Psychology and Biology of Memory
Psychology and Biology of Memory Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg Terry E. Goldberg Memory in psychiatric practice Memory is the ability to store, retain, and retrieve information. This cognitive function plays a key…
PSYCHIATRY
Psychology of Attention
Psychology of Attention Elizabeth Coulthard Masud Husain Introduction Attention is generally taken to be the process by which people are able to concentrate on certain information or processes, while ignoring…
Developmental Psychology Through Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Developmental Psychology Through Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence William Yule Matt Woolgar Introduction The child is father to the man. This saying seems so obviously true that it may surprise some…
Molecular Genetics
Molecular Genetics Jonathan Flint Introduction The transformation of the LOD score (an acronym for log of the odds ratio), from obscurity as a footnote in medical genetics, to celebrity as…
Quantitative Genetics
Quantitative Genetics Anita Thapar Peter McGuffin Patterns of inheritance Our understanding of how traits and disorders are passed from one generation to the next began with the work carried out…
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psychoneuroimmunology Robert Dantzer Keith W. Kelley Introduction Mind-body literature, in the form of magazines and self-help books on stress and healing, is full of definitive claims for the existence of…
Neuronal Networks, Epilepsy, and Other Brain Dysfunctions
Neuronal Networks, Epilepsy, and Other Brain Dysfunctions John G. R. Jefferys Introduction The dynamics of highly interconnected networks of neurones are fundamental to both normal and pathological functioning of the…
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging E. T. Bullmore J. Suckling Introduction Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a relatively new technique for measuring changes in cerebral blood flow. The first fMRI…
Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging J. Suckling E. T. Bullmore Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a versatile and evolving technology for visualizing the structure, function, and metabolism of the living…
Functional Positron Emission Tomography in Psychiatry
Functional Positron Emission Tomography in Psychiatry P. M. Grasby Introduction Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission tomography (SPET) are powerful tools for investigating the pathophysiology of psychiatric illnesses and…
