Description
Functional and anatomical connectivity in the human brain + StudentConsult in Spanish
Book Summary
This pioneering work in Spanish offers a comprehensive and updated vision of the human brain's organization as a complex network of functional and anatomical circuits, known as the connectome. Aimed at professionals and students from diverse disciplines, the book explores how the study of these networks allows for a more precise understanding of both higher cognitive processes and various neurological pathologies. Through a detailed review of data analysis methodology, the work analyzes the influence of brain connectivity on functions such as memory, language, and executive functions.
What is it about?
The book delves into the study of the human connectome, i.e., the complete map of the brain's structural and functional connections. It focuses on describing and analyzing the networks that underlie brain organization, explaining how their alteration is related to diseases such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy, brain damage, or schizophrenia. The work reviews the methodology used to characterize these networks, providing the foundations for understanding new models of functional brain organization and their direct impact on fundamental cognitive processes.
Main Topics
- The human connectome: theory and foundations of brain network organization.
- Functional and anatomical brain networks: description and characterization.
- Data analysis methodology for the study of brain connectivity.
- Relationship between brain connectivity and higher cognitive processes (memory, language, and executive functions).
- Clinical applications in the study of neurological pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and schizophrenia.
Who is it recommended for?
It is aimed at a multidisciplinary audience, including postgraduate students and medical professionals such as neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurophysiologists, and geriatricians. It is also of great use to neuropsychologists, nurses, neurological physical therapists, physicists, engineers, and occupational therapists interested in the neuroscientific foundations of brain organization.
What this book provides
- An updated theoretical framework in Spanish on the organization of the brain into networks (the connectome).
- Understanding of the specific methodology for functional and anatomical connectivity data analysis.
- Keys to relating the alteration of brain networks to neurological and psychiatric pathologies.
- Foundations for understanding how connectivity influences cognitive processes such as memory and language.
- Access to online self-assessment questions via the StudentConsult platform.
Technical Sheet
- Author: Maestú Uturbe, F.
- Publisher: Elsevier España, S.L.U.
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Clinical Neurology and Neurophysiology, Teaching Material
- Collection: Diagnostic Imaging
- Publication date: April 2015
- Number of pages: 288
- Weight: 880 g
Editorial Review
This is a fundamental reference for professionals and students seeking a deep understanding of brain organization from a network perspective. Its multidisciplinary approach and updated content make it a valuable tool for both clinical practice and neuroscience research. The inclusion of online self-assessment material facilitates autonomous learning and the consolidation of key concepts.