Authors:Anissa Abi-Dargham, Olivier Guillin,
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: neurobiology, review, international, schizophrenia, integrating, volume
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2007-03-13
List price: $192.00
ISBN-10: 0123737370
ISBN-13: 9780123737373

This book examines the role that dopamine plays in schizophrenia, examining its role in not only the symptoms of the disease but also in its treatment. It also reviews all neurotransmitters that have been implicated in schizophrenia, exploring the genetic data, clinical data implicating the transmitter, and the preclinical data exploring how a transmitter may interact with dopamine and contribute to the dopaminergic phenotype observed in the illness. This book will serve as an educational tool for instructors, a guide for clinicians, and be of interest to researchers. It is a good reference f

Authors:Olivier Houdé, Daniel Kayser, Olivier Koenig, Joëlle
Publisher: Psychology Press
Keywords: intelligence, linguistics, philosophy, artificial, psychology, cognitive, science, neuroscience, dictionary
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2003-10-31
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 1579582516
ISBN-13: 9781579582517

A translation of the renowned French reference book, Vocabulaire de sciences cognitives, the Dictionary of Cognitive Science presents comprehensive definitions of more than 120 terms. The editor and advisory board of specialists have brought together 60 internationally recognized scholars to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the most current and dynamic thinking in the cognitive sciences. Topics range from Abduction to Writing, and each entry covers its subject from as many perspectives as possible within the domains of psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, philos

Authors:Willie Olivier, Sandra Olivier,
Publisher: Struik Publishers
Keywords: africa, south, trails, hiking
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2003-08-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1868727874
ISBN-13: 9781868727872

Authors:Willie Olivier, Sandra Olivier,
Publisher: New Holland Publishers, Ltd.
Keywords: africa, southern, overland
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1998-08
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1868721051
ISBN-13: 9781868721054

Exploring the backroads in a four-wheel-drive vehicle, far from crowded beaches and noisy cities, is one of South Africa’s fastest-growing recreational activities. Whether it is the mountain roads of Lesotho or the burning sands of the Kalahari, the wide-open spaces of the Southern African interior offer the chance to enjoy unparalleled scenic splendour, abundant wildlife and friendly communities. In "Overland Through Southern Africa" the reader is taken on 14 overland trips through South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Each route is illustrated, and contains det

Authors:Willie Olivier, Sandra Olivier,
Publisher: Struik Publishers
Keywords: afrika, suid, staproetes
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2003-04-18
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1868727890
ISBN-13: 9781868727896

Author: Olivier Roy
Publisher: NYU Pre
Keywords: nations, creation, asia, central, new
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2000-10-01
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 0814775551
ISBN-13: 9780814775554

Praise for The Failure of Political Islam: "A daring exploration. This book is a corrective of stunning power." --Boston Book Review "This book is essential reading for all interested in the late 20th century evolution of movements of religious activism and revival." --Middle East Journal During the anti-Gorbachev coup in August 1991 most communist leaders from Soviet central Asia backed the plotters. Within weeks of the coup’s collapse, those same leaders--now transformed into ardent nationalists--proclaimed the independence of their nations, adopted new flags and new slogans, and disc

Author: Olivier Roy
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: islam, confronts, secularism
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-06-13
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 0231141025
ISBN-13: 9780231141024

The denunciation of fundamentalism in France, embodied in the law against the veil and the deportation of imams, has shifted into a systematic attack on all Muslims and Islam. This hostility is rooted in the belief that Islam cannot be integrated into French& mdash;and, consequently, secular and liberal-society. However, as Olivier Roy makes clear in this book, Muslim intellectuals have made it possible for Muslims to live concretely in a secularized world while maintaining the identity of a "true believer." They have formulated a language that recognizes two spaces: that of religion and t