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Molecular Origins of Human Attention Richard C. Deth

Molecular Origins of Human Attention By Richard C. Deth

Molecular Origins of Human Attention by Richard C. Deth


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This volume provides a highly integrated view of attention-related events, taking the reader from individual molecular interactions through the regulation of neuronal circuits to our higher order capacity for selective amplification of particular information.

Molecular Origins of Human Attention Summary

Molecular Origins of Human Attention: The Dopamine-Folate Connection by Richard C. Deth

This volume provides a highly integrated view of attention-related events, taking the reader from individual molecular interactions through the regulation of neuronal circuits to our higher order capacity for selective amplification of particular information.

Neuroscientists, psychologists, psychiatrists and other professionals dealing with psychiatric illnesses such as ADHD, autism, and schizophrenia will find this volume a useful addition to their library.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1. The gift of attention. 2. A molecular basis for attention. 3. How dopamine receptors work. 4. The dopamine D4 receptor. 5. D4 receptor-mediated solid-state signaling. 6. Interneurons, D4 receptors and attention. 7. Attention-based learning. 8. Awareness, attention and the detection of novelty. 9. Attention and metabolism. 10. The effect of drugs on attention. 11. Attention-deficit hyperactivity. 12. Schizophrenia. 13. Autism. 14. Other psychiatric disorders. 15. An evolutionary perspective. 16. The gift of wisdom. References.

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NPB9781402073724
9781402073724
1402073720
Molecular Origins of Human Attention: The Dopamine-Folate Connection by Richard C. Deth
New
Hardback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2003-01-31
265
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