Brain Energy Metabolism addresses its challenging subject by presenting diverse technologies
allowing for the investigation of brain energy metabolism on different levels of complexity.
Model systems are discussed starting from the reductionist approach like primary cell cultures
which allow assessing of the properties and functions of a single brain cell type with many
different types of analysis however at the expense of neglecting the interaction between cell
types in the brain. On the other end analysis in animals and humans in vivo is discussed
maintaining the full complexity of the tissue and the organism but making high demands on the
methods of analysis. Written for the popular Neuromethods series chapters include the kind of
detailed description and key implementation advice that aims to support reproducible results in
the lab. Meticulous and authoritative Brain Energy Metabolism provides an ideal guide for
researchers interested in brain energy metabolism with the hope of stimulating more research in
this exciting and very important field.
