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Author Williamson, Peter, 1953-

Title Mind, brain, and schizophrenia / Peter Williamson.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2006]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  616.898 W732M    Check Shelf
Description xii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-265) and index.
Contents The evolving concept of schizophrenia -- Candidate neuronal circuits -- When does schizophrenia begin? -- Clues from drugs that affect dopamine, glutamate, and other neurotransmitters -- Some clues from psychophysiology -- Neuropsychological studies -- Imaging brain structure in living patients -- Imaging brain function in living patients -- Imaging brain chemistry and the question of neuronal degeneration -- Pieces of the puzzle: likely components of the final common pathway -- Early models of the final common pathway: disconnection and coordination -- Early models of the final common pathway: basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits -- Do the models fit with what we know about schizophrenia? -- Implications for treatment -- The way forward.
Subject Schizophrenia.
Neuropsychiatry.
Schizophrenia -- diagnosis.
Schizophrenia -- etiology.
Brain -- physiopathology.
Brain Chemistry.
Diagnostic Imaging -- methods.
Models, Neurological.
Nerve Degeneration.
ISBN 0195176375 alkaline paper
9780195176377 alkaline paper
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