Disorders of Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
Subtitle: The Neurocomputational Perspective (Progress in Brain Research)
Contributors: J.A. Reggia (Editor); E. Ruppin (Editor); D.L. Glanzman (Editor)
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: August 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780444501752
Subjects: Mathematical modelling; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Physiological & neuro-psychology; Diseases Of Central Nervous System; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Neurology - General; Neuropsychology; Neuroscience; Psychology & Psychiatry / Neuropsychology; Suicide; Brain; Cognition Disorders; Computer simulation; Diseases; Neural networks (Neurobiology)
First sentence: Neuromodulators such as acetylcholine, norepinephrine and serotonin alter the functional state of cortical networks by changing the processing characteristics of cortical neurons.