Monoaminergic Modulation of Cortical Excitability

Section I Anatomical Studies of the Monoaminergic System: The Discovery of Multiple Serotonin Receptor Subtypes: A Lesson from Molecular Cloning to Functional Expression.- Distribution of D1-like and D2 Receptors in the Monkey Brain: Implications for Cognitive function in Schizophrenia.- Anatomical Characteristics of Norepinephrine Axons in the Prefrontal Cortex: Unexpected Findings That May Indicate Low Activity State in Naïve Animals.- Section II Monoaminergic Regulation of Cortical Function: Serotonin Modulation of Cortical Activity.- Serotonerigic Regulation of NMDA Receptor Trafficking and Function in Prefrontal Cortex.- Cross-Modulation Between GABAB and 5-HT Receptors: A Link Between Anxiety and Depression?- Serotonin Involvement in Plasticity of the Visual Cortex.- Cellular Mechanisms of Working Memory and its Modulation by Dopamine in the Prefrontal Cortex of Primates and Rats.- Dopamine D1 and Glutamate N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors: An Essential Interplay in Prefrontal Cortex Synaptic Plasticity.- Prefrontal Cortical Synaptic Plasticity: The Roles of Dopamine and Implication for Schizophrenia.- Acquiring the Excitatory and the Inhibitory Action of Dopamine in the Prefrontal Cortex During Postnatal Development.- Dopamine and Noradrenaline Coupling in the Cerebral Cortex.- Regulation of Cortical Functions by the Central Noradrenergic System: Emerging Properties from an Old Friend.- Neuromodulation of Cortical Synaptic Plasticity.- Section III Computational Analyses of Cortical Monoaminergic Function: Dopaminergic Modulation of Prefrontal Cortex Network Dynamics.- Stable and Unstable Activation of the Prefrontal Cortex with Dopaminergic Modulation.- Dopamine and Norepinephrine Modulation of Cortical and Sub-Cortical Dynamics During Visuomotor Learning.- Section IV Monoamines and Psychiatric Disorders: Basal Ganglia – Cortex Interactions: Regulation of Cortical Function by D1 DopamineReceptors in the Striatum.- Interplay Between Dopamine and Acetylcholine in the Modulation of Attention.- Monoamine-Based Treatments in Schizophrenia: Time to Change the Paradigm?- Prefrontal Cortical Circuits and Schizophrenia Pathophysiology.- Index.