Biological bases of brain function and disease Book

	Contributing Authors
	List of Abbreviations
	Foreword
	Preface
1	Neuroanatomy	1
2	Excitability and Conduction	19
3	Synaptic Transmission: General Considerations	33
4	Receptors and Effector Mechanisms	45
5	Molecular Biological Techniques Applied to the Study of the Central Nervous System	61
6	Synaptic Transmission: Biogenic Amines	85
7	Synaptic Transmission: Amino Acids	105
8	Synaptic Transmission: Peptides	127
9	Neuroendocrinology	143
10	The Sleep Cycle	163
11	Biological Rhythms	179
12	Learning and Memory: Behavioral Studies	197
13	Learning and Memory: Cellular Studies in Simple Neural Systems	211
14	Animal Behavioral Approaches	241
15	Methods for the Study of Brain-Behavior Relationships	261
16	Genetic Approaches to Mental Illness	281
17	Mood Disorders	301
18	Schizophrenia	325
19	Anxiety Disorders	339
20	Substance Abuse	357
21	Obesity	385
22	Epilepsy	405
23	Neurodegenerative Disorders	425
	Subject Index	449