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Understanding the Neurotransmitters: Key to the Workings of the Brain

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Authors:
  1. Walther Birkmayer

    1. Birkmayer-Institut für Parkinsontherapie, Vienna, Austria

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  2. Peter Riederer

    1. Clinical Neurochemistry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. General introduction and definitions

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 1-19

  3. Sites of action of psychoactive drugs and treatment strategies

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 20-31

  4. Pain

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 32-42

  5. Sleep

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 43-54

  6. Parkinson’s disease

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 55-79

  7. Depression

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 80-93

  8. Autonomic-affective dysfunctions

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 94-102

  9. Neuroses

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 103-105

  10. Psychopathic disorders

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 106-112

  11. Neurotransmitters in old age

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 113-120

  12. The significance of neurotransmitters for human behaviour

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 121-125

  13. Epilogue

    • Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer
    Pages 126-130

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 131-137
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Birkmayer-Institut für Parkinsontherapie, Vienna, Austria

    Walther Birkmayer

  • Clinical Neurochemistry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Peter Riederer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding the Neurotransmitters: Key to the Workings of the Brain

  • Authors: Walther Birkmayer, Peter Riederer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3451-1

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-211-82100-8Published: 02 February 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-3451-1Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 137

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Internal Medicine, Human Physiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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