The Pharmacology of Neurogenesis and Neuroenhancement

Klappentext The volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series summarizes recent developments concerning the use of drugs to promote neurogenesis in the brain and to produce neuroenhancement a new term that encompasses neuroprotection and optimization of neuronal function. The chapters cover a broad scope from basic research on cultured neurons to brain imaging studies in patients. The common theme is the pharmacological aspects of these two exciting areas of neuroscience research. The book also includes a description of new drug discovery efforts. Zusammenfassung Reviews various findings related to the pharmacological aspects of neurogenesis and neuroprotection. This volume covers a range of topics from basic lab bench research to drug discovery efforts and important clinical issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Regenerating the Brain Serotonin and Brain: Evolution, Neuroplasticity, and Homeostasis Therapeutic Approaches to Promoting Axonal Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord Evidence for Neuroprotective Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs: Implications for the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Schizophrenia Neurogenesis and Neuroenhancement in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Neuroreplacement, Growth Factor, and Small Molecule Neurotrophic Approaches for Treating Parkinson s Disease Using Caenorhabditis elegans Models of Neurodegenerative Disease to Identify Neuroprotective Strategies Neuroprotection and Enhancement of Neurite Outgrowth With Small Molecular Weight Compounds From Screens of Chemical Libraries Index Contents of Recent Volumes

Zusammenfassung
Reviews various findings related to the pharmacological aspects of neurogenesis and neuroprotection. This volume covers a range of topics from basic lab bench research to drug discovery efforts and important clinical issues.

Inhalt

Regenerating the Brain

Serotonin and Brain: Evolution, Neuroplasticity, and Homeostasis

Therapeutic Approaches to Promoting Axonal Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord

Evidence for Neuroprotective Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs: Implications for the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Neurogenesis and Neuroenhancement in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Neuroreplacement, Growth Factor, and Small Molecule Neurotrophic Approaches for Treating Parkinson's Disease

Using Caenorhabditis elegans Models of Neurodegenerative Disease to Identify Neuroprotective Strategies

Neuroprotection and Enhancement of Neurite Outgrowth With Small Molecular Weight Compounds From Screens of Chemical Libraries

Index

Contents of Recent Volumes