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This book explores the use in psychopharmacology of the new brain imaging techniques, including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Delivered at a symposium sponsored by the British Association for Psychopharmacology, these ten papers consider the underlying principles of the new imaging techniques and weigh their potential use in the study of psychotropic drugs, particularly the effect of these drugs on the central nervous system. The papers are complemented with numerous illustrations, including four full-color plates.