Women In Sensory Neuroscience

Author : Elena Nava
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832531717
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women in Sensory Neuroscience written by Elena Nava and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women from pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. Although underrepresented, and often unacknowledged, female researchers have been crucial to scientific advances. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers. Therefore, the Sensory Neuroscience section is proud to shed a light on great female researchers and provide them with a platform to showcase their work and role in open science. This editorial initiative of particular relevance, led by Dr. Monica Gori, together with Dr. Elena Nava, Dr. Alessia Tonelli, and Dr. Maria Bianca Amadeo highlights advances in the field of sensory neuroscience to further aid our empirical and theoretical understanding of human sensation and perception.

Author : Robyn Bluhm
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230368387
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neurofeminism written by Robyn Bluhm and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going beyond the hype of recent fMRI 'findings', thisinterdisciplinary collection examines such questions as: Do women and men have significantly different brains? Do women empathize, while men systematize? Is there a 'feminine' ethics? What does brain research on intersex conditions tell us about sex and gender?

Author : Cynthia L. Darlington
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466574429
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Female Brain written by Cynthia L. Darlington and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ironically, the organ with the greatest reason to differ between the sexes, the brain, is often viewed as the most androgynous of all. Are there differences? Almost by convention, male animals are used in laboratory experiments in neuroscience. Even in clinical drug trials in humans, females are often excluded from the early phases of testing becau

Author : Jae Kun Shim
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889711609
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sensory Neuroscience Editor’s Pick 2021 written by Jae Kun Shim and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oliver G. Cameron M.D., Ph.D.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198031106
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Visceral Sensory Neuroscience written by Oliver G. Cameron M.D., Ph.D. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been known for over a century that there is an afferent(body-to-brain), as well as an efferent(brain-to-body), component to the visceral-atonomic nervous system. Despite the fundamental importance of bodily afferent information- sometimes called interoception- to central nervous system control of visceral organ function, emotional-motivational processes, and dysfunction of these processes, including psychosomatic disorders, its role did not receive much attention until quite recently. This is the first comprehensive review of this topic and it covers both neurobiological and psychobiological aspects. The author first defines the issue and gives an historical background starting with the James-Lange theory of emotion, and addresses learning and motivation, roots in Pavlovian conditioning research, and operant conditioning of visceral function. In the second section he reviews recent scientific findings in the neural basis of visceral perception and studies in cardiovascular-respiratory and alimentary interoception. Finally, he discusses several related areas of research and theory including drug state issues, interoception and psychiatric disorders, and bodily consciousness, and suggests directions for future investigation. The book will be of interest to scientists in neurobiology, psychology, and brain imaging, to indivuals in related clinical fields such as psychiatry, neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology, and clinical psychology, and to their students and trainees.

Author : Bianca P. Acevedo
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128182520
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Highly Sensitive Brain written by Bianca P. Acevedo and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-05-16 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Highly Sensitive Brain is the first handbook to cover the science, measurement, and clinical discussion of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), a trait associated with enhanced responsivity, awareness, depth-of-processing and attunement to the environment and other individuals. Grounded in theoretical models of high sensitivity, this volume discusses the assessment of SPS in children and adults, as well as its health and social outcomes. This edition also synthesizes up-to-date research on the biological mechanisms associated with high sensitivity, such as its neural and genetic basis. It also discusses clinical issues related to SPS and seemingly-related disorders such as misophonia, a hyper-sensitivity to specific sounds. In addition, to practical assessment of SPS embedded throughout this volume is discussion of the biological basis of SPS, exploring why this trait exists and persists in humansand other species. The Highly Sensitive Brain is a useful handbook and may be of special interest to clinicians, physicians, health-care workers, educators, and researchers. Presents a neurobiological perspective of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) Provides assessment criteria and measurement tools for highly sensitive children and adults Discusses the health and social outcomes of being highly sensitive in children and adults Examines clinical issues related to high sensitivity Offers practical applications and a future vision for integrating high sensitivity in our society

Author : Peterson's
Publisher : Peterson's
ISBN 13 : 0768934931
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peterson's Graduate Programs in Neuroscience & Neurobiology; Nutrition; and Parasitology written by Peterson's and published by Peterson's. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peterson's Graduate Programs in Neuroscience & Neurobiology; Nutrition; and Parasitology contains a wealth of information on universities that offer graduate/professional degrees in these cutting-edge fields. Up-to-date data, collected through Peterson's Annual Survey of Graduate and Professional Institutions, provides valuable information on degree offerings, professional accreditation, jointly offered degrees, part-time and evening/weekend programs, postbaccalaureate distance degrees, faculty, students, degree requirements, entrance requirements, expenses, financial support, faculty research, and unit head and application contact information. Readers will find helpful links to in-depth descriptions that offer additional detailed information about a specific program or department, faculty members and their research, and much more. In addition, there are valuable articles on financial assistance, the graduate admissions process, advice for international and minority students, and facts about accreditation, with a current list of accrediting agencies.

Author : O. Franzen
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3034890168
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Somesthesis and the Neurobiology of the Somatosensory Cortex written by O. Franzen and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a compilation of current research on somatosensation and its underlying mechanisms written by international experts from a broad range of disciplines. It is divided into six sections:· structural basis of information processing and neocortical neurotransmitters · psychophysics of somatosensation · cortical representation of somatosensation · sensory-motor interface · neuronal population behavior · cortical neurocomputation and modelling. It highlights not only important new findings but also novel methods and technologies applied to major unresolved issues in the field of neuroscience. The number of methods for investigating the neural mechanisms of soma-tosensory perception has grown substantially in the last decade. The book encompasses levels of inquiry from ionic channels, single unit recordings of neural activity, and functional brain imaging of the coordinated activity of large neuronal ensembles to human psychophysics of controlled somatic stimulation. This work is of great value for researchers and students interested in the dynamic neuronal mechanisms involved in the complex processes of sensory perception and provides a picture of our present understanding of the neural representation of the external world relayed through the somatosensory system.

Author : Marie-Ève Tremblay
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832503888
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women in Neuroscience written by Marie-Ève Tremblay and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-11-04 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan R. Hirsch
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000599531
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nutrition and Sensation written by Alan R. Hirsch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutrition and Sensation, Second Edition continues to explore how sensations unravel the hidden sensory universe which acts to control our appetite and nutritional desires. The sensory influence on food is found everywhere—whether it is the color of soda, the viscosity of maple syrup, or the aroma of chocolate—the sensory experience fuels consumption. This book continues to discuss the impact of olfaction, gustation, retronasal olfaction, vision, vestibular function, hearing, and somatosensory and tactile nature on nutrition. It also focuses on the use of the sensory system to treat nutritional disorders including obesity, with attention to the mechanisms encompassing smell and taste and how this can influence satiety and weight. Nutrition and Sensation, Second Edition provides a deeper understanding of the fascinating link between the sensory system and nutrition.