Meet the editors

Professor Kaneez Fatima Shad, a Pakistani born Australian Neuroscientist with a medical background, received her PhD in 1994 from the Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, Australia, followed by a post doctorate degree at the Allegheny University of Health Sciences, Philadelphia, USA. She has taught Medical and Biological Sciences in various universities in Australia, USA, UAE, Bahrain, Pakistan and Brunei. During this period, she was also engaged in

research by obtaining local and international grants (total of over 2.4 million USD) and translating this into products such as a rapid diagnostic test for stroke and other vascular disorders such as schizophrenia. She has published over 65 articles in refereed journals, edited five books, written 8 book chapters, presented at over 80 international conferences and mentored thirty-four postgraduate students.

Kamil Hakan Dogan MD, PhD is a Full Professor and Chair in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Selcuk University, Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. Dr. Dogan received his MD from Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine in 2000. After his extensive research in the forensic medicine field, he received his PhD in Biochemistry in 2012. He gives lectures on Forensic Medicine and Medical Ethics to medical students as well as students of the

dentistry and law faculties. He is a reviewer for several international journals and he has published over 200 articles in refereed journals, chapters in textbooks and abstracts in scientific meetings. His publications have been cited more than 700 times.

Contents

**Section 1**

Approaches

**Section 2**

Cognitive Reserve

Alzheimer's Disease

BDNF Protein and Anxiety Disorders

*by Hojka Gregoric Kumperscak*

Feeding and Eating Disorders

*by Tatiana Marins Farias, Rebeca Ataíde Cerqueira, Danton Ferraz Sousa, João Vitor Costa Freire,* 

*Ana Carolina Tavares Lopes and Silvia Fernanda Lima De Moura Cal*

Personality Disorders in Adolescents and Different Therapeutic

Neurofeedback Training on Aging: Prospects on Maintaining

*by Valeska Kouzak Campos da Paz and Carlos Tomaz*

Neuroprotective Effects of Curcumin and Vitamin D3 on Scopolamine-Induced Learning-Impaired Rat Model of

*by Sophia Bakhtadze, Tinatin Tkemeladze and Tinatin Kutubidze*

*by Bianca Suciu and Cătălina-Angela Crișan*

*by Saima Khan and Kaneez Fatima Shad*

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

**Preface XI**

Behavioral Aspects **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 15**

**Chapter 3 27**

**Chapter 4 45**

Medical Aspects **63**

**Chapter 5 65**

**Chapter 6 83**

## Contents



Preface

Neurological and mental disorders affect an extensive network of neurons spread throughout the brain and body. An intact neuronal system is essential for synaptic

Mental disorders can result from disruption of neuronal circuitry, damage to the neuronal and non-neuronal cells, altered circuitry in the different regions of the brain and any changes in the permeability of the blood brain barrier. Early identification of these impairments through investigative means could help to

This book rightly entitled "Neurological and Mental Disorders" effectively describes the basic biochemical concepts of the neurological circuitry and their role in the mental state of a person. The role of the BDNF protein in anxiety

can stabilize diseases such as personality disorders and feeding and eating

The following chapters describe how different therapeutic management techniques

disorders. Later in this segment, the role of neurofeedback training was analysed in

The medical section of the book begins with describing the neuroprotective role of non-allopathic medicine curcumin and supplement vitamin D3 in the animal model of Alzheimer's disease, followed by revealing the aetiology and characteristics of ADHD and the effect of stimulants in alleviating its symptoms. The next chapter in this section explains the demographic traits, symptoms and outcomes of "falls from height" patients, followed by another interesting chapter on using computational modelling and machine learning for the detection of depressive disorders. Similarly, art-based practices and psychological interventions were clearly shown to be

The social aspects section commences with a remarkably interesting chapter illustrating the effect of intergenerational and psychosocial traumas on the degree of amnesia in indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. In another chapter, the author thoroughly describes the changes in the pattern of mass suicide with the advent of computers and social media. Last but not the least, the readers will be captivated by how transient global amnesia is associated with hippocampal

I hope those who read this book gain a better understanding of the various facets of neurocircuitry and behavioural patterns under the influence of social aspects

I would like to thank my co-editor Dr Kamil Hakan Dogan (Forensic Medicine Specialist at Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey) for his contribution towards compiling this book, editing the chapters and writing

improve the outcome for many brain and behaviour disease states.

interactions and for the normal functioning of the brain.

disorders is very well described in the first chapter.

effective in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.

maintaining cognitive reserve in aging adults.

perturbation and memory loss paradigm.

around the globe.

the preface.
