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Instant Notes in Biochemistryby B.D. Hames; N.M. Hooper
BIOS Scientific Publishers 2000; US$ 39.90Instant Notes in Biochemistry, 2/e provides an easy access to the fundamentals in this field. The book is a major update on the very successful first edition with expanded coverage of transcription, RNA processing and protein synthesis and many more...
The Living Clockby John D. Palmer
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 29.95From one-celled paramecium to giant blue whales, we all have internal clocks that regulate the rhythms we live by. In The Living Clock, John Palmer, one of the world's leading authorities on these rhythms, takes us on a tour of this broad and multifaceted subject, examining everything from glowing fruit flies to the best cures for jet lag. Palmer has a wonderful sense of humor and an eye for the startling fact. We learn that fiddler crabs--in a lab where there are no time nor tide cues--remain active when low tide would occur and motionless during high tide, the same pattern they follow in their natural habitat. (In fact, you can remove a crab's leg and the leg will keep a tidal rhythm as long as it's kept alive.) Moreover, humans are subject... more...
The Biopsychology of Mood and Arousalby Robert E. Thayer
Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 29.95Explores the interplay between physiological and psychological states in the light of increasing evidence that they exert subtle, long-term influences not only on mood, but also on perception, judgement and the cognitive processes. more...
Clinical Neurologyby Graeme J. Hankey; Joanna M. Wardlaw
Manson Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 80.00Recent advances in neuroimaging, basic neuroscience, molecular genetics and their consequent therapeutic developments, have helped clinical neurology to emerge as one of the most exciting areas of medicine. In this concise yet comprehensive volume, a neurologist and a neuroradiologist have combined to provide a fresh approach to clinical neurology. Practical and patient-oriented, their clearly structured text integrates presentation, pathology, radiology, diagnosis and treatment options, and is enriched by over 800 illustrations of the highest quality, ranging from anatomical drawings to clinical photographs and pathology specimens, plus imaging using the latest techniques. While emphasising the more common conditions, the book is intended... more...
An Introduction to Neuroendocrinologyby Richard Brown
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 72.00This book is an introductory text in neuroendocrinology for undergraduate students. more...
Nurses! Test Yourself In Anatomy & Physiologyby Katherine Rogers; William Scott
McGraw-Hill Education 2011; US$ 26.00This book will be the first in our new Nurses! Test Yourself series and will offer a revision and study aid for student nurses undertaking their Year 1 Anatomy and Physiology module and related exam assessment. This self-test book of self-assessment questions and quizzes is designed to both test students learning and help them understand their knowledge gaps by explaining the answers to the questions included. more...
The Great Brain Debateby John E. Dowling
Princeton University Press 2007; US$ 20.95Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for today's researchers. There are tremendous consequences to understanding the crucial role that environment and genes each play. How we raise and educate our children, how we treat various mental diseases or conditions, how we care for our elderly--these are just some of the issues that can be informed by a better understanding of brain development. In The Great Brain Debate , the eminent neuroscience researcher John Dowling looks at these and other important issues. The work that is being done on the connection between the brain and vision, as well as the ways in which our brains help... more...
The Rhythms Of Lifeby Leon Kreitzman; Russell Foster
Profile 2011; US$ 15.98Popular science at its most exciting: the breaking new world of chronobiology - understanding the rhythm of life in humans and all plants and animals. The entire natural world is full of rhythms. The early bird catches the worm -and migrates to an internal calendar. Dormice hibernate away the winter. Plants open and close their flowers at the same hour each day. Bees search out nectar-rich flowers day after day. There are cicadas that can breed for only two weeks every 17 years. And in humans: why are people who work anti-social shifts more illness prone and die younger? What is jet-lag and can anything help? Why do teenagers refuse to get up in the morning, and are the rest of us really 'larks' or 'owls'? Why are most people... more...
Neuroscience For Dummiesby Frank Amthor
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 21.99Get on the fast track to understanding neuroscience Research into the human brain has exploded in recent years, and neuroscience has become a major program at many universities and a required course for a wide range of studies. Neuroscience For Dummies tracks to an introductory neuroscience class, giving you an understanding of the brain's structure and function, as well as a look into the relationship between memory, learning, emotions, and the brain. Providing insight into the biology of mental illness and a glimpse at future treatments and applications of neuroscience, Neuroscience For Dummies is a fascinating read for students and general interest readers alike. The brain holds the secrets to our personalities, our use of language,... more...
Everyman's fitness guideby Infinite Ideas
Infinite Ideas 2012; US$ 4.95There was a time when a man would be no more likely to look at a guide to fitness than he would be to ask for directions. Well, times have changed. Now we all need to look like models and for most blokes that means hard work. Giving up (or cutting down) on the beer and tobacco, eating a balanced diet (whatever that is) and taking more exercise than a stroll to the bar. This book contains 20 simple ideas to start you off on the route to total fitness. Youll find out what to eat, the best exercises for fitness and muscle tone and how to build both of these into your daily life with the minimum of effort. You might even enjoy it!. more...









