Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral PharmacologyThis student-friendly, accessible text provides students with a thorough introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology and prepares them to analyze drug information from a variety of sources. The text describes impartially and scientifically the effects of drugs on behavior, and the various ways that behavior principles facilitate an understanding of both the actions of drugs and the way people use them. *Reviews the basic principles and concepts of pharmacology, psychology, and neurophysiology. *Uniform coverage of drug classes. *Provides an historical background for each drug and explains each drug's effect from subjective, behavioral, and neurological perspectives. *Introduces students to recent findings on withdrawal and abuse potential and describes the drug's harmful effects and methods of treatment. *Includes over 700 references to original research and review articles. |
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... Neurons We have seen how action potentials are cre- ated when a section of a neuron's membrane is depolarized past ... neurons from sev- eral sources . One of these is the outside world . Sensory neurons are specialized nerve cells that ...
... Neurons We have seen how action potentials are cre- ated when a section of a neuron's membrane is depolarized past ... neurons from sev- eral sources . One of these is the outside world . Sensory neurons are specialized nerve cells that ...
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... neurons , they can be transmitters as well . Peptides consist of a number of amino acids linked together in a long chain . Peptides that act as neurotransmitters include : somatostatin , vasopressin , oxytocin , prolactin , growth hor ...
... neurons , they can be transmitters as well . Peptides consist of a number of amino acids linked together in a long chain . Peptides that act as neurotransmitters include : somatostatin , vasopressin , oxytocin , prolactin , growth hor ...
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... neurons ( that is , 100,000,000,000 ) . On average , each neuron has synapses on 1,000 other neurons and receives an average of 10,000 synapses ( Costa , 1985 ) . For many years , it was thought that the number of brain cells was fixed ...
... neurons ( that is , 100,000,000,000 ) . On average , each neuron has synapses on 1,000 other neurons and receives an average of 10,000 synapses ( Costa , 1985 ) . For many years , it was thought that the number of brain cells was fixed ...
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Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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