Mapping the Brain and Its Functions : Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Staff, Institute of Medicine
Other Authors:	Pecura, Constance M., Martin, Joseph B.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : National Academies Press, 1991.
Series:	Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press. Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:	Brain > Congresses > Research > Data processing. Brain mapping > Congresses. Diagnostic imaging. Life sciences. Central nervous system. Science. Physical sciences. Nervous system. Diagnosis. Anatomy. Brain. Medical informatics. Medicine > Data processing. Research. Physiology. Neurosciences. biological sciences. sciences (philosophy) physical sciences. diagnosis. anatomy. brains. research (function) physiology. science (modern discipline) Science Research Physiology Physical sciences Neurosciences Nervous system Medicine > Data processing Medical informatics Life sciences Diagnostic imaging Diagnosis Central nervous system Brain Anatomy Brain mapping Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:

Mapping the Brain and its Functions
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Mapping the Brain and Its Functions
Summary
ADVANCING NEUROSCIENCE IN THE DECADE OF THE BRAIN
Complexity Drives the Need for Information Management
EXAMPLES OF THE VALUE OF INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
Vision: How We See Affects How We Think
Substance Abuse: The Search for the Biology of Self-destruction
Pain: Sometimes a Warning, Sometimes a Curse
Schizophrenia: Broken Minds, Shattered Dreams
THE GROWTH OF NEUROSCIENCE
Neuroscience Research Has Grown in Response to Critical ProblemsNeuroscience is a National Priority
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICAL AND NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
BUILDING CONSENSUS, IDENTIFYING NEEDS
THE BRAIN MAPPING INITIATIVE: COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSION
NOTE
1 Introduction
2 Advancing Neuroscience in the Decade of the Brain
COMPLEXITY AND THE NEED FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
EXAMPLES OF THE VALUE OF INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
Vision: How We See Affects How We Think
Substance Abuse: The search for the Biology of Self-destructionPain: Sometimes a Warning, Sometimes a Curse
Schizophrenia: Broken Minds, Shattered Dreams
THE GROWTH OF NEUROSCIENCE
Neuroscience Research Has Grown in Response to Critical Problems
Neuroscience Has Grown in Response to New Technologies and an Expanded Understanding of Biology
Neuroscience Research is a National Priority
REFERENCES
3 Overview of Neuroscience Research: A Closer Look at the Neural Hierarchy
Behavior and Emotion are Manifestations of Brain Activity
The Systems of the Brain are Connected by Elaborate Pathways and Serve Many FunctionsNeurons Come in Many Shapes and Sizes, and Contain Different Chemicals
Synapses and Microcircuits Filter Vast Numbers of Messages
Messages Can Change Molecular States and Genetic Expression
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
4 Computer and Information Technology in Biomedical and Neuroscience Research
A Neuroscience Laboratory of the Future Will Use a Variety of Computer-based Tools
CRITICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES
Computers and Computer Graphics Help Scientists Obtain New ImagesDatabase Technologies Help Organize our Knowledge
Electronic Networks Greatly Increase Communication
Some Electronic Collaboratory Groups are Forming Now
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
NOTES
5 Building Consensus, Identifying Needs
BUILDING A USEFUL RESOURCE COMPLEX
The Data that are Included Must be Useful to Neuroscientists
Computerized Resources Must Include a Variety of Capabilities
Different Types of Databases are Required
THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

Mapping the Brain and Its Functions : Integrating Enabling Technologies into Neuroscience Research.

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