Preface

The Central Nervous System is undeniably one of the most complex systems of the body. Neuroscientists all over the world are busy exploring this fascinating mystery of the biological system. There has been a tremendous increase in our knowledge about the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral system during the last couple of decades. Yet we still learn something new every day about the multifold obscurities of the nervous system.

The present book is an effort to inform our readers with the new milestones being explored and uncovered every day in the field of neuroscience. The six chapters cover state of the art cutting-edge contributions from eminent leaders in the field. Chapter 1 covers the role of fatty acid amides as new potential therapeutic agents to treat multiple sclerosis; chapter 2 highlights the use of machine learning techniques to detect epileptic seizures; chapter 3 outlines the present and future directions about the essential tremor neurodegeneration in essential tremor; chapter 4 presents the potential therapeutic role of the melatoninergic system to treat epilepsy and comorbid depression; chapter 5 evaluates how the transgenic model of drosophila is being used to model neurodegenerative diseases, and chapter 6 summarizes the importance of genetic basis in stroke as the potential drug target. In brief, each chapter covers a wide-ranging, analytically evaluated body of work such as pathogenesis, therapeutic evidence, targets, and mechanisms of action of therapeutics to treat brain disorders in a very compelling way.

I believe that this book will be of considerable interest for both experienced scientists from the neuroscience community as well as for beginners in the field.

I am grateful for the timely efforts made by the editorial personnel, especially Mr. Mahmood Alam (Director Publications), and Mrs. Salma Sarfaraz (Senior Manager Publications) at Bentham Science Publishers.