Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

This is the long-awaited successor to Jeffrey Cummings' classic work, Clinical Neuropsychiatry, published in 1985. That book represented an integration of behavioral neurology and biological psychiatry into a single volume devoted to explicating brain-behavior relationships. It wasclinically oriented and intended for practitioners caring for patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. The new title reflects the authors' effort to link the recent explosion of new information from neurochemistry, neuroanatomy, genetics, neuropharmacology, neuropathology, and neuroimaging to theclinical descriptions. Yet the clinical emphasis of its predecessor has been maintained. Each chapter has a consistent approach and the book as whole provides a practical, easy-to-use synthesis of clinical advice and basic science. The volume is enhanced by 4-color images throughout. It isintended for students, residents, fellows, and practitioners of neurology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience. It will also be of interest to individuals in neuroimaging.

Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D., is The Augustus S. Rose Professor of Neurology, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Disease Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. He is Past President of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, Past President of the Behavioral Neurology Society, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Cummings is a prolific investigator and writer. He has authored or edited 18 books and has broad interests in neuropsychiatry and the interface of neuroscience and society Michael S. Mega, M.D., is a consultant and collaborator in the Laboratory of Neuroimaging at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests lie in neuroimaging, with a focus on the cerebral correlates of the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. He is widely published on this and related themes