From infancy, by being in contact with the world, we acquire information regarding living beings and objects that surround us; we use objects and t...

The serotonergic and circadian systems constitute two of the main regulatory signalling networks of the brain. Each of them consists of a highly lo...

Serotonin has long been known to have important roles in many systems of the body that have important roles in health and disease. As represented b...

Sleep deprivation is a sufficient lack of restorative sleep over a cumulative period so as to cause physical or psychiatric symptoms and affect rou...

A fundamental requirement of everyday life is that of encoding and remembering successfully the locations of objects, landmarks or buildings in spa...

Memory is one of the earliest cognitive functions to show decline during aging and some neurodegenerative diseases and this decline has a social an...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) can be classified as spontaneous or traumatic bleeding into the subarachnoid space. It is usually followed by a head ...

An overwhelming majority of known species of microorganisms form biofilms (ie: spatially and metabolically structured communities embedded in the e...

Memory could be conceptualised as the capability to encode, store and retrieve information to guide behavior. Memory may be stored in different man...

Synapse formation is the one of the unique features of brain cells (neurons), and synaptic plasticity remains the most pivotal function of the brai...

Synaptic plasticity is the ability of the connection, or synapse, between two neurons to change in strength in response to either use or disuse of ...

Pharmacoresistent or medically intractable epilepsy remains a challenge for those who are involved with the care of patients who suffer from this p...

The catecholaminergic system is one of the most studied neurotransmitter systems in the central nervous system. Since the original studies of Dahls...

This monograph presents the results of long-term research on the neurochemical structure of the brain and spinal cord of Masu salmon Oncorhynchus m...

This monograph approaches from various angles the problematic difficulties of definition of multiple sclerosis. Although no figures or tables are i...

Tinnitus is a benign condition, which can nonetheless have upsetting consequences for the patients. Understanding the physiopathologic mechanisms u...

Transcranial brain stimulation has received an increased interest among the scientific community due its capability to modulate cortical excitabili...

The purpose of this book is to focus on breakthroughs in translational neuroscience and bio-behavioural research. This book is divided into three s...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health problem worldwide. In industrialized societies such as the United States, 500 cases are noted ...

Traumatic brain injury continues to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality across the globe. There are a number of articles publis...

The volume is an international book of collected papers by 26 eminent specialists from eight different countries and many parts of the world (Ameri...

The book first discusses auditory processing disorders are, specifically how auditory processing problems can affect children with autism spectrum ...