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Neurophilosophy and Alzheimer's Disease

Author : Patricia S. Churchland
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642467598
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Neurophilosophy and Alzheimer's Disease written by Patricia S. Churchland and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any mention of the relationship, still poorly understood, between body (or brain) and mind invariably invokes the name of Descartes, who is often thought of as the father of modern philosophy and perhaps of neurophilosophy. Although a native of the heart of France (the region around Tours), Rene Descartes travelled widely, as everyone knows, especially to Holland and Sweden. It should come as no surprise, that the Congress of Neurophilosophy and Alzheimer's Disease was the first in the series of Fondation Ipsen Colloques Medecine et Recherche to be held outside France. The meeting was held in San Diego (California) on January 11, 1991. This venue was chosen for a number of reasons. The University of California San Diego is without doubt one of the most dynamic universities today. A good number of friends of the Fondation Ipsen who have taken part as speakers in previous conferences are based there. Patricia Churchland, whose publications have helped "launch" the term "neurophilosophy", also teaches there. The choice of this particular venue gave us the welcome opportunity of benefiting directly during the conference from the participation of many eminent (including some Nobel Prize-winning) scientists, including biochemists, neuro scientists and "alzheimerologist", psychologists, cognitive science specialists and philosophers.

Neurophilosophy and Alzheimer's Disease

Author : Patricia S Churchland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783642467608
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Neurophilosophy and Alzheimer's Disease written by Patricia S Churchland and published by . This book was released on 1992-03-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease

Author : Robin Morris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198508304
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease written by Robin Morris and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-02 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the latest advances in our psychological understanding of Alzheimer's disease, bringing together the main experts in this field to describe recent developments. It will be valuable for people working in related disciplines, such as neurology, psychiatry and neuroscience researchers, as well as providing an introduction to the field for psychologists.

Personal Identity & Fractured Selves

Author : Debra J. H. Matthews
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801895286
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Personal Identity & Fractured Selves written by Debra J. H. Matthews and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-10-12 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this anthology, noted neurologists and philosophers explore the concept of personal identity and the ethics of treating brain disease and injury. When an individual’s personality changes radically because of disease or injury, should this changed individual be treated as the same person? Personal Identity and Fractured Selves explores this important question from a variety of perspectives. Its contents represent the first formal collaboration between the Brain Sciences Institute and the Berman Institute of Bioethics, both at the Johns Hopkins University. Rapid advances in brain science are expanding knowledge of human memory, emotion, and cognition and pointing the way toward new approaches for the prevention and treatment of devastating illnesses and disabilities. Through case studies of Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia, deep brain stimulation, and steroid psychosis, the contributors highlight relevant ethical and social concerns that clinicians, researchers, and ethicists are likely to encounter. Contributors: Samuel Barondes, M.D., University of California, San Francisco; David M. Blass, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Patrick Duggan, A.B., Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics; Ruth R. Faden, Ph.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics; Michael S. Gazzaniga, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara; Guy M. McKhann, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; John Perry, Ph.D., Stanford University; Carol Rovane, Ph.D., Columbia University; Alan Regenberg, M.Be., Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics; Marya Schechtman, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago; Maura Tumulty, Ph.D., Colgate University

Growth Factors and Alzheimer’s Disease

Author : Franz Hefti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783642467240
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Growth Factors and Alzheimer’s Disease written by Franz Hefti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the relationships between neurotrophic factors (NGF, FGF, amyloid) and neurodegenerative disorders (especially Alzheimer's disease) is of major importance not only for understanding the pathogenesis of the latter, but also for the pharmacological approach to this disease. Information on the subject stemming from the symposium in Strasbourg in April, 1990, organized by the Fondation IPSEN is presented in this book. It provides stimulating hypotheses about the possible role of growth factors in the generation of senile plaques, the process of degeneration and regeneration in Alzheimer's disease, the expression of the gene of NGF and the possible use of NGF in treatment.

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ISBN 13 : 1614998760
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Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease

Author : David Dawbarn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease written by David Dawbarn and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of a book first published in 1995, presents an accessible overview of Alzheimer's disease, with an emphasis on research into the molecular mechanisms of neuronal degeneration. International experts have provided in-depth reviews of their areas of expertise, including coverage of the key molecules known to be involved, such as Ab, tau, apolipoprotein E and the presenilins. Other areas covered include neuropathology, genetics, neurochemical pathology, inflammation, diagnosis, models of the disease and opportunities for treatment, employing both existing and emerging drug therapies. The book will provide a readable introduction for those new to the subject, as well as covering a wide range of specialist topics for more experienced researchers and those interested in the overlap with other related specialist areas. Also included are appendices detailing gene and protein information on APP, tau, the presenilins, apolipoprotein E and the newly cloned therapeutic target, BACE.

Synaptic Plasticity and the Mechanism of Alzheimer's Disease

Author : Dennis J. Selkoe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540763309
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Synaptic Plasticity and the Mechanism of Alzheimer's Disease written by Dennis J. Selkoe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biochemical hypothesis - that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive cerebral amyloidosis caused by the aggregation of the amyloid b-protein (Ab) - preceded and enabled the discovery of etiologies. This volume serves as a record focused on bringing together investigators at the forefront of elucidating the structure and function of hippocampal synapses with investigators focused on understanding how early assemblies of Ab may compromise some of these synapses.

Thinking Through Dementia

Author : Julian C. Hughes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199570663
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Thinking Through Dementia written by Julian C. Hughes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dementia affects millions of people throughout the world. 'Thinking Through Dementia' offers a critique of the main models used to understand dementia. It discusses clinical issues and cases, together with philosophical work that might help us to better understand and treat this illness.

Growth Factors and Alzheimer’s Disease

Author : Franz Hefti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642467229
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Growth Factors and Alzheimer’s Disease written by Franz Hefti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the relationships between neurotrophic factors (NGF, FGF, amyloid) and neurodegenerative disorders (especially Alzheimer's disease) is of major importance not only for understanding the pathogenesis of the latter, but also for the pharmacological approach to this disease. Information on the subject stemming from the symposium in Strasbourg in April, 1990, organized by the Fondation IPSEN is presented in this book. It provides stimulating hypotheses about the possible role of growth factors in the generation of senile plaques, the process of degeneration and regeneration in Alzheimer's disease, the expression of the gene of NGF and the possible use of NGF in treatment.

Mediating Alzheimer's

Author : Scott Selberg
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 145296758X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Mediating Alzheimer's written by Scott Selberg and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the representational culture of Alzheimer’s disease and how media technologies shape our ideas of cognition and aging With no known cause or cure despite a century of research, Alzheimer’s disease is a true medical mystery. In Mediating Alzheimer’s, Scott Selberg examines the nature of this enduring national health crisis by looking at the disease’s relationship to media and representation. He shows how collective investments in different kinds of media have historically shaped how we understand, treat, and live with this disease. Selberg demonstrates how the cognitive abilities that Alzheimer’s threatens—memory, for example—are integrated into the operations of representational technologies, from Polaroid photographs to Post-its to digital artificial intelligence. Focusing on a wide variety of media technologies, such as neuroimaging, art therapy, virtual reality, and social media, he shows how these cognitively oriented media ultimately help define personhood for people with Alzheimer’s. Media have changed the practices of successful aging in the United States, and Selberg takes us deep into how technologies like digital brain-training and online care networks shape ideas of cognition and healthy aging. Packed with startlingly fresh insights, Mediating Alzheimer’s contributes to debates around bioethics, the labor of caregiving, and a national economy increasingly invested in communication and digital media. Probing the very technologies that promise to save and understand our brains, it gives us new ways of understanding Alzheimer’s disease and aging in America.

Two Faces of Evil: Cancer and Neurodegeneration

Author : Thomas Curran
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642166024
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book Two Faces of Evil: Cancer and Neurodegeneration written by Thomas Curran and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeostasis involves a delicate interplay between generative and degenerative processes to maintain a stable internal environment. In biological systems, equilibrium is established and controlled through a series of negative feedback mechanisms driven by a range of signal transduction processes. Failures in these complex communication pathways result in instability leading to disease. Cancer represents a state of imbalance caused by an excess of cell proliferation. In contrast, neurodegeneration is a consequence of excessive cell loss in the nervous system. Both of these disorders exhort profound tolls on humanity and they have been subject to a great deal of research designed to ameliorate this suffering. For the most part, the topics have been viewed as distinct and rarely do opportunities arise for transdisciplinary discussions among experts in both fields. However, cancer and neurodegeneration represent yin-yang counterpoints in the regulation of cell growth, and it is reasonable to hypothesize that key regulatory events mediated by oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in cancer may also affect neurodegenerative processes

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry

Author : Richard Gipps
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199579563
Total Pages : 1341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry written by Richard Gipps and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 1341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy has much to offer psychiatry, not least regarding ethical issues, but also issues regarding the mind, identity, values, and volition. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry offers the most comprehensive reference resource for this area every published - one that is essential for both students and researchers in this field.

The Disordered Mind

Author : George Graham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135088845
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Disordered Mind written by George Graham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Disordered Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Mental Illness, second edition examines and explains, from a philosophical standpoint, what mental disorder is: its reality, causes, consequences, and more. It is also an outstanding introduction to philosophy of mind from the perspective of mental disorder. Revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes new discussions of grief and psychopathy, the problems of the psychophysical basis of disorder, the nature of selfhood, and clarification of the relation between rationality and mental disorder. Each chapter explores a central question or problem about mental disorder, including: what is mental disorder and can it be distinguished from neurological disorder? what roles should reference to psychological, cultural, and social factors play in the medical/scientific understanding of mental disorder? what makes mental disorders undesirable? Are they diseases? mental disorder and the mind–body problem is mental disorder a breakdown of rationality? What is a rational mind? addiction, responsibility and compulsion ethical dilemmas posed by mental disorder, including questions of dignity and self-respect. Each topic is clearly explained and placed in a clinical and philosophical context. Mental disorders discussed include clinical depression, dissociative identity disorder, anxiety, religious delusions, and paranoia. Several non-mental neurological disorders that possess psychological symptoms are also examined, including Alzheimer’s disease, Down’s syndrome, and Tourette’s syndrome. Containing chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, The Disordered Mind, second edition is a superb introduction to the philosophy of mental disorder for students of philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, and related mental health professions.

Adaptation Biology and Medicine

Author : L.M Popescu
Publisher : ALPHA SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
ISBN 13 : 8184874707
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Adaptation Biology and Medicine written by L.M Popescu and published by ALPHA SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become amply clear that all live forms on Earth are the products of the constituent genes expressed under the influence of continuously changing natural environment. By the same token, gene expression is known to be modified by our (or by the modern) environment inclusive of factors such as gravity, altitude, temperature, atmospheric pressure and air quality, physical conditioning as well as nutrition and/or lifestyle. Life would not survive without recruiting endogenous adaptive mechanisms responsive to challenging environmnetal factors, Biology of adaptation as well as application of this knowledge has been discussed in both health and disease conditions such as cardiac ischemia and cardiomyopathies, stroke, dementia, Alzheimer's, cancer, metal toxicity, etc. The book will be of great interest to experimental biologists and health professionals dealing with benefits and failures of physiological and pathophysiological adaptations. It will also serve as an important source of information for young scientists, postdocs and students.

Philosophy at 3:AM

Author : Richard Marshall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199969531
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy at 3:AM written by Richard Marshall and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 25 interviews collected in this volume were carried out with the aim of confronting widespread ignorance about contemporary philosophy. Contemporary philosophical issues are presented through engaging but serious dialogues that, taken together, offer a glimpse into key debates across the discipline.

Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers

Author : Stuart Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134927959
Total Pages : 984 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers written by Stuart Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Biographical Dictionary provides detailed accounts of the lives, works, influence and reception of thinkers from all the major philosophical schools and traditions of the twentieth-century. This unique volume covers the lives and careers of thinkers from all areas of philosophy - from analytic philosophy to Zen and from formal logic to aesthetics. All the major figures of philosophy, such as Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Russell are examined and analysed. The scope of the work is not merely restricted to the major figures in western philosophy but also covers in depth a significant number of thinkers from the near and far east and from the non-European Hispanic-language communities. The Biographical Dictionary also includes a number of general entries dealing with important schools of philosophy, such as the Vienna Circle, or currents of thought, such as vitalism. These allow the reader to set the individual biographies in the context of the philosophical history of the period. With entries written by over 100 leading philosophy scholars, the Biographical Dictionary is the most comprehensive survey of twentieth-century thinkers to date. Structure The book is structured alphabetically by philosopher. Each entry is identically structured for ease of access and covers: * nationality * dates and places of birth and death * philosophical style or school * areas of interest * higher education * significant influences * main appointments * main publications * secondary literature * account of intellectual development and main ideas * critical reception and impact At the end of the book a glossary gives accounts of the schools, movements and traditions to which these philosophers belonged, and thorough indexes enable the reader to access the information in several ways: * by nationality * by major areas of contribution to philosophy e.g. aesthetics * by major influences on the thinker concerned e.g. Plato, Kant, Wittgenstein