Homeostatic Control of Brain Function.

Boison, Detlev, and Susan A. Masino, Eds.

ISBN 10: 0199322295 / ISBN 13: 9780199322299

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016

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xiv + 642 pp.

Seller Inventory # 40043

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Homeostatic Control of Brain Function.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199322295
• ISBN 13: 9780199322299
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: As new
• Dust Jacket Condition: jacketcondition
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Physiology

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Synopsis

Homeostatic Control of Brain Function offers a broad view of brain health and diverse perspectives for potential treatments, targeting key areas such as mitochondria, the immune system, epigenetic changes, and regulatory molecules such as ions, neuropeptides, and neuromodulators. Loss of homeostasis becomes expressed as a diverse array of neurological disorders. Each disorder has multiple comorbidities - with some crossing over several conditions - and often disease-specific treatments remain elusive. When current pharmacological therapies result in ineffective and inadequate outcomes, therapies to restore and maintain homeostatic functions can help improve brain health, no matter the diagnosis. Employing homeostatic therapies may lead to future cures or treatments that address multiple comorbidities. In an age where brain diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's are ever present, the incorporation of homeostatic techniques could successfully promote better overall brain health.

About the Author

Detlev Boison is the Robert Stone Dow Chair of Neurology; the Director of Neurobiology Research; and the Director of Basic and Translational Research at the Legacy Research Institute

Susan A. Masino is the Vernon Roosa Professor of Applied Science; and a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at Trinity College