Neuroplasticity New Biochemical Mechanisms /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Costa e Silva, J. A. (Editor), Macher, J. P. (Editor), Olié, J. P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tarporley : Springer Healthcare Ltd., 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurology.; Medicine & Public Health.

New research into neuroplasticity is a fascinating new research angle that could lead to improvements in therapy for the depressive disorders. In this volume, researchers in the field contribute chapters examining different aspects of this phenomenon. Figures and tables help explain complicated conc...

Table of Contents:

• Neuroplasticity — A New Approach to the Pathophysiology of Depression
• Glutamate-Mediated Neuroplasticity Deficits in Mood Disorders
• Regulation of Cellular Plasticity in Mood Disorders: The Role of the AMPA Receptor
• Cellular Plasticity and the Pathophysiology of Depression
• Clinical Consequences of the Role of Glutamate and Neuroplasticity in Depressive Disorder.