Descriere: This volume begins with two introductory chapters on functional neural circuitry and neural signaling pathways. The remaining six chapters present current knowledge on the neuroanatomic and neurochemical mechanisms underlying schizophrenia, addiction, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and dementia/Alzheimer's disease.
Autori: Gary B. Kaplan (Author) | Editura: AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUB INC | Anul aparitiei: 2002 | ISBN: 9780880489577 | Numar de pagini: 284 | Categorie: Accounting
Mario Maj (Author)
Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification
This book provides an overview of the strengths and limitations of the currently available systems f
Sarah Leeds (Author)
Dress up in silly and sweet outfits in this Lalaloopsy Sticker Storybook It's dress-up day in Lalaloopsy Land. Use your stickers to dress up all your favorite Lalaloopsy characters You can dress them up as princesses, clowns, and animals. There are also stickers to get the Lalaloopsy ready to snuggle into bed, cool off at the beach, and warm up during a chilly winter storm. Or you can mix and match to create unique and silly outfits Includes more than seventy-five stickers.
Novartis Foundation (Editor)
Novartis Foundation Symposium 289: Growth Factors and Psychiatric Disorders
The recent identification of susceptibility genes for schizophrenia, depression and learning and memory dysfunction suggest that psychiatric disorders may be influenced by a small number of genes with multiple actions. This is the first book to investigate the role of growth factors in these disorders, which should provide clues to the underlying biochemical mechanisms. For example, recent studies have substantiated the provocative finding that neuregulin 1 (NRG1)is a candidate gene for schizophrenia. Neuregulin and its receptors, the ErbB tyrosine kinases, are essential for development of the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Lack of NRG1 function may be involved in dysregulation of synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity in the adult mediated through glutamate receptor function. Polymorphisms for BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) have also been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. BDNF is a prevalent neurotrophic factor that plays an important role in the pathophysiology of depression, bipolar disease and other psychiatric disorders. Other topics addressed in this book include neuroplasticity and neurotrophic factors, signal transduction by neurotrophins, ...