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Imaging of the Human Brain in Health and Disease by Nora D. Volkow; Gene-Jack Wang; Joanna S. Fowler; Dardo Tomasi; Ruben Baler is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Imaging of the Human Brain in Health and Disease about?
Brain imaging technology remains at the forefront of advances in both our understanding of the brain and our ability to diagnose and treat brain disease and disorders. Imaging of the Human Brain in Health and Disease examines the localization of neurotransmitter receptors in the nervous system of normal, healthy humans and compares that with humans who are suffering from various neurologic diseases. Opening chapters introduce the basic science of imaging neurotransmitters, including sigma, acetylcholine, opioid, and dopamine receptors. Imaging the healthy and diseased brain includes brain imaging of anger, pain, autism, the release of dopamine, the impact of cannabinoids, and Alzheimer's disease. This book is a valuable companion to a wide range of scholars, students, and researchers in neuroscience, clinical neurology, and psychiatry, and provides a detailed introduction to the application of advanced imaging to the treatment of brain disorders and disease. A focused introduction to imaging healthy and diseased brains Focuses on the primary neurotransmitter release Includes sigma, acetylcholine, opioid, and dopamine receptors Presents the imaging of healthy and diseased brains via
Who reads Imaging of the Human Brain in Health and Disease?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Nora D. Volkow; Gene-Jack Wang; Joanna S. Fowler; Dardo Tomasi; Ruben Baler
- Publisher
- Elsevier, Academic Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780124186774
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Science, Medicine
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