Neurotransmitter Interactions and Cognitive Function

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Inherited Disorders of Brain Neurotransmitters: Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Approach

   • Krystyna Szymańska, Katarzyna Kuśmierska, Urszula Demkow

   Pages 1-8

3. Inhibition of Peripheral Dopamine Metabolism and the Ventilatory Response to Hypoxia in the Rat

   • Monika Bialkowska, Dominika Zajac, Andrea Mazzatenta, Camillo Di Giulio, Mieczyslaw Pokorski

   Pages 9-17

4. Adaptation of Olfactory Threshold at High Altitude

   • R. Ruffini, C. Di Giulio, V. Verratti, M. Pokorski, G. Fanò-Illic, A. Mazzatenta

   Pages 19-22

5. Guanosine Protects Glial Cells Against 6-Hydroxydopamine Toxicity

   • Patricia Giuliani, Patrizia Ballerini, Silvana Buccella, Renata Ciccarelli, Michel P. Rathbone, Silvia Romano et al.

   Pages 23-33

6. Chemoresponsiveness and Breath Physiology in Anosmia

   • Andrea Mazzatenta, Mieczyslaw Pokorski, Danilo Montinaro, Camillo Di Giulio

   Pages 35-39

7. Cognitive Functioning of the Prelingually Deaf Adults

   • Mieczysław Pokorski, Sandra Klimańska

   Pages 41-47

8. Hypoxia-Related Brain Dysfunction in Forensic Medicine

   • R. Suslo, J. Trnka, J. Siewiera, J. Drobnik

   Pages 49-56

9. Does Health Status Influence Acceptance of Illness in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases?

   • D. Kurpas, B. Mroczek, J. Brodowski, M. Urban, A. Nitsch-Osuch

   Pages 57-66

10. Back Matter

    Pages 67-67

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A host of neurotransmitters and neuroactive substances underlies respiratory regulation in health and disease. The centerpiece of investigations regarding adaptation to hypoxia and sensorial perception has been the dopaminergic system. It is now clear that a complex interaction among various neuroactive substances, rather than a single one, forms the basis of respiratory changes. The research on neurotransmitter interactions provides the knowledge of how the brain functions and a new level of understanding of mind-to-body connection, which opens up avenues for novel therapeutic interventions.

• Adaptation to disease
• Anesthesiology complication
• Apoptosis
• Biogenic amines
• Central nervous system
• Chronic care model
• Cognitive functioning
• Dopaminergic system
• Extreme environment
• Hypoxic ventilatory response
• Monoaminooxidase
• Neurodegeneration
• Oxygen depletion
• Prophylaxis
• Substantia nigra
• Tetrahydrobiopterin
• vaccines

• Institute of Psychology, Opole University, Poland

  Mieczyslaw Pokorski

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