Molecular neuropharmacology : a foundation for clinical neuroscience / by Nestler, Eric J. (Eric Jonathan), 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Basic principles of neuropharmacology -- Cellular basis of communication -- Synaptic transmission -- Signal transduction in the brain -- Neural substrates of drug action -- Excitory and inhibitory amino acids -- Widely projecting systems : monoamines, acetylcholine, and orexin -- Neuropeptides -- Atypical neurotransmitters -- Neuropharmacology of neural systems and disorders -- Autonomic nervous system -- Neural and neuroendocrine control of the internal milieu -- Pain and inflammation -- Sleep and arousal -- Higher cognitive function and behavioral control -- Mood and emotion -- Reinforcement and addictive disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychoses -- Neurodegeneration -- Seizure disorders -- Stroke and migraine.…”