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Prominent international researchers contributed to this volume of reports advancing the study of brain function and morphology. Comprising investigations in several areas of neuroscience, the book includes research in neurodegenerative diseases and in neuroregeneration in adults. Described here are the effects of neuropeptides and biogenic amines on feeding, respiration, and other autonomic functions as well as on behavior. One chapter focuses on regulation of the blood brain barrier function by various neuropeptides, proteins, receptors, and transporters. Another is concerned with the modulation of higher brain functions by neuropeptides and biogenic monoamines. Yet another chapter presents research on ischemic neuronal damage and hippocampal neurogenesis in the adult mouse. Morphological or physiological techniques to study neuropeptides and neuromodulators influencing higher-order or brain-stem functions are given particular attention. The use of bio-imaging tools such as brain navigation systems and fMRIs with patients in a clinical setting creates new possibilities for investigation of human brain function and specialization of treatment.
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S. Shioda, I. Homma, N. Kato (Eds.)
T r a n s m i t t e r s a n d M o d u l a t o r s in Health a n d Disease
S. Shioda, I. Homma, N. Kato (Eds.)
Transmitters and Modulators in Health and Disease New Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Seiji Shioda, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan Ikuo Homma, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan N o b u m a s a Kato, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychiatry, Karasuyama Hospital Showa University School of Medicine 6-11-11, Kitakarasuyama, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-8577, Japan
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Foreword It is a great pleasure and honor to present Transmitters and Modulators in Health and Disease. This is a memorable scientific publication for Showa University, prepared in conjunction with the 5th International Symposium for Life Sciences, held at the university in 2008. This symposium was supported in part by Grants for the Promotion of the Advancement of Education and Research in Graduate Schools, in the program of Subsidies for Ordinary Expenses of Private Schools from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. On behalf of Showa University, it is a privilege to see the publication of this volume of scientific research articles for the advancement of knowledge on brain function and morphology. Akiyoshi Hosoyamada, M.D., Ph.D. President