Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface xi
5. I. Neurotransmitter Systems
6. 1. Neurotransmitter networks 3
7. 2. Cholinergic transmission 25
8. II. Natural Alterations of Consciousness
9. 3. Attention 43
10. 4. Memory 65
11. 5. Motivation 83
12. 6. Sleep 105
13. 7. Dreaming 123
14. 8. Dreaming 133
15. III. Drug-Induced Alterations in Consciousness
16. 9. General anesthetics 149
17. 10. Effects of drugs on sleep 163
18. 11. Neuroleptics 169
19. 12. Delirium and hallucinations 181
20. 13. Plants of the gods 205
21. IV. Brain Pathology and Consciousness
22. 14. Alzheimer’s disease 229
23. 15. Parkinson’s disease 247
24. 16. Dementia with Lewy bodies 263
25. 17. Schizophrenia 279
26. 18. Mood disorders 293
27. 19. Mental retardation and autism 309
28. Envoi 325
29. Index 333