Mind, brain, and schizophrenia
By: Peter Williamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Schizophrenia; Neuropsychiatry
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-265) and index
Table of contents: title: The evolving concept of schizophrenia; title: Candidate neuronal circuits; title: When does schizophrenia begin?; title: Clues from drugs that affect dopamine, glutamate, and other neurotransmitters; title: Some clues from psychophysiology; title: Neuropsychological studies; title: Imaging brain structure in living patients; title: Imaging brain function in living patients; title: Imaging brain chemistry and the question of neuronal degeneration; title: Pieces of the puzzle: likely components of the final common pathway; title: Early models of the final common pathway: disconnection and coordination; title: Early models of the final common pathway: basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits; title: Do the models fit with what we know about schizophrenia?; title: Implications for treatment; title: The way forward