Neurotransmitters and Cortical Function

1. H. H. Jasper, Neuroscientist of Our Century.- 2. H. H. Jasper: Modern Concepts of Epilepsy.- 3. Functional Organization of Glutamatergic Synapses.- 4. Anatomy of Putative Glutamatergic Neurons.- 5. Molecular and Functional Characterization of a Brain Neuronal Membrane Glutamate-Binding Protein.- 6. L-Glutamate and Its Agonists: Synaptic and Ionic Mechanisms in the Central Nervous System.- 7. Effects of Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists and Antagonists on in Vitro Motoneurons.- 8. Blockade of Excitatory Amino Acid Transmitters and Epilepsy.- 9. GABA Neurons and Their Cotransmitters in the Primate Cerebral Cortex.- 10. Rate-Limiting Steps in the Synthesis of GABA and Glutamate.- 11. GABAergic Processes in the Central Visual System.- 12. GABAergic Mechanisms and Epileptic Discharges.- 13. Modulatory Sites Associated with the GABA Receptor-Ionophore Complex and the Development of New, Potentially Specific Therapeutic Agents.- 14. Acetylcholine as Transmitter in the Cerebral Cortex.- 15. Central Cholinergic Pathways: Neuroanatomy and Some Behavioral Implications.- 16. The Synthesis and Storage of Acetylcholine in Mammalian Cholinergic Nerve Terminals.- 17. Modulation of Neuronal Excitability by Acetylcholine.- 18. Postsynaptic Actions of Acetylcholine in the Mammalian Brain in Vitro.- 19. Cholinergic Modulation of Neuronal Excitability in Cat Somatosensory Cortex.- 20. Evidence That Acetylcholine Acts in Vivo in Layer V Pyramidal Cells of Cats via cGMP and a cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase to Produce a Decrease in an Outward Current.- 21. Structural Basis of Cortical Monoamine Function.- 22. The Heterogeneity of the Catecholamine Innervation of Cerebral Cortex: Biochemical and Electrophysiological Studies.- 23. Cerebrocortical Neurons Containing DARPP-32, a Dopamine- and Adenosine 3?: 5? Monophosphate-Regulated Phosphoprotein.- 24. Synaptic Regulation of Locus Coeruleus Neuronal Activity.- 25. Cortical Monoamines and Injured Brain.- 26. Behavioral and Other Actions of Adenosine in the Central Nervous System.- 27. Adenosine: A Molecule for Synaptic Homeostasis? Evolution of Current Concepts on the Physiological and Pathophysiological Roles of Adenosine in the Brain.- 28. Formation and Actions of Adenosine in the Rat Hippocampus, with Special Reference to the Interactions with Classical Transmitters.- 29. Mediation of Nonclassical Postsynaptic Responses by Cyclic Nucleotides.- 30. Modulation of Synaptically Evoked Neuronal Calcium Fluxes by Adenosine.- 31. Electrophysiological Analysis of Effects of Exogenous and Endogenous Adenosine in Hippocampal Slices.- 32. Electrophysiology of a Peptidergic Neuron: The Hypothalamic Magnocellular Neurosecretory Cell.- 33. Neuronal and Endocrine Peptides: Diversity and Gene Expression.- 34. Mechanisms of Neuropeptide Precursor Processing: Implications for Neuropharmacology.- 35. Autoradiographic Localization of Brain Peptide Receptors at the Electron Microscopic Level.- 36. Neuropeptide Receptors in the Brain: Possible Relevance to Function.- 37. Increases in Potassium Conductance: Common Mechanisms of Opiate Action in Neurons of the Central Nervous System.- 38. Molecular Controls and Communication in Cerebral Cortex:An Overview.- 39. Addendum of Appreciation.- Contributors.