The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience
by Robert Masters and Jean Houston
Nitric Oxide in the Nervous System (Neuroscience Perspectives)
The gas nitric oxide (NO) has burst upon neuroscience only recently, and yet it has permeated into almost every avenue of current research. The unique properties of this novel messenger have revolutionized our way ofthinking about neurotransmission. These special properties have also lead neuroscientists to invoke NO to explain many previously unexplained phenomena in neurobiology. Fortunately, the development of numerous pharmacological agents is now allowing thesehypotheses to be tested.This v...
Small GTPases and Their Regulators, Part C: Proteins Involved in Transport (Methods in Enzymology)
General Description of the Volume:Small GTPases play a key role in many aspects of contemporary cell biology: control of cell growth and differentiation; regulation of cell adhesion and cell movement; the organization of the actin cytoskeleton; and the regulation of intracellular vesicular transport. This volume plus its companion Volumes 255 and 256 cover all biochemical and biological assays currently in use for analyzing the role of small GTPases in these aspects of cell biology at the molecu...
In Beyond Prozac, Samuel Barondes explains the science underlying rational design of the next generation of antidepressive agents, and how we have learned what we know about the molecular basis of the neuropharmacological treatment of mood disorders. Barondes is a pioneer of molecular science, and he presents many case studies throughout the book to help readers understand the stakes and impact of mood disorders, and the scope of our current and potential abilities to intervene and mend clinica...
Glycerophospholipid and sphingolipid-derived lipid mediators facilitate the transfer of messages not only from one cell to another but also from one subcellular organelle to another. These molecules are not only components of neural membranes but also storage depots for lipid mediators. Information on the generation and involvement of lipid mediators in neurological disorders is scattered throughout the literature in the form of original papers and reviews. This book will provide readers with a...
Dream Consciousness (Vienna Circle Institute Library, #3)
This book presents three lectures by Allan Hobson, entitled “The William James Lectures on Dream Consciousness”. The three lectures expose the new psychology, the new physiology and the new philosophy that derive from and support the protoconsciousness hypothesis of dreaming. They review in detail many of the studies on sleep and dreaming conducted since the days of Sigmund Freud. Following the lectures are commentaries written by scholars whose expertise covers a wide range of scientific discip...
Der Arzneimittelkult ... Und Die Politik Macht Lustig Mit - Sonderausgabe
by John Virapen
The Rat Nervous System
The Rat Nervous System provides a comprehensive description of the cytoarchitecture, chemoarchitecture, and connectivity of the rat nervous system. In addition it offers updated and supplemented information onthe following systems: peripheral motor, peripheral somatosensor, vascular, central motor, pain, and additional neurotransmitter systems.
Handbook of Perception and Action (Handbook of perception & action, Vol 1)
by Wolfgang Prinz and Bruce Bridgeman
This volume combines the classical fields of perception research with the major theoretical attitudes of today's research, distinguishing between experience - versus performance-related approaches, transformational versus interactional approaches, and approaches that rely on the processing versus discovery of information. Perception is separated into two parts. The first part deals with basic processes and mechanisms, and discusses early vision and later, yet still basic, vision. The second cove...
Role of Cyclic Amp in Cell Function
Regulators and Effectors of Small Gtpases, Part F (Methods in Enzymology)
by William E Balch, J Channing, Alan Hall, John N. Abelson, and Melvin I Simon
Neurotransmitters and Drugs
Cytokines (Handbook of Immunopharmacology)
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the cytokines from a pharmacological approach. The chapters are presented in a consistent format allowing easy cross-reference, with sample diagrams and a summary table of essential facts for each chapter at the end of the book.Cytokines is unique in stressing cytokine biology and the application of research data to provide disease therapy. With 33 detailed and up-to-date chapters about individual cytokines, this comprehensive reference will provide b...
Self-Awareness & Causal Attribution
by Thomas Shelley Duval, Paul J Silvia, and Neal Lalwani
Self-awareness - the ability to recognize one's existence - is one of the most important variables in psychology. Without self-awareness, people would be unable to self-reflect, recognize differences between the self and others, or compare themselves with internalized standards. Social, clinical, and personality psychologists have recognized the significance of self-awareness in human functioning, and have conducted much research on how it participates in everyday life and in psychologica...
Steroid Hormone Action (Frontiers in Molecular Biology, #2)
Steroid Hormone Action is a comprehensive overview of the molecular mechanisms by which these hormones regulate the expression of specific target genes. The book covers the structure of steroid receptors, transcriptional activation and repression, and also contains chapters on steroid binding proteins and steroidogenesis. Steroid receptors represent one of the best characterized transcription factors so that the book will be of general interest to Molecular Biologists studying eucaryotic gene...
"Taking Sides" volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. "Taking Sides" readers feature an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites. "An online Instructor's Resource Guide" with testing material is available for each volume. Using Taking Sides in the Classroom is...