| Brain Imaging in Behavioral Neuroscience 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Carter, Cameron S. (Editor), Dalley, Jeffrey W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642432093 ISBN-13: 9783642432095 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $265.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neuroscience - Medical | Biochemistry - Medical | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine |
| Dewey: 612.8 |
| Series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.24 lbs) 394 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume highlights the remarkable new developments in brain imaging, including those that apply magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), that allow us to non invasively study the living human brain in health and in disease. These technological advances have allowed us to obtain new and powerful insights into the structure and function of the healthy brain as it develops across the life cycle, as well as the molecular make up of brain systems and circuits as they develop and change with age. New brain imaging technologies have also given us new insights into the causes of many common brain disorders, including ADHD, schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer's disease, which collectively affect a large segment of the population. These new insights have major implications for understanding and treating these brain disorders, and are providing clinicians with the first ever set of biomarkers that can be used to guide diagnosis and monitor treatment effects. The advances in brain imaging over the last 20 years, summarized in this volume, represent a major advance in modern biomedical sciences. |