Biological Bases of Brain Function and Disease

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University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Softcover version.

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Foreword
Preface
Neuroanatomy	p. 1
Excitability and Conduction	p. 19
Synaptic Transmission: General Considerations	p. 33
Receptors and Effector Mechanisms	p. 45
Molecular Biological Techniques Applied to the Study of the Central Nervous System	p. 61
Synaptic Transmission: Biogenic Amines	p. 85
Synaptic Transmission: Amino Acids	p. 105
Synaptic Transmission: Peptides	p. 127
Neuroendocrinology	p. 143
The Sleep Cycle	p. 163
Biological Rhythms	p. 179
Learning and Memory: Behavioral Studies	p. 197
Learning and Memory: Cellular Studies in Simple Neural Systems	p. 211
Animal Behavioral Approaches	p. 241
Methods for the Study of Brain-Behavior Relationships	p. 261
Genetic Approaches to Mental Illness	p. 281
Mood Disorders	p. 301
Schizophrenia	p. 325
Anxiety Disorders	p. 339
Substance Abuse	p. 357
Obesity	p. 385
Epilepsy	p. 405
Neurodegenerative Disorders	p. 425
Subject Index	p. 449
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