| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 244 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
A Molecular Theory of Disease -- The Master Molecule -- Genes and Disease -- From Brain to Mind -- The Early Days -- A Molecular Theory of Mental Disease -- The Physics of Radioactivity -- The Tracer Principle -- Aggression vs Altruism -- Monitoring Mental Activity -- Violence and Crime -- Drug Design and Development -- Substance Abuse -- Mental Illness -- The Hormone of Love -- The Golden Rule -- Brain Dysfunction in Children -- Brain Dysfunction in Adults -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
Presented in an interesting, historical and philosophical way, this book describes the current state of play in brain imaging, showing the differences among the different imaging modalities, and reviewing the knowledge about the chemical reactions in the brain, and their relationship to thinking, feeling and acting. The book reviews all the results of PET and PET/CT imaging of the brain with all radiopharmaceuticals that bind to receptors in all recognized and classified mental diseases, as well as the studies on the localization of those sites that are activated by sensory or motor activity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Brain -- Imaging
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Magnetic resonance imaging.
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Brain Diseases -- diagnosis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- methods
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
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MEDICAL -- Neurology.
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Brain Diseases -- diagnosis.
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Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- methods.
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Brain -- Imaging.
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Brain -- Imaging
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Hirnstoffwechsel
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Positronen-Emissions-Tomografie
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Psychische Störung
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781848003088 |
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1848003080 |
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9781848003071 |
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1848003072 |
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