaging, Learning and Memory, Stress and Fear, and Pain An enormous number of neurons in the brain form neural circuits by creating synaptic bonds with other neurons. Many of those circuits come together and function as a system. To clarify the function of the human brain, a study needs to […]
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Kensuke Sekihara · Srikatan S. Nagarajan 2008
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EDITED BY P. MICHAEL CONN 2008 The collection of systems represented in Sourcebook of Models for Biomedical Research is an effort to reflect the diversity and utility of models that are used in biomedicine. That utility is based on the consideration that observations made in particular organisms will provide insight into the workings of other, more complex, systems. Even the […]
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Olivier Civelli, Qun-Yong Zhou (Eds.) 2008
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Akhlaq A. Farooqui Wei-Yi Ong Lloyd A. Horrocks 2008 About 40% of central nervous system synapses use glutamate as the neurotransmitter. It acts through ionotropic (NMDA, AMPA, and KA) and metabotropic types of glutamate receptors and plays crucial roles in developmental synaptogenesis, plasticity, long-term potentiation, and learning memory. Our understanding of the diversity, structure, and functions of various glutamate […]
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Michael S. Ritsner • Abraham Weizman Editors 2008 Novel Strategies for Research and Treatment Over the past few decades the involvement of neurosteroids in brain function and mental health has attracted much interest, not only from a neuroscience perspective, but also from clinical and therapeutic aspects. In recent years, much of the research has focused on the multifunctional […]
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Akhlaq A. Farooqui • Tahira Farooqui Lloyd A. Horrocks 2008 Neurochemical importance of ether lipids is becoming increasingly evident. These lipids include plasmalogen and platelet activating factor. They play crucial roles in membrane fusion, ion transport, inflammation, oxidative stress, and learning and memory. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of structure and functions of plasmalogens and platelet […]
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Marc J. Poulin Richard J.A. Wilson Editors 2008 From Genes to Systems Like the geological treasures that surely must lie below the Athabasca glacier, some of the answers to key questions about the control of respiration remain buried. But bit by bit, year by year the ice is melting and perhaps in some areas the rocks are starting […]
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Edited by Claude Gaultier 2008 If you want to know how something works, build it from scratch. With biological systems that self-assemble, this may be out of reach. A powerful alternative is to sketch out the blueprint and/or interfere with the building plan; watch carefully what happens and interpret the outcome with even more care.
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