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How do emotions affect your basic decision making? Why do certain smells prompt long-forgotten memories, and what makes us suddenly self-conscious? How does the biological organ, the brain, give rise to all of the thoughts in your head - enable you to think, to feel, to be conscious and aware - to have 'a mind'? Introducing Mind and Brain explains what the sciences have to say about planning and action, language, memory, attention, emotions and vision. It traces the historical development of ideas about the brain and its function from antiquity to the age of neuro-imaging. Clearly explained by Professor of Psychology Angus Gellatly and award-winning artist Oscar Zarate, they invite you to take a fresh look at the nature of mind, consciousness and personal identity.

Brain.

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Quatrième de couverture : "Les troubles cognitifs dus à l'âge représentent une inquiétude majeure dans nos sociétés vieillissantes. Suscitant tour à tour crainte, espoirs, scepticisme, fascination et étrangeté, ils donnent lieu à une multiplicité de discours experts sur le phénomène, qui contribue à son ancrage dans notre paysage social. L'ouvrage aborde le sujet par l'étude de l'émergence de l'entité nosologique Alzheimer. En alliant démarche ethnographique et historique, il s'agit d'observer parallèlement le processus de constitution de la catégorie diagnostique de maladie d'Alzheimen, telle qu'elle figure dans les travaux des neurosciences actuelles et chez leurs prédécesseurs histologistes et neuropathologistes, tout en s'intéressant à la constitution de cette catégorie chez les cliniciens des troubles cognitifs. La notion de plasticité cérébrale sert de fil rouge reliant les différents chapitres de l'ouvrage. En suivant les déplacements de l'auteure sur ses terrains et la progression de ses interrogations, le lecteur pénètre tour à tour dans un laboratoire de recherche fondamentale en neurosciences et dans une consultation de la mémoire. Par sa confrontation des différents discours experts sur les troubles cognitifs dus à l'âge, l'auteure nous livre un exemple de l'épaisseur des enjeux et significations entourant la formation d'un fait pathologique au fil de son inscription dans le paysage social."

Brain --- Aging

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A dramatic increase in knowledge regarding the molecular biology of brain tumors has been established over the past few years, and this has lead to the development of novel therapeutic strategies for these patients. In this book a review of the options available for the clinical management of patients with these tumors are outlined. In addition advances in radiology both for pre-operative diagnostic purposes along with surgical planning are described. Furthermore a review of newer developments in chemotherapy along with the evolving field of photodynamic therapy both for intra-operative management and subsequent therapy is provided. A discussion of certain surgical management issues along with tumor induced epilepsy is included. Finally a discussion of the management of certain unique problems including brain metastases, brainstem glioma, central nervous system lymphoma along with issues involving patients with a brain tumor and pregnancy is provided.

Brain --- Tumors. --- Oncology

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Brain. --- Neuropsychology. --- Cerveau --- Neuropsychologie

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If you are looking for a straightforward and readable summary of neurosurgical cases, this book is the best for you. This book can provide you with convenient means of reference especially for medical practitioners, and can be a good guide for everyone that has interest in the neurosurgery field.Summary of Readings in Neurosurgery: Brain is the book for readers who needs to know about neurosugery for brain. It is presented in clear, subject by subject briefings with examples and pictures to illustrate the application of the neurosurgery and to help readers understand various topics and cases r

Nervous system --- Brain --- Surgery.