Molecular and Biophysical Mechanisms of Arousal, Alertness and Attention, Volume 1129ISBN: 978-1-57331-703-0
Paperback
400 pages
June 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Brain mechanisms for arousal, alertness, and attention underlie all
cognitive functions and all emotional expression. This volume
discusses the neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and functional
genomics of these states, and the medical consequences of their
damage in human patients -- e.g. vegetative states, attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, age-related dementias, mood
disorders and sleep disorders. The volume also discusses problems
related to vigilance, environmental toxins, fatigue states,
circadian rhythms, and sleep/wake physiology, and presents and
discusses relevant research techniques, with an emphasis on
molecular genetics and on human and animal behavior.
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