The neurobiology of autism / edited by Margaret L. Bauman and Thomas L. Kemper.
Contributor(s): Bauman, Margaret L | Kemper, Thomas L.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiii, 404 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780801880476.Subject(s): Autism -- Pathophysiology | Autistic Disorder -- physiopathology | Autistic Disorder -- genetics | Brain -- physiopathology | Diagnostic ImagingGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification:| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC553.A88 N5 2005 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000005572 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The epidemiology of pervasive developmental disorders / Eric Fombonne -- Size of the head and brain in autism : clue to underlying biological mechanisms? / Karin B. Nelson and Philip G. Nelson -- The autistic mind / Susan E. Bryson -- Language and communication disorders in autism spectrum disorders / Helen Tager-Flusberg -- Memory and executive functions in autism / Ronald J. Killiany ... [et al.] -- The vagus : a mediator of behavioral and physiologic features associated with autism / Stephen W. Porges -- Approaches to psychopharmacology / Ronald J. Steingard, Daniel F. Connor, and Trang Au -- Gastrointestinal issues encountered in autism / Timothy M. Buie -- Structural brain anatomy in autism : what is the evidence? / Margaret L. Bauman and Thomas L. Kemper -- The brainstem in autism / Patricia M. Rodier and Tara L. Arndt -- Myelin and autism / Omanand Koul -- Positron emission tomography studies of autism / Diane C. Chugani -- The orbitofrontal-amygdala system in nonhuman primates : function, development, and early insult / Jocelyne Bachevalier -- An animal model of virus-induced autism : Borna disease virus infection of the neonatal rat / Mikhail V. Pletnikov and Kathryn M. Carbone.
Gene expression in autism / Jonathan Pevsner -- Candidate susceptibility genes for autism / Irina N. Bespalova, Jennifer Reichert, and Joseph D. Buxbaum -- Chromosome 15 and autism / Edwin H. Cook, Jr -- Chromosome 7 / Beth Rosen-Sheidley and Susan E. Folstein -- Fragile X syndrome / Randi Jenssen Hagerman -- Autism and tuberous sclerosis complex / Susan L. Smalley and Elizabeth Petri Henske -- The roles of dopamine and norepinephrine in autism : from behavior and pharmacotherapy to genetics / Jeanette J.A. Holden and Xudong Liu -- Serotonin in autism / George M. Anderson -- The GABAergic system in autism / Gene J. Blatt -- The cholinergic system in autism / Elaine Perry and Mandy Lee -- The role of reelin in autism / S. Hossein Fatemi -- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and dopamine in autism / Gary L. Wenk -- The immune system / Andrew W. Zimmerman.