The Neuroimmunological Basis of Behavior and Mental Disorders
Allan Siegel • Steven S. Zalcman Editors 2009
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Human Intelligence and Medical Illness
R. Grant Steen 2009 Assessing the Flynn Effect As critics will note, psychometric tests are deeply flawed. Person-to-person differences in performance on a psychometric test are not informative about many things of great interest. An intelligence quotient (IQ) cannot characterize creativity or wisdom or artistic ability or other forms of specialized knowledge.
Continue reading →Bipolar Depression: Molecular Neurobiology, Clinical Diagnosis and Pharmacotherapy
Edited by Carlos A. Zarate Jr. and Husseini K. Manji 2009 Bipolar disorder is a major public health problem, a reality reflected in its position as the sixth leading cause of disability worldwide in 15 to 44-year olds – the age range most associated with the onset of the disorder. Two-thirds of this disability can be traced to […]
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Christoph W. Turck Editor 2009 Biomarkers are receiving a great deal of attention in the life sciences and the global market for disease – specific biomarkers is expected to see a significant increase in the years to come. Among the different disease areas, psychiatric disorders are without doubt the most challenging in terms of understanding their pathophysiology, drug development […]
Continue reading →Thiamine Deficiency and Associated Clinical Disorders
David W. McCandless 2009 The past 20 years have seen remarkable advances in neuroscience, neurology, imaging techniques, and diagnostic strategies. These advances have been successfully applied to many different diseases, including thiamine deficiency and associated clinical disorders. Syndromes such as beriberi, Wernicke’s disease, Leigh’s disease, African Seasonal Ataxia, and various inherited ataxias have all benefited from improved scientific approaches.
Continue reading →The Sticky Synapse
Michael Hortsch l Hisashi Umemori Editors 2009 Cell Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Synapse Formation and Maintenance The molecular mechanisms, which are responsible for the functional differences between the various types of neuronal synapses, have become one of the central themes of modern neurobiology. It is becoming increasingly clear that a misregulation of synaptogenesis and synaptic remodeling […]
Continue reading →The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes and Genes Volume 2
Michael S. Ritsner Editor 2009 Neuroanatomical and Neuroimaging Endophenotypes and Biomarkers Common genetically infl uenced neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders, major depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders, epilepsy, neurodegenerative and demyelinating disorders, Parkinson and Alzheimer’s diseases, alcoholism, substance abuse, and drug dependence are the most debilitating illnesses worldwide.
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Michael S. Ritsner Editor 2009 Neuropsychological Endophenotypes and Biomarkers Common genetically infl uenced neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders, major depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders, epilepsy, neurodegenerative and demyelinating disorders, Parkinson and Alzheimer’s diseases, alcoholism, substance abuse, and drug dependence are the most debilitating illnesses worldwide.
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Michael S. Ritsner Editor 2009 Molecular Genetic and Genomic Markers Common genetically infl uenced neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders, major depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders, epilepsy, neurodegenerative and demyelinating disorders, Parkinson and Alzheimer’s diseases, alcoholism, substance abuse, and drug dependence are the most debilitating illnesses worldwide. They are characterized by their complexity of causes and by their lack of pathognomonic laboratory diagnostic […]
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Michael S. Ritsner Editor 2009 Metabolic and Peripheral Biomarkers Common genetically infl uenced neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders, major depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders, epilepsy, neurodegenerative and demyelinating disorders, Parkinson and Alzheimer’s diseases, alcoholism, substance abuse, and drug dependence are the most debilitating illnesses worldwide. They are characterized by their complexity of causes and by their lack of pathognomonic laboratory diagnostic tests.
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