Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission: Bridging the Gaps (1890-1990)

Winner of the 2004 Outstanding Book Award from the International Society for the History of Neuroscience.

Synaptic transmission plays a central role in the nervous system as the mechanism that allows for chemical and electrical communication between cells and thus connects discrete elements into the functioning whole. This is a broad account of anatomical, biochemical, embryological, medical, pathological, pharmacological, and physiological studies on synaptic transmission during the hundred years beginning in 1890. During this century, the process of synaptic transmission came to be recognized not only as the most fundamental neurophysiological process, but also as a seat of pathological changes, and as the predominant site of action for drugs used to treat a wide range of psychiatric and neurological disorders. At the same time, research from these various disciplines was transformed into a new and unifying field, neuroscience. The course of these investigations reveals ingenious experiments, powerful new techniques, and imaginative insights.

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Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Robinson, Joseph D.

ISBN:

978-0-19-513761-3

Specialty:

• Neuroscience

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

472

Publication Year:

2001

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