Dopamine Handbook

by Iversen, Leslie; Iversen, Susan; Dunnett, Stephen; Bjorklund, Anders

• ISBN13: 9780195373035
• ISBN10: 0195373030
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The discovery of dopamine in 1957-1958 was one of the seminal events in the development of modern neuroscience, and has been extremely important for the development of modern therapies of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Dopamine has a fundamental role in almost all aspects of behavior: from motor control to mood regulation, cognition and addiction and reward, and dopamine research has been unique within the neurosciences in the way it has bridged basic science and clinical practice. Over the decades research into the role of dopamine in health and disease has been in the forefront of modern neuroscience. The Dopamine Handbook is the first single-volume publication to capture current progress and excitement in this dynamic research field.

Author Biography

Leslie L. Iversen, PhD, is Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford, Oxford.
Susan D. Iversen, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Stephen B. Dunnett, PhD is a Professor in the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Anders Bjorklund, MD, PhD, is a Professor at the Wallenberg Neuroscience Center Division of Neurobiology at Lund University in Lund, Sweden