xiv, 498 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Basic principles of neuropharmacology -- Cellular basis of communication -- Synaptic transmission -- Signal transduction in the brain -- Neural substrates of drug action -- Excitory and inhibitory amino acids -- Widely projecting systems : monoamines, acetylcholine, and orexin -- Neuropeptides -- Atypical neurotransmitters -- Neuropharmacology of neural systems and disorders -- Autonomic nervous system -- Neural and neuroendocrine control of the internal milieu -- Pain and inflammation -- Sleep and arousal -- Higher cognitive function and behavioral control -- Mood and emotion -- Reinforcement and addictive disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychoses -- Neurodegeneration -- Seizure disorders -- Stroke and migraine.