Mind, brain, and schizophrenia

Mind, brain, and schizophrenia / Peter Williamson.

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...

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Main Author: Williamson, Peter, 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Schizophrenia.
Neuropsychiatry.
Brain chemistry.
Nervous system > Degeneration.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Nervous system > Degeneration
Brain chemistry
Neuropsychiatry
Schizophrenia
Schizofrenie.
Neurologische aspecten.
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Table of Contents:
  • The evolving concept of schizophrenia
  • Candidate neuronal circuits
  • When does schizophrenia begin?
  • Clues from drugs that affect dopamine, glutamate, and other neurotransmitters
  • Some clues from psychophysiology
  • Neuropsychological studies
  • Imaging brain structure in living patients
  • Imaging brain function in living patients
  • Imaging brain chemistry and the question of neuronal degeneration
  • Pieces of the puzzle: likely components of the final common pathway
  • Early models of the final common pathway: disconnection and coordination
  • Early models of the final common pathway: basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits
  • Do the models fit with what we know about schizophrenia?
  • Implications for treatment
  • The way forward.

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