Psychiatry and Neuroscience Update Vol. 2: A Translational Approach

Description

• Synthesis of basic research, preclinical and clinical practice of psychiatry
• Contributes to the important task of bridging key conceptual issues between neuroscience and psychiatry
• Authored by renowned experts in the field

The aim of this unique book is to provide an overview of recent advances bridging the gap between psychiatry and neuroscience, allowing a fruitful dialogue between both sciences. The emerging interactions and mutual contributions between neuroscience and psychiatry are here recognized. This book is designed to identify the borders, trends and implications in both fields today.

Comprehensive and developed by a renowned group of experts from both fields, the book is divided into four parts: Epistemological Considerations About the Study of Normal and Abnormal Human Behaviors; From Basic Neurosciences to Human Brain; Neurosciences, Learning, Teaching and the Role of Social Environment; and Explaining Human Pathological Behaviors: From Brain Disorders to Psychopathology.

A unique and invaluable addition to the literature in psychiatry and neuroscience, Psychiatry and Neuroscience Update – Vol. II: A Translational Approach offers an important and clearer understanding of the relationship between these two disciplines. This book is directed to students, professionals and researchers of medicine, psychology, psychopedagogy and nursery. 

Pascual Ángel Gargiulo, MD, PhDSpecialist in Psychiatry
Professor of Psychopathology - Catholic University of ArgentinaHead - Laboratory of Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology
National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET)
Professor of Pharmacology - National University of CuyoMendoza, Argentina

Humberto Luís Mesones-Arroyo, MD, DPMPsychiatrist by University Complutense of Madrid and University of Buenos Aires
Former Director of National Institute of Mental Health (Argentina).
Member of the Council of the Institute of Neurobiology (Buenos Aires)
Member of the Board of Certification, National Academy of Medicine (Argentina)
Buenos Aires, Argentina