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Section 1: Functional anatomy of the serotonergic system 1.1 Evolution of serotonin: sunlight to suicide by Efrain C. Azmitia; 1.2. Genetic organisation of the serotonergic system by Ursula M. D’Souza and Ian W. Craig; 1.3. The neuronatomy of the serotonergic system by Jean-Pierre Hornung; 1.4. Ultrastructure of the serotonin innervation in mammalian central nervous system by Laurent Descarries Mustapha Riad and Martin Parent; 1.5. Classification and signaling characteristics of 5-HT receptors by Jol Bockaert, Sylvie Claeysen, Aline Dumuis and Philippe Marin; 1.6. Distribution of 5-HT receptors in the central nervous system by Guadalupe Mengod, Roser Corts, M. Teresa Vilar and Daniel Hoyer; 1.7. Measuring serotonin activity in vivo in the brains of animals and humans by Charles A Marsden Section 2: The neurophysiology of serotonin 2.1 Activity of brain serotonergic neurons in relation to physiology and behavior by Barry L. Jacobs and Casimir A. Fornal; 2.2 Electrophysiology of serotonin receptors by Gerard J. Marek; 2.3 Tryptophane hydroxylase and serotonin synthesis regulation by Hiroyuki Hasegawa and Kazuhiro Nakamura; 2.4 The degradation of serotonin: role of MAO by Marco Bortolato, Kevin Chen and Jean C Shih; 2.5 Cellular effects of serotonin in the CNS by Rodrigo Andrade and Sheryl G. Beck; 2.6 Serotonergic feedback control by Trevor Sharp; 2.7 Tryptophan depletion and serotonin release – a critical reappraisal by Matthijs G.P. Feenstra and Geoffrey van der Plasse; 2.8 Serotonin interaction with other transmitter systems by Albert Adell, Anala Bortolozzi, Lloren Daz-Mataix, Noem Santana, Pau Celada, and Francesc Artigas; 2.9 Serotonergic regulation of rhythmical activity of the brain, concentrating on the hippocampus by Robert P. Vertes; 2.10 5-HT neurons and central CO2 chemoreception by Carolin I. Dohle and George B. Richerson Section 3: Serotonin and behavioural control 3.1 Serotonin and development by Patricia M. Whitaker-Azmitia; 3.2 Serotonin and basal sensory: motor control by Robert J. Carey; 3.3 Role of the serotonergic system in appetite and ingestion control by Michelle D. Lee and Peter G. Clifton; 3.4 Serotonin and sexual behavior by Lynda Uphouse and Jutatip Guptarak; 3.5 Serotonin in mood and emotion by Julie G. Hensler; 3.6 Serotonin and the neurobiology of anxious states by Christopher A. Lowry and Matthew W. Hale; 3.7 Role of Serotonin in Brain Reward and Regulation of Alcohol Drinking Behavior by W. J. McBride; 3.8 Role of central serotonin in impulsivity and compulsivity: Comparative studies in experimental animals and humans by TW Robbins & MJ Crockett; 3.9 Experimental studies on the role(s) of serotonin in learning and memory functions by Jean-Christophe Cassel; 3.10 Social behavior and serotonin by Elif Aysimi Duman and Turhan Canli; 3.11 Serotonin in pain and pain control by Claudia Sommer Section 4: Serotonin in disease conditions 4.1 The Impact of Stress on Serotonergic Neurotransmission by Astrid C.E. Linthorst and Johannes M.H.M. Reul; 4.2 Role for serotonin in depression by Gregory V. Carr and Irwin Lucki; 4.3 The role of serotonin in drug addiction by Christian P. Mller, Martin E. Pum, Gunter Schumann and Joseph P. Huston; 4.4 The serotonergic system in obsessive compulsive disorders by Addy van Dijk, Andre Klompmakers, and Damiaan Denys; 4.5 The role of serotonin in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by Robert D. Oades; 4.6 Serotonin and schizophrenia by Boris B. Quednow, Mark A. Geyer, and Adam L. Halberstadt; 4.7 Serotonin and serotonin receptors in hallucinogen action by Adam L. Halberstadt and David E. Nichols; 4.8 The role of serotonin in cortical development: implications for Autism Spectrum Disorder [ASD] by Christine F. Hohmann and Mary E. Blue; 4.9 Serotonin in panic and anxiety disorders by Francisco Silveira Guimares, Hlio Zangrossi Jr., Cristina Marta Del Ben and Frederico Guilherme Graeff; 4.10 Serotonin and agression by Isabel M. Quadros, Aki Takahashi and Klaus A. Miczek; 4.11 Altered serotonin function in anorexia and bulimia nervosa by Vikas Duvvuri, Ursula F Bailer and Walter H Kaye; 4.12 Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors in serotonin associated disease conditions by Eva Friedel and Andreas Heinz; 4.13 The Behavioral Genetics of Serotonin: Relevance to Anxiety and Depression by Olivia F. O’Leary and John F. Cryan; 4.14 Functional pharmacogenetics of serotonin receptors in psychiatric drug action by Olga O. Yevtushenko, Gavin P. Reynolds
