دانلود کتاب The neurobiology of autism

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The.Neurobiology.of.Autism.pdf......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
I: CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS......Page 16
1 The Epidemiology of Pervasive Developmental Disorders......Page 18
2 Size of the Head and Brain in Autism: Clue to Underlying Biologic Mechanisms?......Page 38
3 The Autistic Mind......Page 49
4 Language and Communication Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorders......Page 60
5 Memory and Executive Functions in Autism......Page 74
6 The Vagus: A Mediator of Behavioral and Physiologic Features Associated with Autism......Page 80
7 Approaches to Psychopharmacology......Page 94
8 Gastrointestinal Issues Encountered in Autism......Page 118
II: NEUROANATOMIC INVESTIGATIONS......Page 134
9 Structural Brain Anatomy in Autism: What Is the Evidence?......Page 136
10 The Brainstem in Autism......Page 151
11 Myelin and Autism......Page 165
12 Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Autism......Page 179
13 The Orbitofrontal-Amygdala System in Nonhuman Primates: Function, Development, and Early Insult......Page 192
14 An Animal Model of Virus-Induced Autism: Borna Disease Virus Infection of the Neonatal Rat......Page 205
III: GENETIC INITIATIVES......Page 220
15 Gene Expression in Autism......Page 222
16 Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Autism......Page 232
17 Chromosome 15 and Autism......Page 248
18 Chromosome 7......Page 257
19 Fragile X Syndrome......Page 266
20 Autism and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex......Page 280
21 The Roles of Dopamine and Norepinephrine in Autism: From Behavior and Pharmacotherapy to Genetics......Page 291
IV: NEUROBIOLOGIC RESEARCH......Page 316
22 Serotonin in Autism......Page 318
23 The GABAergic System in Autism......Page 334
24 The Cholinergic System in Autism......Page 346
25 The Role of Reelin in Autism......Page 364
26 Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Dopamine in Autism......Page 377
27 The Immune System......Page 386
Epilogue......Page 402
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