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Neurobiology of attention
Surgical Neurology 64 (2005) 378 www.surgicalneurology-online.com
Book reviews Handbook on the pharmacological management of chronic pain Edited by: GM Aranoff North Carolina7 Wavecrest Publishing; 2005. ISBN 0-9758944-0-4; 245 pp; $29.95. Rating: **** Recommended audience: neurosurgeons, including pediatric and spinal neurosurgeons, neurologists, pediatric neurologists, orthopedists, rheumatologists, internists, geriatrics, general surgeons, pain medicine specialists, and addictionologists
Dr Aranoff, one of the pioneers of modern multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, presents a comprehensive but succinct paperback handbook on appropriate drug treatment of pain at a time when drug use and abuse are prevalent. Following a chapter on the basic principles of pain management are chapters covering the specifics of topical analgesics, including botulinum toxin therapy, and a chapter devoted to headache. Contributing authors are Steven Simon, Thomas Carr, Richard Payne, Amy Lang, Bradley Galer, Arnold Gammaitoni, Nancy Alvarez, and Egilius Spierings, and there is an important section on the relationship between drug abusers and chronic pain and prevention of addiction by Marshall Bedder. The handy appendices are easily and quickly referenced for clinical application. In this decade of concentration on pain as a problem and, some say, a disease process, this text is important and will be appropriately useful to all neurosurgeons because of the high incidence of spinal surgery, much of which is carried out primarily for pain relief. Ron Pawl Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA doi:10.1016/j.surneu.2005.05.029
0090-3019/$ – see front matter D 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Neurobiology of attention Edited by: L Itti, G Rees, JK Tsotsos MA, USA7 Elsevier Academic Press; 2005.0-12-375731-2 ISBN #0-12-375731-2; 744 pp. $149.50. Rating: **** Recommended audience: neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, and researchers studying computational and perceptual neuroscience
This is a handbook dealing with the complex theme of neurobiology of attention, gathering more than 100 short papers by leading authorities in the field. Most of the author’s chapters are in the forefront of neuroscience and neurocognitive research. This fascinating handbook presents the papers organized under 5 headings: the theoretical and anatomic foundations, characterizing functions of attention, mechanisms of attention and systems computational neuroscience, and application. Although some chapters are very relevant to clinicians, the target audience is researchers in cognitive neuroscience. Moises Gaviria, MD Chicago, IL 60805, USA doi:10.1016/j.surneu.2005.06.025
Note: Ratings indicate the book’s value to its intended audience, not its overall quality. Therefore, a one star rating means that, although the book maybe interesting and well written, it is not necessarily an important resource; a four star rating indicates that the book is strongly recommended.
Book reviews Handbook on the pharmacological management of chronic pain Edited by: GM Aranoff North Carolina7 Wavecrest Publishing; 2005. ISBN 0-9758944-0-4; 245 pp; $29.95. Rating: **** Recommended audience: neurosurgeons, including pediatric and spinal neurosurgeons, neurologists, pediatric neurologists, orthopedists, rheumatologists, internists, geriatrics, general surgeons, pain medicine specialists, and addictionologists
Dr Aranoff, one of the pioneers of modern multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, presents a comprehensive but succinct paperback handbook on appropriate drug treatment of pain at a time when drug use and abuse are prevalent. Following a chapter on the basic principles of pain management are chapters covering the specifics of topical analgesics, including botulinum toxin therapy, and a chapter devoted to headache. Contributing authors are Steven Simon, Thomas Carr, Richard Payne, Amy Lang, Bradley Galer, Arnold Gammaitoni, Nancy Alvarez, and Egilius Spierings, and there is an important section on the relationship between drug abusers and chronic pain and prevention of addiction by Marshall Bedder. The handy appendices are easily and quickly referenced for clinical application. In this decade of concentration on pain as a problem and, some say, a disease process, this text is important and will be appropriately useful to all neurosurgeons because of the high incidence of spinal surgery, much of which is carried out primarily for pain relief. Ron Pawl Lake Forest, IL 60045, USA doi:10.1016/j.surneu.2005.05.029
0090-3019/$ – see front matter D 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Neurobiology of attention Edited by: L Itti, G Rees, JK Tsotsos MA, USA7 Elsevier Academic Press; 2005.0-12-375731-2 ISBN #0-12-375731-2; 744 pp. $149.50. Rating: **** Recommended audience: neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, and researchers studying computational and perceptual neuroscience
This is a handbook dealing with the complex theme of neurobiology of attention, gathering more than 100 short papers by leading authorities in the field. Most of the author’s chapters are in the forefront of neuroscience and neurocognitive research. This fascinating handbook presents the papers organized under 5 headings: the theoretical and anatomic foundations, characterizing functions of attention, mechanisms of attention and systems computational neuroscience, and application. Although some chapters are very relevant to clinicians, the target audience is researchers in cognitive neuroscience. Moises Gaviria, MD Chicago, IL 60805, USA doi:10.1016/j.surneu.2005.06.025
Note: Ratings indicate the book’s value to its intended audience, not its overall quality. Therefore, a one star rating means that, although the book maybe interesting and well written, it is not necessarily an important resource; a four star rating indicates that the book is strongly recommended.