Not in the United States?The Neuroscience Arena provides researchers, instructors and students in Neuroscience with information on the range of books and journals produced by Informa Healthcare, Taylor & Francis, Psychology Press and Routledge.
Neuroscience is defined as the scientific disciplines concerned with the development, structure, function, chemistry, pharmacology, clinical assessments and pathology of the nervous system.
Neuroscience News:
New book! Neurogenetics of Psychiatric Disorders
Edited by Akira Sawa & Melvin G. McInnis
Translating bench-based research into effective clinical practice, this source provides a clear understanding of the neurobiology and neurogenetics of psychiatric disorders, the genes responsible for specific psychiatric disorders, and the implications of genetic roots and underlying biology on the development of new diagnostic approaches and treatment therapies for a variety of psychiatric conditions.
Published 14th May 2007 by Informa Healthcare.
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New book! Social Neuroscience
Integrating Biological and Psychological Explanations of Social Behavior
Edited by Eddie Harmon-Jones & Piotr Winkielman
Provides a broad and accessible overview of the emerging field of social neuroscience. Showcasing an array of cutting-edge research programs, leading investigators present new approaches to the study of how the brain and body influence social behavior, and vice versa.
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Call for Papers on Neuroscience and Education
A special edition of the journal Educational Research, due to be published in 2008, will focus on the interdisciplinary area of neuroscience and education.
Articles must be accessible to the generalist reader and relevant to the journal's international readership.
Educational Research, the journal of the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), was established in 1958. Drawing upon research projects in universities and research centres worldwide, it is the leading international forum for informed thinking on issues of contemporary concern in education.
Original research and articles from outside the UK are particularly welcome. Examples of possible topics include:
- expert review of research from neuroscience that is of key educational interest
- original educational research that has been informed by, and/or informs our knowledge of the brain
- original interdisciplinary research between education and the neurosciences
- expert review or original research regarding the interrelationship of neuroscience and education at national and/or international levels.
Articles must be received by 1 August 2007 and should begin with a structured abstract, include up to six keywords, and not normally exceed 5,000 words. Submissions will be subject to the journal's rigorous peer review process, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees for submissions selected by initial editor screening.
The Frog who Croaked Blue
Mayo Clinic Medical Neurosciences, Fifth Edition
