International review of neurobiology. Volume 62 / edited by Ronald J. Bradley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bradley, Ronald J.

Series:

International review of neurobiology ; v. 62.

International review of neurobiology, 0074-7742 ; v. 62

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurobiology.

Neurobiology--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego ; London : Academic, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 LearningXIV. 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 PatientsVI. 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 BehaviorVII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. The Use of Caenorhabditis elegans in Molecular Neuropharmacology; I. Ivermectin; II. Fluoxetine; III. Alcohol; References; Index; Contents of Recent Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611011956

9781281011954

1281011959

9780080495521

0080495524

OCLC:

476068541