Molecular and Functional Models in Neuropsychiatry

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hagan, Jim J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Σειρά: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 7
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Molecular biology.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Psychiatry.; Psychopharmacology.; Behavioral sciences.; Biomedicine.; Molecular Medicine.; Behavioral Sciences.

Common neuropsychiatric diseases are associated with significant human and economic cost. The development of more effective treatments requires scientific progress on a broad front and animal models have a vital role to play in these advances, enabling exploration of the functional consequences of m...

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• From the contents: Preface
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• Mouse Models of Autism: Testing Hypotheses about Molecular Mechanisms
• Advances in animal models of drug addiction
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• Functional and Pharmacological MRI in understanding brain function at a systems level
• The pig as model animal for studying cognition and neurobehavioral disorders.