Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Neuroscience

The ability of striated muscle tissue to adapt to changes in activity or in working conditions is extremely high. In some ways it is comparable to the ability of the brain to learn. The interest in muscle adaptation is increasing in relation to the idea that physical fitness helps in the prevention of disease, may counteract the loss of physical performance and generally improves wellbeing. Plasticity is the word used since the late 1970 s to indicate collectively all the processes and mechanisms which form the background of muscle adaptation. This book aims to provide a systematic...

This authoritative reference provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and functions of attention and its relationship to broader cognitive processes. The editor and contributors are leading experts who review the breadth of current knowledge, including behavioral, neuroimaging, cellular, and genetic studies, as well as developmental and clinical research. Chapters are brief yet substantive, offering clear presentations of cutting-edge concepts, methods, and findings. The book addresses the role of attention deficits in psychological disorders and normal aging and considers the...

A significant amount of effort in neural modeling is directed towards understanding the representation of information in various parts of the brain, such as cortical maps 6], and the paths along which sensory information is processed. Though the time domain is integral an integral aspect of the functioning of biological systems, it has proven very challenging to incorporate the time domain effectively in neural network models. A promising path that is being explored is to study the importance of synchronization in biological systems. Synchronization plays a critical role in the...

• Written by leading philosophers in the field
• Discusses recent theorizing in the mind-brain sciences and reviews and weighs the evidence in favour of reductionism against the backdrop of recent important advances within psychology and the neurosciences
• Collects the latest work on central topics where neuroscience is now making inroads in traditional psychological terrain, such as adaptive behaviour, reward systems,...

Wer heute etwas gelten will, meint der Philosoph Hans Magnus Enzensberger, muss vor allen Dingen intelligent sein. So ist es kein Wunder, dass immer mehr Menschen ihre Intelligenz mit allen Mitteln verbessern wollen. Neuro-Enhancement heisst das neudeutsche Schlagwort, unter dem vehement uber eine kunstliche Leistungssteigerung des Gehirns diskutiert wird.

In seinem neuen Buch erlautert der Arzt und Neurowissenschaftler Thomas Gruter zunachst, was Intelligenz eigentlich ist und wie man sie misst. Er weist schlussig nach, dass es weder eine einheitliche Definition noch eine...

The use of model organisms together with the power of genetics has profoundly affected our understanding of the physiology of one organ, the skeleton, in two distinct but complementary ways. This is the first translational reference to focus on these major conceptual advances in bone biology and their development in the clinic. Several advances have already been translated into therapies and others are being tested for diseases as different as osteoporosis, type-2 diabetes, and hypo-fertility. This book is a timely reference for both basic and clinical researchers in bone biology and...