ABSTRACT

Utilizing the flood of information derived from the Human Genome Project and corresponding efforts to elucidate the mouse genome, Genetic Influences on Neural and Behavioral Functions provides a scholarly catalog, organized logically, of relations between the expression of specific genes, nerve cell biology and behavior, normal and abnormal, in animals AND humans.
Sample topics include genes in relation to schiziphrenia, panic disorder, epilepsy, alcoholism, sleep, eating disorders, and more.

chapter 1|12 pages

Genes and Brain Function

chapter 2|17 pages

Genetics and Opioid Pharmacology

chapter 4|36 pages

Genetics of Schizophrenia

chapter 6|12 pages

Panic Disorder

chapter 7|30 pages

The Genetics of Epilepsy

chapter 8|11 pages

Genetics of Alcoholism

chapter 9|25 pages

Alcohol and Other Abused Drugs

chapter 12|24 pages

The Neurofibromatoses

chapter 17|20 pages

Genetics of Sleep and Its Disorders

chapter 18|20 pages

Hearing

chapter 20|16 pages

Feeding and Obesity Genes

chapter 21|10 pages

The Genetics of Eating Disorders

chapter 22|12 pages

Genetic Influences on Aggressive Behavior

chapter 24|27 pages

Genetic Influences on Emotionality