International review of neurobiology. Vol. 62 /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bradley, Ronald J.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2004.
• Σειρά: International review of neurobiology ; v. 62.
• Θέματα: Neurobiology.; Electronic books.

 Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology research. 

 Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. GABAA Receptor Structure-Function Studies: A Reexamination in Light of New Acetylcholine Receptor Structures -- I. Overview -- II. Subunits, Cloning, Topology, and Assembly -- III. Receptor Kinetics -- IV. Channel Characteristics. Selectivity and Conductance -- V. SCAM and Channel Structure-Function Relationships -- VI. Overview of High-Resolution Structures of the Homologous ACh Receptor -- VII. The Membrane-Spanning Domain Structure -- VIII. AChBP Structure and the GABA Binding Sites -- IX. The Interface Between the Extracellular and Membrane-Spanning Domains: How Does Transduction Work? -- X. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2. Dopamine Mechanisms and Cocaine Reward -- I. Introduction -- II. Basic Pharmacology of Cocaine -- III. Monoamine Transporters -- IV. Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine -- V. Prefrontal Cortex Dopamine -- VI. Midbrain Dopamine Neurons -- VII. Phasic and Tonic Dopamine Release -- VIII. Dopamine Receptors -- IX. Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons -- X. Dopamine and Intracellular Cascades -- XI. Neural Basis of Associative Learning -- XII. Midbrain Dopamine Neurons and Associative Learning -- XIII. Drug Addiction and Learning -- XIV. Cocaine-Associative Learning -- XV. Summary -- References -- Chapter 3. Proteolytic Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Disorders -- I. Introduction -- II. Proteolysis in the Central Nervous System -- III. Parkinson's Disease -- IV. Alzheimer's Disease -- V. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- VI. Polyglutamine Repeat Diseases -- VII. Prion Diseases -- VIII. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. Neuroimaging Studies in Bipolar Children and Adolescents -- I. Introduction -- II. Background -- III. Methodology -- IV. Neuropsychological Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder -- V. Brain Imaging Findings in Adult Patients -- VI. Brain Imaging Findings in Children and Adolescents -- VII. Summary -- References -- Chapter 5. Chemosensory G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling in the Brain -- I. Introduction -- II. Chemosensing G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in the Brain -- References -- Chapter 6. Disturbances of Emotion Regulation after Focal Brain Lesions -- I. Definitions -- II. The Neuroanatomy of Emotions and Feelings -- III. Disturbances of Emotional Experience After Focal Brain Damage -- IV. Developmental Versus Adult-Onset Brain Damage -- V. Neural Mechanisms of Emotional Control -- VI. Emotion, Cognition, and Social Behavior -- VII. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7. The Use of Caenorhabditis elegans in Molecular Neuropharmacology -- I. Ivermectin -- II. Fluoxetine -- III. Alcohol -- References -- Index -- Contents of Recent Volumes -- Last Page.