Molecular and Biophysical Mechanisms of Arousal, Alertness, and Attention: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: Vol 1129, No 1

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: Volume 1129, Issue 1

Molecular and Biophysical Mechanisms of Arousal, Alertness, and Attention

Preface

Preface

Original Articles

Mechanisms for the Regulation of State Changes in the Central Nervous System: An Introduction

Part I. Elementary Central Nervous System Arousal

Mechanisms in the Animal Brain

Concepts and Mechanisms of Generalized Central Nervous System Arousal

Modulation of Cortical Activation and Behavioral Arousal by Cholinergic and Orexinergic Systems

Dopamine Signaling in the Dorsal Striatum Is Essential for Motivated Behaviors: Lessons from Dopamine-Deficient Mice

Ablation of the Central Noradrenergic Neurons for Unraveling Their Roles in Stress and Anxiety

Neural Substrates for Sexual Preference and Motivation in the Female and Male Rat

Motivational Influences on the Degree and Direction of Sexual Attraction

Fear Conditioning and Long-term Potentiation in the Amygdala: What Really Is the Connection?

Insights into the Pharmacological Potential of Estrogens and Phytoestrogens on Catecholamine Signaling

Elementary Central Nervous System Arousal: Clinical Studies

Central Thalamic Contributions to Arousal Regulation and Neurological Disorders of Consciousness

Intrinsic Brain Activity in Altered States of Consciousness: How Conscious Is the Default Mode of Brain Function?

Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

Part II. The Emotion-Cognition Interface

Neural Mechanisms Underlying Selective Attention to Threat

Part II. The Emotion–Cognition Interface

Toward a Neurogenetic Theory of Neuroticism

Part II. The Emotion-Cognition Interface

Gene Expression Is Altered in the Lateral Hypothalamus upon Activation of the mu Opioid Receptor

Part II. The Emotion–Cognition Interface

Bipolar Disorder as Maladaptive Arousal: A Behavioral Model and Evidence

Part III. Alertness and Attention

Underlying Mechanisms

Measuring Alertness

Molecular Genetics of Attention

Potential Anatomical Basis for Attentional Modulation of Hippocampal Neurons

Cholinergic Mediation of Attention: Contributions of Phasic and Tonic Increases in Prefrontal Cholinergic Activity

Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Influence of Arousal on Prefrontal Cortical Function

Placing Neuroanatomical Models of Executive Function in a Developmental Context: Imaging and Imaging–Genetic Strategies

Functional Gene Variation in the Human Norepinephrine Transporter: Association with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Part IV. Circadian Rhythms in the Activation of Behavior

Physiologic Mechanisms of Arousal and Sleep

Circadian and Homeostatic Factors in Arousal

Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep and Arousal

Associations between Sleep Loss and Increased Risk of Obesity and Diabetes

Sleep Deprivation and Vigilant Attention

Genomics of Sleep and Biological Clocks

Sleep and Wakefulness inDrosophila melanogaster

Why Does Consciousness Fade in Early Sleep?

Molecular Mechanisms of Sleep and Wakefulness

The In(put)s and Out(put)s of the Drosophila Circadian Clock

Peripheral Circadian Oscillators: Interesting Mechanisms and Powerful Tools

Index of Contributors

Index of Contributors

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