Molecular and Functional Models in Neuropsychiatry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hagan, Jim J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 7
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents: Preface
• Mouse mutagenesis and disease models for Neuropsychiatric disorders. - Drosophila as a model organism for the study of neuropsychiatric disorders
• Transgenic animal models of Huntington’s Disease
• Molecular genetic models related to schizophrenia and psychotic illness: heuristics and challenges
• Animal Models of Depression: Molecular Perspectives.-Animal models of ADHD
• Mouse Models of Autism: Testing Hypotheses about Molecular Mechanisms
• Advances in animal models of drug addiction
• When the serotonin transporter gene meets adversity: The contribution of animal models to understanding epigenetic mechanisms in affective disorders and resilience
• Functional and Pharmacological MRI in understanding brain function at a systems level
• The pig as model animal for studying cognition and neurobehavioral disorders.