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"During the past decade research into the pharmacology of cognition, particularly regarding learning and memory, has supported the concept that many potential neural targets exist for the development of cognitive-enhancing drugs. Whereas the main impetus for this research has been the ever growing population of individuals with dementing disorders such as Alzheimer`s disease, attention is also being focused on issues relating to cognitive impairment associated with ""normal"" aging. This book is useful as a source of information for making informed decisions regarding the relative utility and attributes of the various neural targets that have been studied to date."

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Author:   Jerry J. Buccafusco
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.343kg
ISBN:  

9783034896030

ISBN 10:   3034896034
Pages:   203
Publication Date:   23 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The cholinergic hypothesis — past and present.- Drugs that target cholinesterases.- Drugs that target muscarinic cholinergic receptors.- Rationale and prospects for drugs that target nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.- Drugs that target catecholaminergic receptors.- Drugs that target serotonergic receptors.- Drugs that target ionotropic excitatory amino acid receptors.- Cognitive enhancing effects of drugs that target histamine receptors.- Peptide and steroid hormone receptors as drug targets for enhancement of learning and memory performance.- Natural products as cognition enhancing agents.- Drugs with multiple CNS targets.

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Overall I found it a well organised text, most informative and the sort of book that I am sure I will go back to, time again, dipping in to extract those little snippets of information so difficult to track down from other sources. (Biologist)

Overall I found it a well organised text, most informative and the sort of book that I am sure I will go back to, time again, dipping in to extract those little snippets of information so difficult to track down from other sources. (Biologist)

Overall I found it a well organised text, most informative and the sort of book that I am sure I will go back to, time again, dipping in to extract those little snippets of information so difficult to track down from other sources. (Biologist)

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