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This volume investigates the implications of how our brain directs our movements on decision-making. An extensive body of knowledge in chapters from international experts is presented as well as integrative group reports discussing new directions for future research. The understanding of how people make decisions is of central
interest to experts working in fields such as psychology,
economics, movement science, cognitive neuroscience,
neuroinformatics, robotics, and sport science. For the first time
the current volume provides a multidisciplinary overview of how
action and cognition are integrated in the planning of and
decisions about action.
Since the late 90 s, a renewed interest in the neurobiology of sleep has provided new advancements in the understanding of basic sleep science and the clinical aspects of sleep disorders, with particular interest given to the role of genetics. From laboratory techniques and therapies, groundbreaking research in sleep-wakefulness, new models of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep mechanisms, to bright light therapy for circadian rhythm sleep disorders, this handbook will provide clinicians and researchers with a state-of-the-art reference that summarizes the clinical features and management of the many neurological manifestations of sleep disorders. Practitioners will find invaluable research, information, and
laboratory techniques on such topics as sleep-wake-dependent genes,
the role of sleep duration in mortality and morbidity, and
advancements in the understanding of the neurobiology of sleep
disorders, including narcolepsy-cataplexy, restless legs syndrome,
REM behavior disorders, fatal familiar insomnia, sleep apnea and
heart failure, and nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia, amongst others.
In addition, significant advancements in therapies and drug
protocols are presented.
This volume of "Progress in Brain Research "documents recent
developments and research findings in relation to sex and how the
brain s function and behavior differs from men to women. Specific
areas include cerebral function, morphology and organization,
sexual dimorphism, neural origins, and genetics and epigenetics, as
well as potential causes/affects of stress, pain, sexual
orientation and identity and other social issues such as
distribution of disorders across thesexes and autism.
This volume focuses on the interplay of mind and motion-the bidirectional link between thought and action. In particular, it investigates the implications that this coupling has for decision making. How do we anticipate the consequences of choices and how is the brain able to represent these choice options and their potential consequences? How are different options evaluated and how is a preferred option selected and implemented? This volume addresses these questions not only through an extensive body of knowledge consisting of individual chapters by international experts, but also through integrative group reports that pave a runway into the future. The understanding of how people make decisions is of common interest to experts working in fields such as psychology, economics, movement science, cognitive neuroscience, neuroinformatics, robotics, and sport science. So far, however, it has mainly been advanced in isolation within distinct research disciplines; in contrast, this book results from a deliberate assembly of multidisciplinary teams. It offers intense, focused, and genuine interdisciplinary perspective. It conveys state-of-the-art and outlines future research directions on the hot topic of Mind and Motion (or embodied cognition). It includes contributions from psychologists, neuroscientists, movement scientists, economists, and others.
This volume focuses on the interplay of mind and motion - the bidirectional link between thought and action. In particular, it investigates the implications that this coupling has for decision making. How do we anticipate the consequences of choices and how is the brain able to represent these choice options and their potential consequences? How are different options evaluated and how is a preferred option selected and implemented? This volume addresses these questions not only through an extensive body of knowledge consisting of individual chapters by international experts, but also through integrative group reports that pave a runway into the future. The understanding of how people make decisions is of common interest to experts working in fields such as psychology, economics, movement science, cognitive neuroscience, neuroinformatics, robotics, and sport science. So far, however, it has mainly been advanced in isolation within distinct research disciplines; in contrast, this book results from a deliberate assembly of multidisciplinary teams. It offers intense, focused, and genuine interdisciplinary perspective. It conveys state-of-the-art and outlines future research directions on the hot topic of Mind and Motion (or embodied cognition). It includes contributions from psychologists, neuroscientists, movement scientists, economists, and others.
Essential Computational Modeling for the Human Body presents key contributions selected from the volume in the Handbook of Numerical Analysis: Computational Modeling for the Human Body Vol. 12 (2005). Computational (Mathematical) Modeling is used by scientists and
researchers with various applications in chemical, biological,
behavioral, environmental sciences, etc. This guide presents
essential research techniques for analysis and essential concrete
examples of computational models, while supplying a wide range of
commonly used methods and applications, followed by various
numerical simulations. Provides various viewpoints of methods and applications are available for researchers to chose and experiment with; Numerical analysis and open problems useful for experimentation; Computational Models useful for surgery simulations;
Essential Numerical Methods for Electromagnetics presents key contributions selected from the volume in the Handbook of Numerical Analysis: Numerical Methods for Electromagnetics Vol. 13 (2005). This reference is an accessible resource on the basics of
modeling. It is designed to assist professionals in the development
of electromagnetic designs for electronic components and devices.
It provides essential numerical methods and applications necessary
for the development of technologies and simulation modeling.
Numerical methods are a key ingredient in a simulation environment
where researchers create virtually simulated experiments versus
physical experiments. This book serves as a useful guide for
scientists, engineers, and researchers providing a quick reference
of commonly used numerical methods to help solve a variety of
problems in the electronic industry. The basics of modeling aspects provide an accessible resource; Numerical solution procedures for quick reference; Special numerical techniques are presented to assist in specialization; Most commonly used methods and applications to create simulation experiments;
What tools are available for setting and analyzing monetary policy? World-renowned contributors examine recent evidence on subjects
as varied as price-setting, inflation persistence, the private
sector's formation of inflation expectations, and the monetary
policy transmission mechanism. Stopping short of advocating
conclusions about the ideal conduct of policy, the authors focus
instead on analytical methods and the changing interactions among
the ingredients and properties that inform monetary models. The
influences between economic performance and monetary policy regimes
can be both grand and muted, and this volume clarifies the present
state of this continually evolving relationship.
Social and emotional aspects of schooling and the learning
environment can dramatically affect one's attention, understanding,
and memory for learning. This topic has been of increasing interest
in both psychology and education, leading to an entire section
being devoted to it in the third edition of the "International
Encyclopedia of Education."Thirty-three articles from the
Encyclopedia form this concise reference which focuses on such
topics as social and emotional development, anxiety in schools,
effects of mood on motivation, peer learning, and friendship and
social networks.
This second volume follows on from Part I by reviewing the
variety of animal models of PD current available (from drosophila
to rodents to non-human primate species) and their specific
contributions to PD research. This is followed by comprehensive
coverage of functional neuroimaging studies that explore different
pathophysiological questions and evaluate treatment outcome in PD
patients. Different areas of experimental therapeutics and
outstanding challenges to PD treatment are presented in a
concluding group of articles. Complete overview of hot topics and approaches to current PD research, from molecules, to brain circuits, to clinical and therapeutic applications. Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future research. All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is accessible also to the non-specialist.
Thiscollection of 58 articles from therecently-published third
edition of the INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EDUCATION focus on
learning, memory, attention, problem solving, concept formation,
and language. Learning and cognition is the foundation of cognitive
psychology and encompasses many topics including attention, memory,
categorization, etc. Most books in the area either focus on one
subtopic in-depth (e.g. an entire book on memory) or cover the
gamut of subjects in a series of long, technical handbook-like
chapters. This concise reference offers researchers and professors
teaching in the area a new take on the material that is
comprehensive in breadth, but lighter in depth - focusing on main
findings, established facts, and minimizing the amount of space
taken up by large, multi-volume references.
What factors affect the ways individuals participate in labor markets? "New Developments and Research on Labor Markets" (volume 4B) proposes answers to this and other questions on important topics of public policy. Leading labor economists demonstrate how better data and advanced experiments help them apply economic theory, yielding sharper analyses and conclusions. The combinations of these improved empirical findings with new models enable the authors of these chapters to reveal how labor economists are developing new and innovative ways to measure key parameters and test important hypotheses. Concentrates on empirical research in specific labor markets,
including those defined by age, gender, and race
MRI Atlas of Human White Matter remains the only atlas to
provide detailed anatomy of human brain white matter. Knowledge of
this anatomy via diffusion tensor imaging (DTI )greatly enhances
our understanding of brain function and neural connectivity. These
advances promise to be particularly helpful with neurological
diseases, such asAlzheimer's. The second edition offers an
introduction to and description of the methodology, the 3D anatomy
of individual tracts, and a series of color-coded orientation maps
to delineate white matter anatomy in a slice-by-slice manner.
Improvements over the 1st edition include: full segmentation of up
to 176 regions of the brain, added definitions of gray matter to
further understanding between white and gray matter structures,
andthe addition of standardized stereotaxic coordinates. The
atlasserves as avaluable resource for clinicians, researchers and
graduate students in neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery and
radiology.
How do economists understand and measure normal social phenomena? Identifying economic strains in activities such as learning,
group formation, discrimination, and peer dynamics requires
sophisticated data and tools as well as a grasp of prior
scholarship. In this volume leading economists provide an
authoritative summary of social choice economics, from norms and
conventions to the exchange of discrete resources. Including both
theoretical and empirical perspectives, their work provides the
basis for models that can offer new insights in applied economic
analyses.
A multitude of problems is likely to arise when developing data models. With dozens of attributes and millions of rows, data modelers are always in danger of inconsistency and inaccuracy. The development of the data model itself could result in difficulties presenting accurate data. The need to improve data models begins with getting it right in the first place. Using real-world examples, "Developing High Quality Data Models"
walks the reader through identifying a number of data modeling
principles and analysis techniques that enable the development of
data models that both meet business requirements and have a
consistent basis. The reader is presented with a variety of generic
data model patterns that both exemplify the principles and
techniques discussed and build upon one another to give a powerful
and integrated generic data model. This model has wide
applicability across many disciplines in government and industry,
including but not limited to energy exploration, healthcare,
telecommunications, transportation, military defense,
transportation, and more. * Uses a number of common data model patterns to explain how to develop data models over a wide scope in a way that is consistent and of high quality *Offers generic data model templates that are reusable in many applications and are fundamental for developing more specific templates *Develops ideas for creating consistent approaches to high quality data models
Computer Networks ISE, Fifth Edition, is the sole introductory networking book written by authors with first-hand experience with several of the protocols covered in the book who have actually designed some of them as well and who are still actively designing the computer networks today. The newly revised edition continues to offer an enduring, practical understanding of networks and their building blocks through rich, example-based instruction. The focus is not just on the specifications comprising today's systems but how key technologies and protocols actually work in real-world setting to solve specific problems. The new edition features increased accessibility by clearly separating the advanced material from more fundamental via special headings and boxed features, a structure that makes it easier to teach top-down, less dependence on code to explain protocols, vastly improved ancillary package to include robust lecture slide package, and shift to higher levels in the protocol stock where the real innovation is happening currently. the book is targeted at networking professionals and upper level undergraduate and graduate students in CS, EE, and CSE programs.
Geochemistry of Earth Surface Systemsoffers an interdisciplinary
reference for scientists, researchers and upper undergraduate and
graduate levelgeochemistry students a sampling of articles on earth
surface processes from The Treatise on Geochemistry that ismore
affordable than the full Treatise. For professionals, this volume
will provide anoverview of the field as a whole. For students, it
will provide morein-depth introductory content thanis found
inbroad-based geochemistry textbooks. Articleswere selected from
chapters across all volumes of the full Treatise, and include:
Volcanic Degassing, Hydrothermal Processes, The Contemporary Carbon
Cycle, Global Occurrence of Major Elements in Rivers, Organic
Matter in the Contemporary Ocean, The Biological Pump, and
Evolution of Sedimentary Rocks.
The history of Earth in the Solar System has been unraveled using natural radioactivity. The sources of this radioactivity are the original creation of the elements and the subsequent bombardment of objects, including Earth, in the Solar System by cosmic rays. Both radioactive and radiogenic nuclides are harnessed to arrive at ages of various events and processes on Earth. This collection of chapters from the Treatise on Geochemistry
displays the range of radioactive geochronometric studies that have
been addressed by researchers in various fields of Earth science.
These range from the age of Earth and the Solar System to the
dating of the history of Earth that assists us in defining the
major events in Earth history. In addition, the use of radioactive
geochronometry in describing rates of Earth surface processes,
including the climate history recorded in ocean sediments and the
patterns of circulation of the fluid Earth, has extended the range
of utility of radioactive isotopes as chronometric and tracer
tools.
Nearly all industrial processes require objects to be moved,
manipulated or subjected to some sort of force. Such movements and
manipulations are frequently accomplished by means of devices
driven by liquids (hydraulics) or air (pneumatics), the subject of
this book. Hydraulics and Pneumatics is written by a practicing
process control engineer as a guide to the successful operation of
hydraulic and pneumatic systems for all engineers and technicians
working with them. Keeping mathematics and theory to a minimum,
this practical guide is thorough but accessible to technicians
without an advanced engineering background, and offers clear,
complete coverage of the latest pumps, valves and other hydraulic
and pneumatic equipment Designed to serve as an introduction to
those who are training and a day-to-day reference for use on the
job, the book also offers an essential section on industrial safety
and compliance with regulation.
Neuroendocrinology is a discipline which originated about 50 years ago as a branch of Endocrinology and that is now strictly linked to neuroscience. Volumes 181 and 182 of Progress in Brain Researchprovide a rapid view of the major points presently discussed at biological and clinical levels. The chapters have been written by top scientists who are directly involved in basic or clinical research and who use the most sophisticated biotechnological techniques. The volumes cover of the role of genetics in many
endocrine-related events, like neuroendocrinological diseases and
endocrine depenedent cancers (prostate, breast, etc, ). Interesting
information is also provided on possibile treatments of
neurodegenerative brain diseases (e.g., Alzheimer and similar
syndromes). The best researchers in the field provide their conclusions in the context of the latest experimental results Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered Of great value for researchers and experts, but also for students as a background reference"
Network systems require technical skills in computer
architecture, design methodologies, algorithm design, and
networking. "Architecture of Network Systems" explains the practice
and methodologies that will allow you to solve a broad range of
problems in system design, including problems related to security,
quality of service, performance, manageability, and more. Leading
researchers Dimitrios Serpanos and Tilman Wolf develop
architectures for all network sub-systems, bridging the gap between
operation and VLSI. Discussing the major challenges in the design
of networks and the architectures that have been developed,
Serpanos and Wolf provide a systematic treatment of network
architectures, from the basics to advanced topics.
How does technology advance? How can we best assimilate innovation? These questions and others are considered by experts on the theories and applications of technological innovations. Considering subjects as diverse as the diffusion of new technologies and their industrial applications, governmental policies, and manifestations of innovation in our institutions, history, and environment, our contributors map milestones in research and speculate about the roads ahead. Wasteful, inefficient, and frequently wrongheaded, the process of technological changes is here revealed as a describable, scientific force. - Two volumes, available separately and as a set Expert articles consider the best ways to establish optimal incentives in technological progress. Science and innovation, both their theories and applications, are examined at the intersections of the marketplace, policy, and social welfare. Economists are only part of an audience that includes attorneys, educators, and anyone involved in new technologies."
PIC Microcontrollers are a favorite in industry and with hobbyists.
These microcontrollers are versatile, simple, and low cost making
them perfect for many different applications. The 8-bit PIC is
widely used in consumer electronic goods, office automation, and
personal projects. Author, Dogan Ibrahim, author of several PIC
books has now written a book using the PIC18 family of
microcontrollers to create projects with SD cards.
This series of volumes represents a comprehensive and integrated
treatment of reproduction in vertebrates from fishes of all sorts
through mammals. It is designed to provide a readable, coordinated
description of reproductive basics in each group of vertebrates as
well as an introduction to the latest trends in reproductive
research and our understanding of reproductive events. Whereas each
chapter and each volume is intended to stand alone as a review of
that topic or vertebrate group, respectively, the volumes are
prepared so as to provide a thorough topical treatment across the
vertebrates. Terminology has been standardized across the volumes
to reduce confusion where multiple names exist in the literature,
and a comprehensive glossary of these terms and their alternative
names is provided.
New trends in mental healthcare practice and a rapid increase in
the aged population are causing an explosion in the fields of
clinical gerontology and geropsychology today. This
comprehensivesecond editionhandbook offers clinicians and graduate
students clear guidelines and reliable tools for assessing general
mental health, cognitive functioning, functional age, psychosocial
health, comorbidity, behavior deficits, and more. Psychopathology,
behavioral disorders, changes in cognition, and changes in everyday
functioning are addressed in full, and a wide range of conditions
and disorders common to this patient population are covered. Each
chapter provides an empirical review of assessment instruments,
assessment scales in their totality, a review of how these
instruments are used with and adapted for different cultural
groups, illustration of assessments through case studies, and
information on how to utilize ongoing assessment in treatment
and/or treatment planning. This combination of elements will make
the volume the definitive assessment source for clinicians working
with elderly patients. |
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