Intense, compelling, and vivid, Disconnection takes you on a poignant and mysterious journey that will leave you pondering until the last page. As author M.E. Adams weaves this evocative tale of family ties, twisted values, and life, you'll surely empathize with the characters and feel the rising and contradictory sentiments that lie beneath the surface in the lives of Jesse, Clarisse, Tom, and their families. This short story radiates raw and honest emotions. Do you really know who you are? Or are you living in a world which only your mind perceives? Find out how Jesse lives her reality in...

The enormous importance of the diseases of the locomotor system in all populations and the large component of general clinical practice which they represent have not, in the past, been matched by an appropriate pathological effort. Increasing expectation of an active and long life has resulted in a great increase in specialisation in Rheumatology and rehabilitation of those with crippling diseases. This volume presents many of the pathological advances that have followed this clini cal interest, beginning with reviews of changes in biological materials obtained by in vasive investigation of...

The "functional" in the title of this book not only reflects my personal bias about neuroanatomy in brain research, it is also the gist of many chapters which describe sophisticated ways to resolve structures and interpret them as dynamic entities. Examples are: the visualization of functionally identified brain areas or neurons by activity staining or intracellular dye-iontophoresis; the resolution of synaptic connections between physiologically identified nerve cells; and the biochemical identification of specific neurons (their peptides and transmitters) by histo- and immunocytochemistry....