Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part B

Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part B, Volume 233 reflects recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes consistently manage to prepare for, and perform at, peak levels under the demands of competition. It takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiology. Takes a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on aspects of psychology, neuroscience, skill learning, talent development and physiologyFocuses on sports and the brainContains expertise and an international focus of contributorsAdopts the novel approach of having a target article with critical commentaries on the lessons learned from British multiple gold medalists at Olympic and World Championships INDICE: 1. Stem cell transplantation for spinal cord repair2. Plasticity and regeneration in the injured spinal cord after cell transplantation therapy3. Transplantation of GABAergic interneurons for cell-based therapy4. Rebuilding inhibitory CNS circuits to control chronic neuropathic pain and itch5. From transplanting Schwann cells in experimental rat spinal cord injury to their transplantation into human injured spinal cord in clinical trials6. Recruiting endogenous CNS stem cells for regeneration in demyelinating disease7. Glial progenitor transplantation and repair8. Stem-cell derived photoreceptor transplantation in the retina9. RPE transplantation for treatment of retinal disease10. Transplantation of reprogrammed neurons for improved recovery after stroke

• ISBN: 978-0-12-811825-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 358
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés