Brain and behaviour : molecular mechanisms of neurotransmission and their role in disorder

Summary: Neurotransmitters are a core element of biological psychology and essential for the correct operation of brain circuits. This textbook focuses on eight core neurotransmitters and explores the machinery underpinning their function.

Record details

ISBN: 9781529762808 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Chapter 1: An introduction to neurotransmitters and their machinery -- Chapter 2: Glutamate -- Chapter 3: GABA (Gamma Aminobutyric Acid) -- Chapter 4: Acetylcholine -- Chapter 5: Dopamine -- Chapter 6: Serotonin -- Chapter 7: Endogenous opioids -- Chapter 8: Substance P (an example tachykinin) -- Chapter 9: Nitric oxide -- Chapter 10: Neurons outside the CNS and interactions between neurotransmitter mechanisms.