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The Human Illnesses | p. 3 |
(1835-1911) | p. 4 |
(1856-1926) | p. 6 |
(1894-1981) | p. 9 |
(1851-1924) | p. 12 |
Current DSM-IV-TR Classification | p. 13 |
Debates About the Usefulness of Current Classifications | p. 19 |
Could the Human Brain Tell Us Something About These Disorders? | p. 20 |
Overview of the Volume | p. 21 |
Background on the Brain | p. 23 |
Brain Development | p. 24 |
Relevant Brain Regions | p. 25 |
Neuronal Circuits Related to Learning New Behaviors | p. 30 |
Neuronal Circuits Related to Emotional Regulation | p. 31 |
Summary | p. 35 |
Unique Aspects of the Human Brain | p. 36 |
The Emergence of Homo sapiens | p. 36 |
Brain Size and Morphology | p. 37 |
Are There Unique Cell Types? | p. 40 |
Genetic Studies | p. 44 |
Human Cognition Compared to Non-human Cognition | p. 49 |
Consciousness | p. 50 |
Summary | p. 51 |
Schizophrenia | p. 53 |
Epidemiology and Natural Course | p. 53 |
Neuropsychological Findings | p. 55 |
Electrophysiological Findings | p. 57 |
Neurotransmitter Abnormalities | p. 59 |
Neuropathological Studies | p. 60 |
Genetic Investigations | p. 64 |
Brain Imaging Studies | p. 66 |
Schizophrenia, Increased Apolipoprotein L-1, and Resistance to Trypanosome Brain Infection | p. 72 |
Overview | p. 72 |
Bipolar Disorders | p. 74 |
Epidemiology and Natural Course | p. 74 |
Neuropsychological Findings | p. 75 |
Psychophysiological Findings | p. 76 |
Neurotransmitter Abnormalities | p. 77 |
Neuropathological Studies | p. 78 |
Genetic Investigations | p. 79 |
Brain Imaging Studies | p. 80 |
Depression and Inflammation | p. 84 |
Overview | p. 85 |
Autism, ADHD, and Anorexia Nervosa | p. 87 |
Autism | p. 88 |
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | p. 96 |
Anorexia Nervosa, Self-Awareness, and Autism Spectrum Disorders | p. 100 |
Overview | p. 102 |
Frontotemporal Dementia | p. 104 |
Epidemiology and Natural Course | p. 104 |
Neuropsychological Findings | p. 105 |
Neuropathological Studies | p. 106 |
Genetic Investigations | p. 107 |
Brain Imaging Studies | p. 109 |
Overview | p. 111 |
Self-Monitoring Systems | p. 113 |
Brain Imaging Studies of Self-Awareness | p. 113 |
Corollary Discharge Systems | p. 116 |
Theory of Mind | p. 118 |
Default Network | p. 120 |
Overview | p. 123 |
Language Systems | p. 125 |
The Nature of Language | p. 125 |
Do Primates Have Language? | p. 127 |
Imaging Language | p. 129 |
Language Anomalies in Neuropsychiatric Disorders | p. 130 |
Language Cannot Be Considered in Isolation | p. 133 |
Affective Processing and the Social Brain | p. 135 |
Emotional Processing in Animals | p. 135 |
Neurobiology of Emotions in Humans | p. 137 |
The Social Brain | p. 138 |
Self-Awareness, Empathy, and Intuition | p. 140 |
Eating Together and the Complex Social Emotions | p. 144 |
Implications for Neuropsychiatry Disorders | p. 145 |
Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Genetic Imprinting | p. 149 |
Overview | p. 149 |
Why Do We Have These Disorders? | p. 151 |
Representation in the Human Brain | p. 152 |
Schizophrenia | p. 153 |
Bipolar Disorder | p. 155 |
Autism | p. 156 |
Frontotemporal Dementia | p. 157 |
Neuropsychiatric Disorders and the Representational Brain | p. 158 |
Genetic Correlates | p. 160 |
Overview | p. 161 |
Implications | p. 163 |
The Search for Final Common Pathways | p. 163 |
Should We Give Up on Gene Studies? | p. 164 |
What Do Neuropsychiatric Disorders Tell Us About the Human Brain? | p. 165 |
What About Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders? | p. 167 |
The Default Network and the Representational Brain | p. 167 |
The Representational Brain, Attentional Networks, and Human Awareness | p. 168 |
How Do the Representational Brain Control Systems Work? | p. 169 |
Is the Representational Brain Unique to Humans? | p. 170 |
Von Economo Neurons and Brain Development | p. 170 |
Some Limitations of Current Brain Imaging | p. 171 |
A Final Thought | p. 171 |
References | p. 172 |
Index | p. 235 |
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