Homeostatic Control of Brain Function

Prologue Part I: Homeostatic Regulators: Molecules and Ions Chapter 1: Microdynamics of water and ion homeostasis in the brain: role of aquaporins and ion channels of astroglial cells Chapter 2: Homeostatic control of adenosine levels and functions in brain Chapter 3: Glutamate homeostasis as a regulatory of neurotransmitter recycling and synaptic function) Chapter 4: Homeostasis of neuronal excitability via synaptic and intrinsic inhibitory mechanisms Part II: Homeostatic Control: Systems, Cells and Organelles Chapter 5: Role of astrocytes in sleep and epilepsy Chapter 6: Neuron-astrocyte interactions Chapter 7: Homeostatic synaptic scaling at central synapses Chapter 8: Homeostatic role of heterosynaptic plasticity Chapter 9: The Blood Brain Barrier Chapter 10: Inflammation and immunomodulation in epilepsy and its comorbidities Chapter 11: Neuroplasticity Chapter 12: Epigenetics Chapter 13: Adult neural stem cells and brain homeostasis Part III: Homeostatic Manipulators: Preventative and Restorative Opportunities Chapter 14: Systems (network) pharmacology for brain functionality restoration Chapter 15: Ketogenic diets, mitochondria, and neurological diseases Chapter 16: Dietary manipulations Chapter 17: Exercise Chapter 18: Sleep Chapter 19: Botanicals Chapter 20: The role of acupuncture in nociception homeostasis Chapter 21: Meditation Chapter 22: Neurotrophic regulation in neurorestoration of brain Part IV: Homeostatic Therapies for Disease and Dysfunction Chapter 23: Epilepsy Chapter 24: Traumatic Brain Injury Chapter 25: Adenosine and Alzheimer's Disease, a possible epigenetic link Chapter 26: Brain homeostasis and Parkinson's Disease Chapter 27: Brain homeostasis and addiction Chapter 28: Anxiety and stress disorders Chapter 29: Malignant brain cancer management with metabolic therapy Chapter 30: Obesity and diabetes: Nature, nurture, and beyond Chapter 31: Autism spectrum disorders and homeostasis