Serotonin and Anxiety: Neuroanatomical, Pharmacological, and Functional Aspects - Brossura

Maximino, Caio

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1461440475 ISBN 13: 9781461440475

Casa editrice: Springer, 2012

Riassunto

This study of the areas of the brain linked to defensive behavior deploys a unique integrative analysis that explores the neural hierarchy of cerebral structures that control ‘anxiety’ and ‘fear’. It adopts the revealing perspective of systems neuroscience.

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From the reviews:

“This is a concise, information-packed, to-the-point book on the neurobiology of serotonin in anxiety. ... Researchers studying anxiety and the role of serotonin might find this useful. ... Each chapter is referenced with relevant and timely citations from the scientific literature.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2012)

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Anxiety disorders have long been a research subject for scientists in different areas of inquiry, and the particular role of serotonin – the neurotransmitter which has probably most captured the imagination of laymen and academics alike – is as elusive as the clinical aspects of serotonergic medications. Why are drugs acting at certain serotonin receptors efficacious against generalized anxiety disorder, but not panic disorder? Why is the inverse true for monoamine oxidase inhibitors? These clinically relevant issues are clarified by the neurochemical, anatomical and physiological organization of the serotonergic system.

In this book, the author summarizes the latest findings regarding the role of serotonin in modulating the activity of brain regions which organize behavioral patterns associated with fear, anxiety and stress. The emergent picture is one of far greater complexity than previously thought: while the serotonergic innervation of those brain regions arises from the same structure – the dorsal raphe nucleus – that structure is not homogeneous from anatomical, physiological and neurochemical points of view, nor are its projections to the cerebral aversive and behavioral inhibition systems.

The diverse findings which compose this picture of complexity – whether they arise from developmental neurobiology, electrophysiology, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, neuropsychopharmacology or behavioral neuroscience – are integrated in this book. Advanced undergraduate, graduate students, and researchers will benefit from the information. The result sheds light on many important questions regarding the neuroanatomical, pharmacological and functional aspects of the role of serotonin in anxiety disorders, and points to future avenues of research.

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• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1461440475
• ISBN 13: 9781461440475
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 124