The neurobiology of autism
By: edited by Margaret L. Bauman and Thomas L. Kemper
Contributors: Bauman, Margaret L; Kemper, Thomas L
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Autism -- Pathophysiology
Description: In the decade since the first edition of The Neurobiology of Autism was published, research has revealed valuable new information about the nature and origins of autism, including genetics and abnormalities in such neurotransmitters as acetylcholine and serotonin. For this long-anticipated new edition, neurologists Margaret L. Bauman and Thomas L. Kemper bring together leading researchers and clinicians to present the most current scientific knowledge and theories about autism. The contributors cover genetics, imaging studies, physiology, neuroanatomy and neurochemistry, immunology, brain function, the epidemiology of the disease, and related disorders. Thoroughly updated, The Neurobiology of Autism remains the best single-volume work on the wide array of research being conducted into the causes, characteristics, and treatment of autism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The epidemiology of pervasive developmental disorders / Eric Fombonne; title: Size of the head and brain in autism : clue to underlying biological mechanisms? / Karin B. Nelson and Philip G. Nelson; title: The autistic mind / Susan E. Bryson; title: Language and communication disorders in autism spectrum disorders / Helen Tager-Flusberg; title: Memory and executive function in autism / Ronald J. Killiany ... [et al.]; title: The vagus : a mediator of behavioral and physiologic features associated with autism / Stephen W. Porges; title: Approaches to psychopharmacology / Ronald J. Steingard, Daniel F. Connor, and Trang Au; title: Gastrointestinal issues encountered in autism / Timothy M. Buie; title: Structural brain anatomy in autism : what is the evidence? / Margaret L. Bauman and Thomas L. Kemper; title: The brainstem in autism / Patricia M. Rodier and Tara L. Arndt; title: Myelin and autism / Omanand Koul; title: Positron emission tomography studies of autism / Diane C. Chugani; title: The orbitofrontal-amygdala system in nonhuman primates : function, development, and early insult / Jocelyne Bachevalier; title: An animal model of virus-induced autism : borna disease virus infection of the neonatal rat / Mikhail V. Pletnikov and Kathryn M. Carbone; title: Gene expression in autism / Jonathan Pevsner; title: Candidate susceptibility genes for autism / Irina N. Bespalova, Jennifer Reichert, and Joseph D. Buxbaum; title: Chromosome 15 and autism / Edwin H. Cook, Jr; title: Chromosome 7 / Beth Rosen-Sheidley and Susan E. Folstein; title: Fragile X syndrome / Randi Jenssen Hagerman; title: Autism and tuberous sclerosis complex / Susan L. Smalley and Elizabeth Petri Henske; title: The roles of dopamine and norepinephrine in autism : from behavior and pharmacotherapy to genetics / Jeanette J.A. Holden and Xudong Liu; title: Serotonin in autism / George M. Anderson; title: The GABAergic system in autism / Gene J. Blatt; title: The cholinergic system in autism / Elaine Perry and Mandy Lee; title: The role of reelin in autism / S. Hossein Fatemi; title: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and dopamine in autism / Gary L. Wenk; title: The immune system / Andrew W. Zimmerman