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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453331203321

Autore

Williamson Peter <1953->

Titolo

Mind, brain, and schizophrenia [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Williamson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-84497-3

0-19-803919-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/8

Soggetti

Schizophrenia

Neuropsychiatry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-265) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. The Evolving Concept of Schizophrenia; 2. Candidate Neuronal Circuits; 3. When Does Schizophrenia Begin?; 4. Clues from Drugs That Affect Dopamine, Glutamate, and Other Neurotransmitters; 5. Some Clues from Psychophysiology; 6. Neuropsychological Studies; 7. Imaging Brain Structure in Living Patients; 8. Imaging Brain Function in Living Patients; 9. Imaging Brain Chemistry and the Question of Neuronal Degeneration; 10. Pieces of the Puzzle: Likely Components of the Final Common Pathway; 11. Early Models of the Final Common Pathway 1. Disconnection and Coordination

12. Early Models of the Final Common Pathway 2. Basal Ganglia-Thalamocortical Circuits13. Do the Models Fit with What We Know about Schizophrenia?; 14. Implications for Treatment; 15. The Way Forward; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

1. The Evolving Concept of Schizophrenia. 2. Candidate Neuronal Circuits. 3. When Does Schizophrenia Begin?. 4. Clues from Drugs Which Affect Dopamine, Glutamate, and Other Neurotransmitters. 5. Clues from Psychophysiology. 6. Neuropsychological Studies. 7. Imaging Brain Structure in Living Patients. 8. Imaging Brain Function in Living Patients. 9. Imaging Brain Chemistry and the Question of Neuronal Degeneration. 10. Likely Components of the Final Common



Pathway. 11. Early Models of the Final Common Pathway 1. Disconnection and Coordination. 12. Early Models of the Final Common Pathway 2. Bas