Antidepressantes: Neurochemical, behavioral and clinical perspectives Edited by S. J. Enna, J. B. Malick, and E. Richelson Raven Press, New York, 1981, 261 pages

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 105 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0364-5134
• DOI: 10.1002/ana.410110624

✦ Synopsis

This fourth volume in a series covering behavioral neurobiology offers a survey of research in the field of biological rhythms. Emphasis is on rhythms that have evolved in adaptation to temporal programs in the environment, which have become part of the genetic makeup of organisms and can be used by organisms as true clocks. Circadian rhythms are treated in 14 of the 27 chapters. Two chapters are devoted to human circadian rhythms. In the second part of the book, several chapters discuss tidal, lunar, and annual rhythms in humans, insects, and vertebrates.

The study of the physiological mechanisms of circadian rhythms is a rapidly developing field, and the overview this volume provides on the present state of research will prove a valuable source of information to those interested in the field.