Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function

List of Contributors.

Preface.

SECTION A: BASIC ASPECTS OF NEUROTRANSMITTER FUNCTION.

Neurotransmitter Systems and Function: Overview (R.A. Webster).

Control of Neuronal Activity (D.A. Brown) .

Neurotransmitter Receptors (A.J. Gibb).

Neurotransmitter Release (S.C. Stanford).

SECTION B: NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND SYNAPTIC TRAANSMISSION.

Basic Pharmacology and Drug Effects on Neurotransmitter Function (R.A. Webster).

Acetylcholine (R.A. Webster).

Dopamine (R.A. Webster).

Noradrenaline (S.C. Stanford).

5-Hydroxytryptamine (S.C. Stanford).

Amino Acids: Excitatory (A.H. Dickenson).

Amino Acids: Inhibitory (M. Farrant).

Peptides (A.H. Dickenson).

Other Transmitters and Mediators (R.A. Webster).

SECTION C: NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN DRUG ACTION AND DISEASE STATES.

Study and Manipulation of Neurotransmitter Function in Humans (R.A. Webster).

Disease of the Basal Ganglia (R.A. Webster).

The epilepsies (R.A. Webster).

Schizophrenia (R.A. Webster)

Alzheimer's Disease (R.A. Webster).

Anxiety (S.C. Stanford).

Depression (S.C. Stanford).

Pain and Analgesia (A.H. Dickenson).

SECTION D: NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND BEHAVIOUR.

Sleep and Waking (R.A. Webster and S.C. Stanford)

Drug Dependence and Abuse (A.H. Dickenson).

Index.