The roles of vasopressin and oxytocin in memory processing /

• Main Author: McEwen, Barbara B.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, ©2004.
• Series: Advances in pharmacology (San Diego, Calif.) ; v. 50.
• Subjects: Vasopressin > Research.; Oxytocin > Research.; Neuropeptides > Research.; Memory > Physiological aspects.; Mémoire > Aspect physiologique.; Neuropeptides > Recherche.; Ocytocine > Recherche.; Vasopressine > Recherche.; MEDICAL > Pharmacology.; Vasopressins.; Oxytocin.; Memory > physiology.; Research.; Electronic books.

The Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Memory Processing reviews research progress in a subfield of Behavioral Pharmacology concerned with vasopressin's (VP's) and oxytocin (OT's) roles in memory processing (MP). As hormones, VP is well-known for its pressor and antidiuretic action,...

Table of Contents:

• General Introduction to Vasopressin and Oxytocin: Structure/Metabolism, Evolutionary Aspects, Neural Pathway/Receptor Distribution, and Functional Aspects Relevant to Memory Processing
• De Wied and Colleagues I: Evidence for a VP and an OT Influence on MP: Launching the "VP/OT Central Memory Theory"
• De Wied and Colleagues II: Further Clarification of the Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Memory Processing
• De Wied and Colleagues III: Brain Sites and Transmitter Systems Involved in the Vasopressin and Oxytocin Influence on Memory Processing
• De Wied and Colleagues IV: Research into Mechanisms of Action by Which Vasopressin and Oxytocin Influence Memory Processing
• Research Studies of Koob and Colleagues: The "Vasopressin Dual Action Theory"
• Contributions of Sahgal and Colleagues: The "Vasopression Central Arousal Theory"
• Role of Attentional Processing in Mediating the Influence of Vasopressin on Memory Processing
• Expansion of Vasopressin/Oxytocin Memory Research I: Peripheral Administration
• Expansion of Vasopressin/Oxytocin Memory Research II: Brain Structures and Transmitter Systems Involved in the Influence of Vasopressin and Oxytocin on Memory Processing
• Expansion of Vasopressin/Oxytocin Memory Research III: Research Summary and Commentary on Theoretical and Methodological Issues
• Research Contributions of Dantzer, Bluthe, and Colleagues to the Study of the Role of Vasopressin in Olfactory-Based Social Recognition Memory
• Expansion of Olfactory-Based Social Recognition Memory Research: The Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Social Recognition Memory
• Brain-Fluid Barriers: Relevance for Theoretical Controversies Regarding Vasopressin and Oxytocin Memory Research
• Closing Remarks: Review and Commentary on Selected Aspects of the Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Memory Processing.