Valenstein The War of the Soups and the Sparks

The Discovery of Neurotransmitters and the Dispute Over How Nerves Communicate
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-231-50973-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Valenstein, Elliot

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Setting the Stage: The Neuron Doctrine and the Synapse
2. The Autonomic Nervous System: Testing Drugs on Visceral Organs and Skeletal Muscles
3. An Idea Ahead of Its Time: The First Hint at the Existence of Chemical Neurotransmitters
4. Henry Dale: Laying the Foundation
5. Otto Loewi: An Inspired Dream and a Speculative Leap
6. The Road to the Nobel Prize
7. Walter Cannon: A Near Miss by America's Most Renowned Physiologist
8. The War of the Soups and the Sparks
9. Loewi, Dale, and Cannon: The Later Years
10. Brain Neurotransmitters: A New Continent to Explore
11. Epilogue: Some Final Reflections
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Elliot S. Valenstein is emeritus professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Michigan and the author of Blaming the Brain: The Truth about Drugs and Mental Health and Great and Desperate Cures.