Robert H. Roth

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...

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...