书目

Neurobiology of Grooming Behavior

内容简介

Groomingisamongthemostevolutionaryancientandhighlyrepresentedbehavioursinmanyanimalspecies.Itrepresentsasignificantproportionofananimal'stotalactivityandbetween30-50%oftheirwakinghours.Recentresearchhasdemonstratedthatgroomingisregulatedbyspecificbraincircuitsandissensitivetostress,aswellastopharmacologiccompoundsandgeneticmanipulation,makingitidealformodellingaffectivedisordersthatariseasafunctionofstressfulenvironments,suchasstressandpost-traumaticstressdisorder.Overaseriesof12chaptersthatintroduceandexplicatethefieldofgroomingresearchanditssignificanceforthehumanandanimalbrain,thisbookcoversthebreadthofgroominganimalmodelswhilesimultaneouslyprovidingsufficientdepthinintroducingtheconceptsandtranslationalapproachestogroomingresearch.Writtenprimarilyforgraduatesandresearcherswithintheneuroscientificcommunity.

作者简介

AllanV.KalueffisprofessorofneuroscienceintheDepartmentofPhysiologyandBiophysicsatGeorgetownUniversityMedicalSchool.Hepublishesactivelyonmodelsofdrug-druganddrug-receptorinteractions,theoriesofbraindisordersandtheirtherapy,andcomplexinterplaybetweencognitive,motivationalandgeneticbasesofanimalbehavior.CarisaL.BergnerisaresearcherintheDepartmentofPhysiologyandBiophysicsatGeorgetownUniversityMedicalSchool.Herresearchcurrentlyinvolvesmouseandzebrafishmodelsofstressanddepression.JustinL.LaPorteholdsapositionattheNationalInstituteofMentalHealthinBethesda,Maryland,USA.Hisresearchemploysbehavioralpharmacologyandmoleculargeneticsapproachestoelucidatethepathogeneticmechanismsofpsychiatricdisorderssuchasdepression,anxiety,andobsessive-compulsivedisorder,withaspecificfocusontheroleofserotonintransporter.

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