Neuroscience in the 21st Century Neuroscience research is certain to prove a vital element in combating mental illness in its various incarnations, a strategic battleground in the future of medicine, as the prevalence of mental disorders is becoming better understood each year. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental, behavioral, neurological and substance use disorders. The World Health Organization estimated in 2002 that 154 million people globally suffer from depression and 25 million people from schizophrenia; 91 million people are affected by alcohol use disorders and 15 million by drug use disorders. A more recent WHO report shows that 50 million people suffer from epilepsy and 24 million from Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Because neuroscience takes the etiology of disease―the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors―as its object of inquiry, it is increasingly valuable in understanding an array of medical conditions. A recent report by the United States’ Surgeon General cites several such diseases: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, early-onset depression, autism, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, anorexia nervosa, and panic disorder, among many others. Not only is this volume a boon to those wishing to understand the future of neuroscience, it also aims to encourage the initiation of neuroscience programs in developing countries, featuring as it does an appendix full of advice on how to develop such programs. With broad coverage of both basic science and clinical issues, comprising around 150 chapters from a diversity of international authors and including complementary video components, Neuroscience in the 21^st Century in its third edition serves as a comprehensive resource to students and researchers alike.

Contents

Part I: Basic Neuroscience: Biophysics
Part II: Basic Neuroscience: Development
Part III: Basic Neuroscience: Cell Biology of Neurons and Glia
Part IV: Basic Neuroscience: Sensory Systems (Neuroanatomy and Physiology)
Part V: Basic Neuroscience: Motor Control
Part VI: Basic Neuroscience: Neurophysiology of Other Specific CNS Regions and Networks
Part VII: Basic Neuroscience: Network Analyses in Mammalian Brains
Part VIII: Basic Neuroscience: Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology
Part IX: Basic Neuroscience: Brain Energetics
Part X: Basic Neuroscience: Neuroendocrinology
Part XI: Basic Neuroscience: Regulation of Natural Behaviors
Part XII: Basic Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience
Part XIII: Basic Neuroscience: Emerging Experimental Techniques in Neuroscience – Genetics
Part XIV: Basic Neuroscience: Emerging Experimental Techniques in Neuroscience – Imaging
Part XV: Basic Neuroscience: Emerging Experimental Techniques in Neuroscience – Computational Neuroscience
Part XVI: Clinical Neuroscience: Developmental Disorders
Part XVII: Clinical Neuroscience: Systems Disorders
Part XVIII: Clinical Neuroscience: Pain
Part XIX: Clinical Neuroscience: Neuroimmune Disorders
Part XX: Clinical Neuroscience: Addictive Disorders
Part XXI: Clinical Neuroscience: Degenerative Diseases
Part XXII: Clinical Neuroscience: Gender Identity
Part XXIII: Clinical Neuroscience: Other Psychiatric Disorders
Part XXIV: Appendix