1st Edition

Advances in Natural Medicines, Nutraceuticals and Neurocognition

Edited By Con Kerry Kenneth Stough, Andrew Scholey Copyright 2013
372 Pages
by CRC Press

369 Pages
by CRC Press

369 Pages
by CRC Press

Great strides have been made in the field of natural medicine with respect to neurocognition. Once limited to the province of niche publications, these discoveries are now routinely explored in mainstream psychopharmacology, neuroscience, nutrition, and medical journals. Now presented in one convenient volume, Advances in Natural Medicines, Nutraceuticals and Neurocognition reflects the... Read more

Methodologies to Measure Cognition in Natural Medicine Trials. Natural Substances as Treatments for Age-Related Cognitive Declines. Measuring and Interpreting the Efficacy of Nutraceutical Interventions for Age-Related Cognitive Decline. Vitamins and Nutrients. Actions of N-Acetylcysteine in the Central Nervous System. Neurocognition and Micronutrients in the Elderly. Lipoic Acid as an Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease. Metabolic Agents and Cognitive Function. Vitamins, Cognition, and Mood in Healthy Nonelderly Adults. Essential Fatty Acids and Neurocognition. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Behavior. Omega 3 Fatty Acids. Herbal Medicines and Neurocognition. Chinese Medicine Used to Treat Dementia. Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) and Cognitive Function. Assessing the Utility of Bacopa monnieri to Treat the Neurobiological and Cognitive Processes Underpinning Cognitive Aging. The Memory-Enhancing and Associated Effects of a Bacosides-Enriched Standardized Extract of Bacopa monniera (BESEB—CDRI-08). Botanical Anxiolytics, Antidepressants, and Hypnotics. Huperzine A. Index.

Biography

Andrew Scholey is a Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia.



Con Kerry Kenneth Stough is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn Victoria, Australia.