Front Cover; International Review of Neurobiology, Volume 18; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Integrative Properties and Design Principles of Axons; I. Introduction; II. The Axon as a Simple Transmission Line; III. The Axon as a Delay Line; IV. The Axon as a Filtering System; V. External Effects on Axons; VI. Electrotonic Coupling by Axonal Pathways; VII. Structure-Function Relations for Central Axons; VIII. Functions of Axons in the Normal Nervous System; IX. Demyelination: Pathophysiological Aspects of Delayed Conduction and Intermittence; X. Conclusions and Summary

III. Indirect Information on Cholinergic MechanismsIV. Molecular Anatomy of Transmitter Release; References; Chapter 4. Ion and Energy Metabolism of the Brain at the Cellular Level; I. Introduction; II. Complexity of Brain; III. Energy Metabolism; IV. Ion and Water Metabolism; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5. Aggression and Central Neurotransmitters; I. Introduction; II. Neuroanatomical and Neurochemical Correlation of Aggression; III. Chemostimulation of Discrete Brain Areas and Induced Aggression; IV. Neurophamacological Manipulation of Aggression; V. Summary and Conclusion

XII. Generalization Gradients in Discrimination LearningXIII. Habituation and the Hippocampus; XIV. Overshadowing vs Enhancement; XV. Novelty and Reinforcement; XVI. Motivation and Generalization; XVII. Predictability and Ulcers; XVIII. Orienting Reaction; XIX. A Learned Expectation Mechanism; XX. Regulation of Orienting Arousal; XXI. Hippocampal Feedback, Conditioning, and Dendritic Spines; XXII. Nervous Eating and Attentional Deficits Modulated by Arousal; Appendix; References; Chapter 7. Marihuana, Learning, and Memory; I. Introduction; II. Animal Studies; Ill. Human Studies