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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 Biology of the Brain -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Neurons -- 1.2.1 Cell Body (Soma) -- 1.2.2 Dendrites -- 1.2.3 Axons -- 1.3 Types of Neurons -- 1.3.1 Sensory Neurons -- 1.3.2 Interneurons -- 1.3.3 Motor Neurons -- 1.4 Synapses -- 1.5 Receptors -- 1.6 CNS: The Brain and Spinal Cord -- 1.6.1 Cerebrum -- 1.6.2 Cerebellum -- 1.7 Brainstem -- 1.7.1 Midbrain -- 1.7.2 Pons -- 1.7.3 Medulla Oblongata -- 1.8 Spinal Cord -- 1.9 Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
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1.10 Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) -- 1.10.1 Sympathetic Nervous System -- 1.10.2 Parasympathetic Nervous System -- 1.10.3 The Enteric Nervous System (ENS) -- 1.11 Memory -- 1.11.1 Short-Term Memory (STM) -- 1.11.2 Intermediate-Term Memory -- 1.11.3 Long-Term Memory -- 1.11.4 Other Types of Memory -- 1.12 Human Intelligence -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Environmental Pollution -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Sources of Pollution -- 2.3 Air Pollutants -- 2.4 Ozone Formation and Pollution -- 2.5 Top Ten Highly Polluted Cities in the World -- 2.6 Pollution and Human Health |
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2.7 Pollution and Mortality -- 2.8 Pollution and Economic Burden -- 2.9 Environmental Pollution Management -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 The Journey of Pollutants from Environment to Brain -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Environmental Pollution Journey from Country to Country -- 3.3 Particulate Matter -- 3.4 Deposition of Particulate Matter -- 3.5 Translocation of Pollutants from Lungs to the Brain -- 3.6 Translocation of Pollutants from Nose to Brain -- 3.7 Pollutants and Blood-Brain Barrier -- 3.8 Pollution and Brain -- Conclusions -- References |
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Chapter 4 Environmental Pollution and Brain Development -- 4.1 Introduction to Brain Development -- 4.2 Embryology of Brain Development -- 4.2.1 Neurulation -- 4.2.2 Neuronal Proliferation -- 4.2.3 Neuronal Migration -- 4.2.4 Neuronal Differentiation -- 4.2.5 Synaptogenesis -- 4.2.6 Myelination -- 4.3 Fundamental Features of the Brain -- 4.4 Brain Development in Early Life -- 4.5 Effect of Environmental Pollution on Brain Development -- 4.6 Vulnerability of Children to Environmental Pollution -- 4.7 Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation on the Brain |
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4.7.1 Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation and the Skull -- 4.8 Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation and the Brain -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Biology of Memory and Electromagnetic Field Radiation -- 5.1 Biology of Memory: Introduction -- 5.2 Historical Background -- 5.3 Brain and Memory -- 5.4 Sensory Memory -- 5.5 Short-Term Memory -- 5.6 Working Memory -- 5.7 Long-Term Memory -- 5.7.1 Declarative (Explicit) Memory -- 5.7.2 Procedural (Implicit) Memory -- 5.8 Memory Encoding -- 5.9 Memory Consolidation -- 5.10 Memory Storage -- 5.11 Memory Recall and Retrieval |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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5.12 Curiosity-Driven Memory |
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Brain-Diseases-Congresses
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Brain-Effect of drugs on
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Nervous system-Diseases-Case studies
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Brain -- Effect of drugs on
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000504224 |
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1000504220 |
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9781032065090 |
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1032065095 |
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9781003212461 |
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1003212468 |
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