Synopses & Reviews
For the Sixth Edition of this widely used text, the authors have added a new chapter on memory and learning and have reorganized the material on catecholamines into separate chapters on norepinephrine and epinephrine, and dopamine. In addition, they have included much new information on G proteins and second messengers, excitatory amino acid receptors, and other timely issues. As in the past, this book will be extremely valuable to students and professionals at many different levels: undergraduates studying psychopharmacology or neurobiology, medical students, graduate students in pharmacology and neuroscience, neuroscientists and residents and practitioners in neurology and psychiatry.
Synopsis
Over the past 15 years, this volume has become widely recognized as the best on its subject, providing the liveliest and most lucid available account of neurotransmitters and their relation to drug action. The fifth edition features two new chapters on topics of current interest: molecular neurobiology and neuromodulation. In addition, all other chapters have been updated. It is a useful book for a wide variety of students and professionals, including neuroscientists, clinical neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, biochemists and pharmacologists.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Cellular Foundations of Neuropharmacology
3. Molecular Foundations of Neuropharmacology
4. Metabolism in the Central Nervous System
5. Receptors
6. Modulation of Synaptic Transmission
7. Amino Acid Transmitters
8. Acetylcholine
9. Norepinephrine and Epinephrine
10. Dopamine
11. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) and Histamine
12. Neuroactive Peptides
13. Cellular Mechanisms in Learning and Memory