Neurotransmitter Interactions and Cognitive Function

Cognitive function involves the participation of many different neurotransmitter systems in a variety of brain areas. The centerpiece of investigation regarding cognitive function has classically been the cholinergic system, but it has become increasingly

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Edward D. Levin Duke University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Neurobehavioural Research Laboratory Box 3412 Durham NC 27710 USA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Neurotransmitter interactions and cognitive function / edited by Edward D. Levin. p. cm. – (EXS 98) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: (invalid) 978-3-7643-7171-7 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 3-7643-7771-2 (alk. paper) 1. Neurotransmitters. 2. Cognition. 3. Cognitive neuroscience. QP364.7.N4685 2006 612.8’2–dc22

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Contents

List of contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII Edward D. Levin The rationale for studying transmitter interactions to understand the neural bases of cognitive function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Mohammad R. Zarrindast Neurotransmitters and cognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Geoff Warnock, Jos Prickaerts and Thomas Steckler Interactions between CRF and acetylcholine in the modulation of cognitive behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .