Periphery - How Your Nervous System Predicts and Protects Against Disease

Moses Chao argues that activity in the peripheral nervous system predicts the onset of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as Parkinson's disease, autism, and dementia. Responsible for regulating a range of involuntary bodily processes and for detecting smells, sounds, and touch, the peripheral system may also be a key to better health.

About the author

Moses V. Chao is Professor of Cell Biology, Physiology and Neuroscience, and Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and past president of the Society for Neuroscience, he is a recipient of the Zenith Award from the Alzheimer’s Association, a Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Summary

Moses Chao argues that activity in the peripheral nervous system predicts the onset of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, autism, and dementia. Responsible for regulating a range of involuntary bodily processes and for detecting smells, sounds, and touch, the peripheral system may also be a key to better health.

Product details

• Authors: Moses V. Chao
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9780674972308
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97230-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; popular science, MEDICAL / Diseases, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / Neurology, Popular medicine & health, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Diseases & disorders, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Neurosciences, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Human biology, Popular medicine and health, Diseases and disorders, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General