Mesolimbic Dopamine System: From Motivation to Action

Willner, Paul

ISBN 10: 0471928860 / ISBN 13: 9780471928867

Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1991

Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 674 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. Seller Inventory # 42970359/202

Synopsis:

The Mesolimbic Dopamine System: From Motivation to Action Edited by P. Willner Psychology Department, City of London Polytechnic, London, UK and J. Scheel-Krüger Psychopharmacological Research Laboratory, St Hans Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark The mesolimbic dopamine system is a system of neurons innervating the ventral forebrain, which utilizes dopamine as its principal neurotransmitter. In recent years this system has become one of the most heavily researched pathways within the brain, particularly in relation to its potential involvement in major psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, mania, depression and drug dependence. This volume provides a unique and timely multidisciplinary synthesis of our current knowledge of the anatomy, pharmacology, physiology and behavioural functions of the mesolimbic system, and its operation in health and mental disorder.

From the Publisher: The mesolimbic system is a forebrain neural pathway which utilizes dopamine as its principal neurotransmitter. This pathway has become one of the most heavily researched areas of the brain particularly in relation to its potential involvement in major psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and addiction. Providing a multidisciplinary synthesis of current knowledge of the mesolimbic system, this book addresses, on the one hand, the anatomical, pharmacological and physiological basis of its functioning and, on the other, its role in normal and abnormal behavior.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mesolimbic Dopamine System: From Motivation ...
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Sehr gut