Modeling Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Laboratory Animals serves as a guide for students and basic investigators in the fields of behavioral sciences, psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and other professionals interested in the use of animal models in preclinical research related to human neuropsychiatric disorders. The text focuses on the rationale and theory of using animal behavior, both pathological and normal, as a tool for understanding the neural underpinnings of neuropsychiatric disorders. Chapters contain discussions on both classical and modern views on the validation of animal models for neuropsychiatric disorders, also discussing the utility of endophenotypes in modeling neuropsychiatric disease. Subsequent chapters deal with four specific classes of disorders, including anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Final sections discuss the future for the development, validation, and use of animal models in basic and preclinical research.
| ISBN: | 9780081000991 |
| Publication date: | 18th September 2015 |
| Author: | Kurt Leroy (Investigator, Dr. Carlos Beyer Flores Center, Tlaxcala, Mexico and Professor, Postgraduate Program in Biol Hoffman |
| Publisher: | Woodhead Publishing Ltd an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 324 pages |
| Genres: |
Medical laboratory testing and techniques Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology Cognition and cognitive psychology Neurology and clinical neurophysiology |