Mind, brain, and schizophrenia
Despite advances in molecular genetics and brain imaging, we are still a long way from understanding the cause of schizophrenia. Peter Williamson argues that it is time to focus on identifying the final common pathway and describes the possibilities for this in the context of what is already known a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
c2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798501906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; 1. The Evolving Concept of Schizophrenia; 2. Candidate Neuronal Circuits; 3. When Does Schizophrenia Begin?; 4. Clues from Drugs That Affect Dopamine, Glutamate, and Other Neurotransmitters; 5. Some Clues from Psychophysiology; 6. Neuropsychological Studies; 7. Imaging Brain Structure in Living Patients; 8. Imaging Brain Function in Living Patients; 9. Imaging Brain Chemistry and the Question of Neuronal Degeneration; 10. Pieces of the Puzzle: Likely Components of the Final Common Pathway; 11. Early Models of the Final Common Pathway 1. Disconnection and Coordination
- 12. Early Models of the Final Common Pathway 2. Basal Ganglia-Thalamocortical Circuits13. Do the Models Fit with What We Know about Schizophrenia?; 14. Implications for Treatment; 15. The Way Forward; References; Index
