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Catecholamines and Behavior · 1

Basic Neurobiology

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  • © 1975

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Editors:
  1. Arnold J. Friedhoff

    1. Millhauser Laboratories of the Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Function of the Central Catecholaminergic Neuron: Synthesis, Release, and Inactivation of Transmitter

    • Paul Mandel, Gérard Mack, Christo Goridis
    Pages 1-40

  3. Catecholamines in Regulation of Motor Function

    • K. G. Lloyd, O. Hornykiewicz
    Pages 41-57

  4. Catecholamines in Behavior and Sensorimotor Integration: The Neostriatal System

    • George M. Krauthamer
    Pages 59-87

  5. Catecholamines in Activation, Stereotypy, and Level of Mood

    • A. Randrup, I. Munkvad, R. Fog, I. H. Ayhan
    Pages 89-107

  6. Functional Interrelationships of Principal Catecholaminergic Centers in the Brain

    • N. P. Bechtereva, D. K. Kambarova, V. K. Pozdeev
    Pages 109-166

  7. Tremography as a Measure of Extrapyramidal Function in Study of the Dopamine Hypothesis

    • Murray Alpert
    Pages 167-185

  8. Mammalian Biosynthesis of Potential Psychotogens Derived from Dopamine

    • Arnold J. Friedhoff, Jack W. Schweitzer
    Pages 187-200

  9. Regulation of Brain Dopamine Turnover Rate: Pharmacological Implications

    • E. Costa, M. Trabucchi
    Pages 201-227

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 229-235
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About this book

The editor of these volumes has asked me to contribute a brief foreword. When I accepted this honor I suddenly became aware of the enormous progress that has taken place in this field in the 50 years since I began as a medical student, in a humble way, to take interest in the catecholamine system. At about that time some evidence was forthcoming to the effect that catecholamines were an important factor in eliciting emotional reactions, thus secondarily influencing behavior. The great physiologist Walter B. Cannon showed in his classic experiments that when a cat was exposed to a dog it responded not only with overt signs of aversion and dislike, but also with an increased flow of adrenaline from its adrenals. The relationships between catecholamines and behavior have since then become the subject of intense research by physiologists, pharmacologists, and psychologists. Infu­ sion of adrenaline in man was shown to provoke a typical pattern of emo­ tional and behavioral changes. The development of more convenient methods for the measurement of catecholamines in blood and urine led to important new findings. A close association between emotional stress and catecholamine release could be es­ tablished. This was further extended to psychiatric disorders in which characteristic disturbances in catecholamine release patterns were described.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Millhauser Laboratories of the Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA

    Arnold J. Friedhoff

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Catecholamines and Behavior · 1

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Neurobiology

  • Editors: Arnold J. Friedhoff

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3135-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1975

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3137-7Published: 19 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3135-3Published: 21 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 236

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neurology

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