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Endocrine Physiology, Third Editionby Patricia Molina
McGraw-Hill 2009; US$ 44.95A concise, easy-to-absorb review of the essential principles of endocrinology and metabolism The best review available for the USMLE Step 1! The Third Edition of Endocrine Physiology provides comprehensive coverage of the basic science and anatomy behind endocrine function The concepts covered will provide a basis for understanding the physiologic mechanisms involved in the neuroendocrine regulation of organ function. With its focus on must-know principles, Endocrine Physiology is the best review available for the USMLE Step 1 and the perfect reference for residents and fellows. Drawing on student feedback, this new edition is packed with self-study questions, learning objectives, and clinical examples. You will find... more...
Anatomy and Physiologyby Phillip E. Pack
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 9.99When it comes to pinpointing the stuff you really need to know, nobody does it better than CliffsNotes. This fast, effective tutorial helps you master core physiological concepts - from cells, tissues, and muscles to the immune system, the respiratory system, and the cardiovascular system - and get the best possible grade. more...
Basic Neurochemistryby Scott Brady; George Siegel; R. Wayne Albers; Donald Price
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 125.00Basic Neurochemistry: Principles of Molecular, Cellular, and Medical Neurobiology, the outstanding and comprehensive classic text on neurochemistry, is now newly updated and revised in its Eighth Edition. For more than forty years, this text has been the worldwide standard for information on the biochemistry of the nervous system, serving as a resource for postgraduate trainees and teachers in neurology, psychiatry, and basic neuroscience, as well as for medical, graduate, and postgraduate students and instructors in the neurosciences. The text has evolved, as intended, with the science. It is also an excellent source of current information on basic biochemical and cellular processes in brain function and neurological diseases for continuing... more...
Physics and the art of danceby Kenneth Laws; Martha Swope; Francia Russell
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 35.00Written by a physicist with professional dance training, Physics and the Art of Dance explains how dancers can achieve better, safer performances through an understanding of physics in motion. Using simple, non-technical terms, Kenneth Laws combines his knowledge of both physics and dance to describe how the laws of gravity, momentum, and energy affect dancing bodies. The book explores the natural laws that govern the subtleties of balance, the techniques of leaps and pirouettes, and the impressive lifts and turns executed by ballet partners. Finally, Laws offers insight into two current discussions in the dance world--the effect of body size on ballet technique, and the relationship between science and the art of dance. Beautiful, original... more...
On the Origin of the Human Mindby Andrey Vyshedskiy
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 9.99Some of the most time-honored questions in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience center on the uniqueness of the human mind. How do we think? What makes us so different from all the other animals on planet Earth? What was the process that created the human mind? Is this process unique or can it be repeated on other planets? The book "On the Origin of the Human Mind" attempts to provide an answer to these questions. It is organized into three chapters: Chapter I "Uniqueness of the Human Mind" introduces the reader to recent research into animal behavior, communication, culture and learning, as well as controlled animal intelligence experiments and offers a new hypothesis of what makes the human mind unique. Chapter II... more...
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiologyby Valerie C Scanlon; Tina Sanders
F. A. Davis Company 2010; US$ 55.15Leading the way for 20 years with unsurpassed clarity, content, and completeness. Fun to teach and easy to study, this popular text delivers a clear, concise presentation of must-know content with an superb art program, complete with the textual and electronic learning tools that assure mastery. Through five editions, it has led the way with exactly what students need to begin their educations with a firm foundation in anatomy and physiology.Now in its 6th Edition, you ll find even more of what students need to meet the challenges of health care today. Scanlon delivers classroom-ready learning for nursing and allied health students in a variety of disciplines. more...
The Brain and the Inner World: An Introduction to the Neuroscience of Subjective Experienceby Mark Solms; Oliver Turnbull
Karnac Books 2011; US$ 28.78'In this engaging and informative synthesis, Solms and Turnbull explore many of the most fascinating links between brain and mind. The Brain and the Inner World offers rich insights into the basis of human experience.'- Daniel L. Schachter more...
Maternal Personality, Evolution and the Sex Ratioby Valerie J. Grant
Routledge 1998; US$ 32.50Valerie Grant examines the hypothesis that it is a feature of the mother's personality - how dominant she is - that influences which sex she will conceive. more...
Cortical Functionsby John Stirling
Routledge 1999; US$ 17.00Stirling includes clinical descriptions and case studies to illustrate various forms of agnosia, aphasia and the split brain syndrome. more...
Galen on Food and Dietby Mark Grant
Routledge 2000; US$ 40.95The first English translation of Galen's classic texts on health and food. Supported by a lucid introduction, notes and an extensive bibliography this elegant translation will be a must for all classicists, ancient historians and food lovers. more...