09-Jan-2007 - Thinking about Cognition - A new book published by IOS Press
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Amsterdam, January 9, 2007 – IOS Press is pleased to announce the publication of a significant work exploring human cognition and neurological disease, Thinking about Cognition: Concepts, Targets and Therapeutics. This collection of papers presented at the Fifth Solvay Pharmaceutical Conference, Miami, Florida, USA, February 2006, represents the work of recognized leaders in the field of cognition research. It provides state-of-the-art contributions on mechanisms and therapy of cognitive disorders.
100 Years after the discovery of Alzheimer’s disease, neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders represent the largest and fastest growing medical threat to an aging world population, with 2 billion affected people worldwide. While life expectancy continues to increase, advanced age may lead to deterioration of cognitive function of the brain. Although increasing knowledge about neuronal networks is transforming our view of the human brain and its function and we understand psychiatric and neurological diseases better today than ever before, novel therapies are needed to respond to the growing demand of patients for assistance with memory loss and learning impairment. In fact, it is expected that novel therapies aiming at the processing of amyloid, or at activation of glutamatergic or nicotinergic systems will be effective in improving learning and memory disturbances.
Held during the year marking the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), this conference volume stands as a comprehensive overview of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment and explores the development of novel therapies. It integrates discoveries concerning dementia, such as mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease associated dementia, vascular dementia, retardation syndromes, and psychiatric and neurological disorders related cognitive impairments. This book is a valuable resource for physicians, biologists and those pursuing an interest or concerned with memory impairment.
As publisher of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease andthe landmarkbook marking the centennial of the Alois Alzheimer's discovery, Alzheimer's Disease: A Century of Scientific and Clinical Research (edited by G. Perry, J. Avila, J. Kinoshita and M.A. Smith), as well as an extensive list of titles in cognitive science and neurological medicine, IOS Press continues to publish important contributions from leading AD researchers worldwide.
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Thinking about Cognition: Concepts, Targets and Therapeutics
C.G. Kruse et al. (Eds.)
Volume 5 Solvay Pharmaceuticals Conferences
December, 2006, 144 pp., hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-58603-702-4
US$156 / €125 / £85
IOS Press, 2006
Table of Contents
Preface
W. Cautreels, C. Steinborn and L. Turski
Conference Preface
Chris G. Kruse, Herbert Y. Meltzer, Cor Sennef and Serge V. van de Witte
Keynote Lecture – The Meaning of Cognition in our Society and Health Care Systems
Peter J. Whitehouse
Age-Associated Memory Impairment
Thomas H. Crook and Steven H. Ferris
Cognition in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
George T. Grossberg and Abhilash K. Desai
Cognitive Deficits as a Core Feature of Schizophrenia
Philip D. Harvey
Cognition in Depression and Mania
Samuel R. Chamberlain and Barbara J. Sahakian
Linking Pre-Clinical and Clinical Approaches to Therapy for Cognitive Dysfunction in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Trevor W. Robbins
Pre-Clinical Models of Cognition: The Role of the Cannabis Subtype 1 Receptor
Arnoud H.J. Herremans
Modulation of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Function as a Novel Approach for Development of Antipsychotic Agents
P. Jeffrey Conn and Michael J. Marino
Molecular and Cellular Cognition: Mechanisms of Plasticity
Alcino J. Silva
Treatment of Cognitive Deficits: Schizophrenia as an Example
Richard S.E. Keefe
Functional Imaging of Cognition Related Brain Circuitry in Health and in Schizophrenia
Cameron S. Carter
Clinical Proof for Cognition Enhancers: Pitfalls and Possibilities
Lon S. Schneider
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Commencing its publishing activities in 1987, IOS Press (www.iospress.com) is a rapidly expanding scientific, technical, medical and professional publishing house focusing on a broad range of subject areas. Headquartered in Amsterdam, IOS Press publishes approximately 150 new books each year, including Delft University Press titles, and 85 international journals, covering topics ranging from computer science and mathematics to medicine and the natural sciences. Electronic access to all journals and most book series is now available. IOS Press also maintains offices in the Washington, DC area and Berlin as well as a co-publishing relationship with Ohmsha, Ltd (Tokyo).