The Mendelson Effect

The Mendelson Effect
Author: JB Phillips
Publisher: Quail Valley Publishing
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2024-06-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

On their first day of college, aspiring intellectuals Justin Walker and Pratik Shah meet in their philosophy class. The class is soon disrupted as Antifa invades the room, shouts insults, and threatens the professor. Justin and Pratik remove Antifa from the lecture hall and find themselves labeled Nazi sympathizers. Antifa continues disrupting classes each day, and the campus quickly descends into anarchy. Justin and Pratik play a central role in enacting The Mendelson Effect to end the chaos being caused by Antifa.

Methods of Assessing the Reinforcing Properties of Abused Drugs

Methods of Assessing the Reinforcing Properties of Abused Drugs
Author: Michael A. Bozarth
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461248124

Methods of Assessing the Reinforcing Properties of Abused Drugs presents a synopsis of the preclinical procedures used to assess drug reinforcement. Researchers using one technique are provided with an overview of the other available methods, and clinicians who wish to evaluate drug abuse research reports can gain the necessary background from this volume. Although emphasis is placed on the methodological aspects of assessing drug reinforcement, some of the scientific conclusions derived from using these techniques are also presented. This edited collection offers a lasting framework for interpreting the results of current experimental findings.

Women and Addiction

Women and Addiction
Author: Kathleen T. Brady
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2009-04-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 160623403X

For many years, addiction research focused almost exclusively on men. Yet scientific awareness of sex and gender differences in substance use disorders has grown tremendously in recent decades. This volume brings together leading authorities to review the state of the science and identify key directions for research and clinical practice. Concise, focused chapters illuminate how biological and psychosocial factors influence the etiology and epidemiology of substance use disorders in women; their clinical presentation, course, and psychiatric comorbidities; treatment access; and treatment effectiveness. Prevalent substances of abuse are examined, as are issues facing special populations.

Hormones, Brain and Behavior

Hormones, Brain and Behavior
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 2494
Release: 2016-11-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128036087

Hormones, Brain and Behavior, Third Edition offers a state-of-the-art overview of hormonally-mediated behaviors, including an extensive discussion of the effects of hormones on insects, fish, amphibians, birds, rodents, and humans. Entries have been carefully designed to provide a valuable source of information for students and researchers in neuroendocrinology and those working in related areas, such as biology, psychology, psychiatry, and neurology. This third edition has been substantially restructured to include both foundational information and recent developments in the field. Continuing the emphasis on interdisciplinary research and practical applications, the book includes articles aligned in five main subject sections, with new chapters included on genetic and genomic techniques and clinical investigations. This reference provides unique treatment of all major vertebrate and invertebrate model systems with excellent opportunities for relating behavior to molecular genetics. The topics cover an unusual breadth (from molecules to ecophysiology), ranging from basic science to clinical research, making this reference of interest to a broad range of scientists in a variety of fields. Comprehensive and updated coverage of a rapidly growing field of research Unique treatment of all major vertebrate and invertebrate model systems with excellent opportunities for relating behavior to molecular genetics Covers an unusual breadth of topics and subject fields, ranging from molecules to ecophysiology, and from basic science to clinical research Ideal resource for interdisciplinary learning and understanding in the fields of hormones and behavior

Neurological Modulation of Sleep

Neurological Modulation of Sleep
Author: Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2020-01-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0128166592

Neurological Modulation of Sleep provides readers with updated scientific reviews regarding the interaction between sleep and contributing factors, with special attention paid to the potential for neurological modulation of sleep via diet. This book expands the notion of diet and adds an element of physical activity and exercise as well as a chapter on caffeine and its effects on sleep. With 30+ international contributors, this book aims to provide readers with a unique global perspective on the role these factors plays in sleep architecture and its regulation by circadian biology and neurology. Sleep disorders have become an increasing problem plaguing more than 70 million Americans according to the American Sleep Association. There is a clear association between sleep disorder and a wide range of other human disorders –performance deficiencies, psychiatric illnesses, heart disease, obesity and more – but in spite of this there is not yet a convenient overview on the market detailing the impact of obesity, age, diabetes and diet on sleep duration and attendant health outcomes. - Describes the impact of diet, caffeine and physical activity on sleep - Reviews the neurology and metabolism of sleep - Identifies what foods impact sleep and how - Discusses the clinical use of nutraceuticals to improve sleep

Molecular and Cellular Basis of Social Behavior in Vertebrates

Molecular and Cellular Basis of Social Behavior in Vertebrates
Author: Jacques Balthazart
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642738273

Understanding the brain mechanisms which underlie behavior is one of the most challenging tasks of modern biology. The study of these mechanisms can be approached using a variety of biological systems as models, depending essentially on the type of question being asked and the technical approach which is considered. In vertebrates, the study of brain neurochemistry in relation to behavior e,xpression has made tremendous progress during the last two decades. In particular, much at tention has been devoted to the effect of steroid hormones on brain structure and activity in connection with social and mainly reproductive behavior. This book exemplifies some of the major trends in the field. I did not attempt to cover exhaustively all the work that has been done in this area but rather to present a series of selected reviews on the molec ular and cellular brain mechanisms most directly related to social behavior. This selection obviously reflects my own interests but also, I believe, highlights those areas of research in which important progress has been made in recent years. A number of brain biochemical or cellular mechanisms which could be related to behavior, but have not been formally demonstrated to be so, are consequently ignored. The focus here is on social behavior and thus steroid-dependent processes are covered in priority. This choice of course leads us to ignore major trends in brain and behavior research but this is, I hope, clearly reflected in the title of the volume.

The Reproductive Neuroendocrinology of Aging and Drug Abuse

The Reproductive Neuroendocrinology of Aging and Drug Abuse
Author: Charles D. Barnes
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1994-11-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780849324512

The communication between the hypothalamus, pituitary, and gonad is bi-directional, and alterations of the communication in the circuitry, as often occurs during aging and drug abuse, results in acyclicity, hypogonadism, and impotence. This important reference covers topics on the neuroendocrine control mechanisms governing the reproductive process in both males and females. It discusses the importance of the differentiation of the neuroendocrine brain during the developmental period for the normal reproductive process. It also summarizes the effects of prenatal drug abuse on the differentiation of the neuroendocrine brain development and how this alteration induces abnormalities in the reproduction process. This comprehensive volume compares the effects of various psycoactive drugs on the maintenance of reproduction and describes the changes in the reproductive neurendocrine axis during aging.