内容简介
Thereferenceisabroad-rangingreviewofAlzheimer'sdiseaseandotherdementiasfrombothbasicandclinicalneuroscienceperspectives;itprovidesscientistsandmedicalprofessionalswithanextensiveintroductionandanup-to-datereviewofcutting-edgescientificadvances.Bringsthereaderup-to-datewithcutting-edgedevelopmentsinthisexcitingandfast-pacedfieldSummarizesthemostrecentdevelopmentsinthefieldsofAlzheimer'sdiseaseanddementiaBringstogetherarticlesfromaprominentandinternationalgroupofcontributorsEncompassesauniquerangeoftopics,combiningbasicmolecularperspectivesandcognitiveneurosciences
作者简介
NeilW.KowallgraduatedwithhisMDfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbiain1979.HereceivedpostgraduatetraininginInternalMedicineattheBethIsraelDeaconessfollowedbyaNeurologyresidencyatMassachusettsGeneralHospital.AftercompletionofhisclinicaltraininghecompletedapostdoctoralresearchfellowshipandwasappointedAssistantProfessorofNeurologyatMassachusettsGeneralHospitalandHarvardMedicalSchool.HemovedtotheBedfordVAMedicalCenterin1992whereheisnowDirectoroftheNewEnglandGeriatricsResearchEducationandClinicalCenter.HeisaProfessorofNeurologyandPathologyatBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicineanddirectstheNIH-fundedBostonUniversityAlzheimer’sDiseaseCenter.Hismajorresearchinterestsarehumanneuroanatomyandneuropathologyandanimalmodelsofneurodegenerativedisease.NIH,VAandprivatefoundationssupporthisresearch.Hehaspublishedover100originalpeer-reviewedmanuscripts.Dr.Kowallhasreceivedvariousawards,includingthefollowing:twoMedicalResearchCouncilStudentshipawards,theRusselPrizeinAnatomy,theHamberPrizeinMedicine,theBristolMedicalPrizeinPharmacology,theMerckScholarshipinMedicalTherapeutics,theMeadPrizeinPediatrics,theFIRSTAward(R29)fromNationalInstituteofNeurologicalDisordersandStroke,theMooreAwardforBestPaperonClinicopathologicalCorrelationfromtheAmericanAssociationofNeuropathologists,twoDirector'sSpecialQualityAwards/CommendationsfromtheBedfordVAMC,andtheZenithAwardfromtheAlzheimer'sAssociation.AndrewE.Budson(MDfromHarvardMedicalSchool)isAssociateProfessorofNeurologyatBostonUniversity'sSchoolofMedicine.HeisalsotheDirectorofCognitiveNeuroscienceResearchatBostonUniversity'sAlzheimer'sCenter.HeisamemberoftheCognitiveNeuroscienceSocietyandAmericanAcademyofNeurology.Heisontheeditorialboardsofseveraljournalssuchas"Neuropsychology,""CognitiveNeuroscience,"and"NeurobiologyofAging."HeisafrequentinvitedspeakeronAlzheimer'sandcognitivedisorders.HisresearchusesthetechniquesofexperimentalpsychologyandcognitiveneurosciencetounderstandhowmemorybreaksdowninpatientswithAlzheimer’sdisease.
