CHEMISTRY OF THE BRAIN: MOLECULES, MOOD, AND MENTAL ILLNESS - Chemistry: Notable Research and Discoveries - page 102

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Braun, Stephen R. The Science of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of
Mood. New York: Wiley, 2001. Mood disorders and the drugs pre-
scribed for them are often controversial—when does a normal bout
of sadness bloom into a depression that needs medication? Braun is a
journalist who investigates this issue from a variety of perspectives.
Chudler, Eric H. “Neurotransmitters and Neuroactive Peptides.” Avail-
able online. URL: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chnt1.
html. Accessed May 28, 2009. Eric Chudler is a professor at the Uni-
versity of Washington in Seattle, Washington. This Web resource is
part of his excellent Web site, Neuroscience For Kids, and contains
a nicely illustrated tutorial on neurotransmission.
Dalley, Jeffrey W., Tim D. Fryer, Laurent Brichard, Emma S. J. Robinson,
David E. H. Theobald, Kristjan Lääne, et al. “Nucleus Accumbens D2/3
Receptors Predict Trait Impulsivity and Cocaine Reinforcement.” Sci-
ence 315 (March 2, 2007): 1,267-1,270. The researchers report on evi-
dence that indicates the state of dopamine neurotransmission may be
an important factor leading to substance abuse problems.
Hirano, Kazufumi, Ryohei Kimura, Yumi Sugimoto, Jun Yamada,
Shinya Uchida, Yasuhiro Kato, Hisakuni Hashimoto, and Shizuo
Yamada. “Relationship Between Brain Serotonin Transporter Bind-
ing, Plasma Concentration and Behavioural Effect of Selective Se-
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(2005): 695-702. The researchers show that SSRIs begin to act on
serotonin transporters within hours.
Howard, Pierce J. The Owner's Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applica-
tions from Mind-Brain Research, 3rd ed. Austin, Tex.: Bard Press,
2006. With scientiic research as its starting point, this topic dis-
cusses how the present state of knowledge in brain science can have
a practical impact on human lives. A wide variety of topics are dis-
cussed, including brain chemistry, the effects of drugs, brain disor-
ders, learning and memory, and much else.
Kaddurah-Daouk, R. J. McEvoy, R. A. Baillie, D. Lee, J. K. Yao, P. M.
Doraiswamy, and K. R. R. Krishnan. “Metabolomic Mapping of