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Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior
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Encompassing recent advances in molecular pharmacology and brain imaging, Drugs, The Brain and Behavior offers a unique breadth of coverage - from historical accounts of drug use, through clinical and preclinical behavioural studies, to the latest research on drug effects in transgenic mouse models. The first section of the book provides extensive foundation material, including the basic principles of pharmacology, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, synaptic transmission, and methods in psychopharmacology. The second describes the key features of major neurotransmitter systems, while the third and fourth sections discuss theories and mechanisms of drug addiction and psychopathology. The book is richly illustrated and 'Breakout boxes' ensure the student remains engaged throughout.
Principles of Pharmacology
Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones
Methods of Research in Neurobehavioral Pharmacology
Catecholamines
Acetylcholine and Serotonin
Glutamate and GABA
Drug Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction
Alcohol
The Opiates
Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine and the Amphetamines
Nicotine and Caffeine
Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Affective Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia
JERROLD S. MEYER is Professor of Psychology and Director of the interdepartmental Neuroscience and Behavior Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author or co-author of over 75 articles and chapters in the fields of neuropharmacology and neuroendocrinology, and a co-author of Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology (1997, with Robert Feldman and Linda Quenzer). He is a past President of the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society.
LINDA F. QUENZER is Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Hartford. She has extensive teaching experience in the areas of psychobiology and neuropsychopharmacology at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. She has co-written Fundamentals of Neuropsychopharmacology (1984, with Robert Feldman) and Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology (1997, with Robert Feldman and Jerrold Meyer).
Description
Encompassing recent advances in molecular pharmacology and brain imaging, Drugs, The Brain and Behavior offers a unique breadth of coverage - from historical accounts of drug use, through clinical and preclinical behavioural studies, to the latest research on drug effects in transgenic mouse models. The first section of the book provides extensive foundation material, including the basic principles of pharmacology, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, synaptic transmission, and methods in psychopharmacology. The second describes the key features of major neurotransmitter systems, while the third and fourth sections discuss theories and mechanisms of drug addiction and psychopathology. The book is richly illustrated and 'Breakout boxes' ensure the student remains engaged throughout.
Contents
Principles of Pharmacology
Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones
Methods of Research in Neurobehavioral Pharmacology
Catecholamines
Acetylcholine and Serotonin
Glutamate and GABA
Drug Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction
Alcohol
The Opiates
Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine and the Amphetamines
Nicotine and Caffeine
Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Affective Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia
Authors
JERROLD S. MEYER is Professor of Psychology and Director of the interdepartmental Neuroscience and Behavior Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author or co-author of over 75 articles and chapters in the fields of neuropharmacology and neuroendocrinology, and a co-author of Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology (1997, with Robert Feldman and Linda Quenzer). He is a past President of the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society.
LINDA F. QUENZER is Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Hartford. She has extensive teaching experience in the areas of psychobiology and neuropsychopharmacology at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. She has co-written Fundamentals of Neuropsychopharmacology (1984, with Robert Feldman) and Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology (1997, with Robert Feldman and Jerrold Meyer).
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