MolecularandBiophysicalMechanismsofArousal,AlertnessandAttention

Brainmechanismsforarousal,alertness,andattentionunderlieallcognitivefunctionsandallemotionalexpression.Thisvolumediscussestheneuroanatomy,neurophysiology,andfunctionalgenomicsofthesestates,andthemedicalconsequencesoftheirdamageinhumanpatients--e.g.vegetativestates,attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder,autism,age-relateddementias,mooddisordersandsleepdisorders.Thevolumealsodiscussesproblemsrelatedtovigilance,environmentaltoxins,fatiguestates,circadianrhythms,andsleep/wakephysiology,andpresentsanddiscussesrelevantresearchtechniques,withanemphasisonmoleculargeneticsandonhumanandanimalbehavior.NOTE:Annalsvolumesareavailableforsaleasindividualbooksorasajournal.Forinformationoninstitutionaljournalsubscriptions,pleasevisitwww.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.ACADEMYMEMBERS:PleasecontacttheNewYorkAcademyofSciencesdirectlytoplaceyourorder(www.nyas.org).MembersoftheNewYorkAcademyofSciencereceivefull-textaccesstotheAnnalsonlineanddiscountsonprintvolumes.Pleasevisithttp://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspxformoreinformationaboutbecomingamember