Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Fish Oil and Importance of Its Ingredients in Human Diet....Pages 1-45 Transport, Synthesis, and Incorporation of n –3 and n –6 Fatty Acids in Brain Glycerophospholipids....Pages 47-78 Release of n –3 and n –6 Fatty Acids from Glycerophospholipids in Brain....Pages 79-104 Oxidation of Arachidonic and Docosahexaenoic Acids and Neurochemical Effects of Their Metabolites on Brain....Pages 105-149 Roles of Docosahexaenoic and Eicosapentaenoic Acids in Brain....Pages 151-187 Status of Docosahexaenoic Acid Levels in Aging and Consequences of Docosahexaenoic Acid Deficiency in Normal Brain....Pages 189-216 Status and Potential Therapeutic Importance of n –3 Fatty Acids in Neurodegenerative Disease....Pages 217-260 Status and Potential Therapeutic Importance of n –3 Fatty Acids in Acute Metabolic Trauma and Neurotraumatic Disorders....Pages 261-292 Status and Potential Therapeutic Importance of n –3 Fatty Acids in Neuropsychiatric Disorders....Pages 293-332 Status and Potential Therapeutic Importance of n –3 Fatty Acids in Other Neural and Non-neural Diseases....Pages 333-365 Perspective and Directions for Future Development on the Effects of Fish Oil Constituents on Brain....Pages 367-384 Back Matter....Pages 385-396