Understanding the Neurotransmitters: Key to the Workings of the Brain

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• General introduction and definitions.
• Neurotransmitter systems..
• Regulatory mechanisms..
• The neuron..
• Biological decompensations caused by individual neurotransmitters..
• Sites of action of psychoactive drugs and treatment strategies.
• Principal groups..
• Pain..
• Sleep..
• The balance between energy consumption and energy production..
• Sleep-disturbing factors and possibilities of treatment..
• Pathological sleep conditions..
• Climatic conditions..
• Parkinson’s disease..
• The motor disturbances in Parkinson’s disease..
• Autonomic disturbances in Parkinson’s disease..
• The treatment of Parkinson’s disease..
• A synopsis of treatment for Parkinson’s disease..
• Depression..
• Autonomic-affective dysfunctions..
• Treatment..
• Emaciation and obesity..
• Neuroses..
• Psychopathic disorders..
• Neurotransmitters in old age..
• The significance of neurotransmitters for human behaviour..
• Epilogue..
• Reading list..
• Subject Index..