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In Motor Activity and Movement Disorders thirteen state-of-the-art
articles explicate forefront research methodologies for measuring
and interpreting motor activity in animals, as well as their
applications to preclinical and clinical research involving motor
disorders. The contributors emphasize motor asymmetries, turning
behavior, and dyskinetic movements. They also present a variety of
quantitative approaches designed to assess specific aspects of
motor activity and illustrate numerous computerized measuring
techniques that permit detailed and objective approaches to
quantifying motor behavior. Motor Activity and Movement Disorders
will contribute to a greater understanding of brain-behavior
relationships through its focus on methodology and its application
to current animal models and to human disorders.
In Motor Activity and Movement Disorders thirteen state-of-the-art
articles explicate forefront research methodologies for measuring
and interpreting motor activity in animals, as well as their
applications to preclinical and clinical research involving motor
disorders. The contributors emphasize motor asymmetries, turning
behavior, and dyskinetic movements. They also present a variety of
quantitative approaches designed to assess specific aspects of
motor activity and illustrate numerous computerized measuring
techniques that permit detailed and objective approaches to
quantifying motor behavior.
Motor Activity and Movement Disorders will contribute to a greater
understanding of brain-behavior relationships through its focus on
methodology and its application to current animal models and to
human disorders.
The mammalian neurohypophyseal peptide hormones oxytocin and
vasopressin act to mediate human social behavior - they affect
trust and social relationships and have an influence on avoidance
responses. Describing the evolutionary roots of the effects that
these neuropeptides have on behavior, this book examines remarkable
parallel findings in both humans and non-human animals. The
chapters are structured around three key issues: the molecular and
neurohormonal mechanisms of peptides; phylogenetic considerations
of their role in vertebrates; and their related effects on human
behavior, social cognition and clinical applications involving
psychiatric disorders such as autism. A final chapter summarizes
current research perspectives and reflects on the outlook for
future developments. Providing a comparative overview and featuring
contributions from leading researchers, this is a valuable resource
for graduate students, researchers and clinicians in this rapidly
developing field.
The mammalian neurohypophyseal peptide hormones oxytocin and
vasopressin act to mediate human social behavior - they affect
trust and social relationships and have an influence on avoidance
responses. Describing the evolutionary roots of the effects that
these neuropeptides have on behavior, this book examines remarkable
parallel findings in both humans and non-human animals. The
chapters are structured around three key issues: the molecular and
neurohormonal mechanisms of peptides; phylogenetic considerations
of their role in vertebrates; and their related effects on human
behavior, social cognition and clinical applications involving
psychiatric disorders such as autism. A final chapter summarizes
current research perspectives and reflects on the outlook for
future developments. Providing a comparative overview and featuring
contributions from leading researchers, this is a valuable resource
for graduate students, researchers and clinicians in this rapidly
developing field.
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