This book covers recent advances in theunderstanding of brain structure, function and disorders based on thefundamental principles of physics. Itcovers a broad range of physical phenomena occurring in the brain circuits forperception, cognition, emotion and action, representing the building blocks ofthe mind. It provides novel insightsinto the devastating brain disorders of the mind such as schizophrenia,dementia, autism, aging or addictions, as well as into the new devices for brain repair. The book is aimed at basic researchers inthe fields of neuroscience, physics, biophysics and clinicians in the fields ofneurology, neurosurgery, psychology, psychiatry.