Floyd E. Bloom

Preface to the Third Edition It comes as somewhat of a surprise, albeit a pleasant one, to find ourselves writing a third edition of this book. Frankly, it never occurred to us that its popularity would continue over such a long period of time, particularly in view of the plethora of books recently...

Preface In recent years there has been a marked increase in research activity aimed at understanding the biological characteristics of aging and age-related disabil- ities. The effects of aging on central nervous system function have been of par- ticular interest. Thus, memory loss, apathy,...

Introduction Neuropharmacology can be defined simply as the study of drugs that affect nervous tissue. This, however, is not a practical definition since a great many drugs whose therapeutic value is extraneural can affect the nervous system. For example, the cardiotonic drug digitalis will not...