Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter in human brain, and it is involved in many activities under physiological and pathological conditions of ...

Sensory processing relates to the brains ability to organise and decipher different kinds of sensation entering the brain at the same time. In this...

The primary objective of this book is to provide readers with up-to-date knowledge of recent advances in serotonin research across different fields...

As a lipid-soluble molecule, nitrous oxide enters the brain rapidly to alter the flow of information along a multitude of neuronal pathways and syn...

The earliest human known to have the capability of walking erect on two legs is Sahelanphropus, who lived 6 million years ago. The ability to stand...

Oligodendrocytes have multiple functions in the central nervous system including mechanical support of neurons, production of myelin sheaths and up...

The number of students taking online courses continues to grow each year. Despite the growth, a large percentage of faculties still don't accept th...

Tourette's syndrome (TS) is an inheritable, childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by the presence of motor and phonic tics. Despi...

In the last 20 years, fundamental research to repair the spinal cord has yielded positive results and today, there is real hope that a cure might b...

This book present current research from across the globe in the study of paediatric neurology. Topics discussed include the application of MLS BAER...

The perioperative neuroscience is a specialty that is continuously evolving. This specialty depends on the integration of neuroanaesthesiology, neu...

Post-traumatic peripheral neuropathic pain (PTP-NP) is a common debilitating neuropathic pain condition. After certain types of physical trauma or ...

The main goal of this volume is to analyse human adaptation to life situations using examples of work and sport contexts, topics related to stress,...

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas and has been imp...

Emotions of fear, tension or happiness can be quantitatively measurable using a method that calculates a measure called scaling exponent (SI). The ...

This is a book that addresses the history and science of dreams. The author uses his own dreams as examples, some of which are unique due to Elder'...

This book begins with a theoretical and up-to-date overview on automatic and controlled processes. Automatic processing is effortless, fast and fai...

With the single-nerve fiber action potential recording method and the single-motor unit electromyography, the functioning of the human central nerv...

Memory impairment due to aging and various memory disorders represent a great medical challenge to our society. Since the publication of the fifth ...

This new and significant book concentrates on brain mapping which is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of (biological) qua...

This book brings together interdisciplinary research in cognitive psychology, cognitive impairment and abnormalities, cognitive networks and neurof...

Several studies have shown the presence of increased values of S100B in samples from patients with degenerative central nervous system (CNS) disord...

The sciatic nerve is the longest and widest single nerve in the human body. This new book presents current research in the study of the sciatic ner...