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This Volume Provides A Broad Overview Of Important New Advances In The Field Of Neuropharmacology. In 20 Chapters, A Selection Of International Contributors Discuss Topics Including Endocannabinoid Function, Pain, Stress, Astrocytes Etc, And New Possibilities For Treatments Of Neurological Diseases With Neuropharmacological Approaches.- Cutting-edge Articles In Neuropharmacology- Discusses New Possibilities For Treatments Of Neurological Disorders- Very International Authorship Providing A Global View Of The State Of Research Front Cover; Advances In Neuropharmacology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Involvement Of The Prefrontal Cortex In Problem Solving; I. Introduction; Ii. Problem-solving Behavior, Using A Path-planning Task; Iii. Goal Representation And Planning In The Prefrontal Cortex; Iv. Synchrony As A State Transition And Goal Transformation; Vi. Monitoring Action; Vii. Summary And Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Gluk1 Receptor Antagonists And Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Function; I. Introduction; Ii. Pharmacological Tools To Investigate The Roles Of Kars; Iii. Conclusions Chapter 4: Targeted Lipidomics As A Tool To Investigate Endocannabinoid Functioni. Introduction; Ii. Endocannabinoids; Iii. Targeted Lipidomics Of The Anandamide Pathway; Iv. Targeted Lipidomics Of The 2-ag Pathway; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: The Endocannabinoid System As A Target For Novel Anxiolytic And Antidepressant Drugs; I. The Endogenous Cannabinoid System; Ii. Endocannabinoid Role In Emotional Reactivity And Mood Tone; Iii. Effects Of Exogenously Administered Cannabinoid Agonists And Antagonists; Iv. Enhancement Of The Endogenous Cannabinoid Tone V. Faah-knockout Phenotypevi. Conclusions; Chapter 6: Gabaa Receptor Function And Gene Expression During Pregnancy And Postpartum; I. Introduction; Ii. Concentrations Of 3a,5a-thp In Rat Brain And Plasma During Pregnancy And After Delivery; Iii. Changes In Synaptic Gabaa-r Gene Expression During Pregnan