Molecular and biophysical mechanisms of arousal, alertness, and attention /
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| Imprint: | Boston, Mass. : Published by Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008. |
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| Description: | xi, 372 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 0077-8923 ; v. 1129 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7180091 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Mechanisms for the Regulation of State Changes in the Central Nervous System: An Introduction
- Part I. Elementary Central Nervous System Arousal
- Mechanisms in the Animal Brain
- Concepts and Mechanisms of Generalized Central Nervous System Arousal
- Modulation of Cortical Activation and Behavioral Arousal by Cholinergic and Orexinergic Systems
- Dopamine Signaling in the Dorsal Striatum Is Essential for Motivated Behaviors: Lessons from Dopamine-Deficient Mice
- Ablation of the Central Noradrenergic Neurons for Unraveling Their Roles in Stress and Anxiety
- Heightened States of Arousal: Sex and Fear
- Neural Substrates for Sexual Preference and Motivation in the Female and Male Rat
- Motivational Influences on the Degree and Direction of Sexual Attraction
- Fear Conditioning and Long-term Potentiation in the Amygdala: What Really Is the Connection?
- Insights into the Pharmacological Potential of Estrogens and Phytoestrogens on Catecholamine Signaling
- Elementary Central Nervous System Arousal: Clinical Studies
- Central Thalamic Contributions to Arousal Regulation and Neurological Disorders of Consciousness
- Intrinsic Brain Activity in Altered States of Consciousness: How Conscious Is the Default Mode of Brain Function?
- Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State
- Part II. The Emotion-Cognition Interface
- Neural Mechanisms Underlying Selective Attention to Threat
- Toward a Neurogenetic Theory of Neuroticism
- Gene Expression Is Altered in the Lateral Hypothalamus upon Activation of the mu Opioid Receptor
- Bipolar Disorder as Maladaptive Arousal: A Behavioral Model and Evidence
- Part III. Alertness and Attention
- Underlying Mechanisms
- Measuring Alertness
- Molecular Genetics of Attention
- Potential Anatomical Basis for Attentional Modulation of Hippocampal Neurons
- Cholinergic Mediation of Attention: Contributions of Phasic and Tonic Increases in Prefrontal Cholinergic Activity
- Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Influence of Arousal on Prefrontal Cortical Function
- Placing Neuroanatomical Models of Executive Function in a Developmental Context: Imaging and Imaging-Genetic Strategies
- Functional Gene Variation in the Human Norepinephrine Transporter: Association with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Part IV. Circadian Rhythms in the Activation of Behavior
- Physiologic Mechanisms of Arousal and Sleep
- Circadian and Homeostatic Factors in Arousal
- Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep and Arousal
- Associations between Sleep Loss and Increased Risk of Obesity and Diabetes
- Sleep Deprivation and Vigilant Attention
- Genomics of Sleep and Biological Clocks
- Sleep and Wakefulness in Drosophila melanogaster
- Why Does Consciousness Fade in Early Sleep?
- Molecular Mechanisms of Sleep and Wakefulness
- The In(put)s and Out(put)s of the Drosophila Circadian Clock
- Peripheral Circadian Oscillators: Interesting Mechanisms and Powerful Tools
- Index of Contributors
