Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Behavioral pharmacology of orofacial movement disorders / Noriaki Koshikawa, Satoshi Fujita and Kazunori Adachi -- Regulation of orofacial movement : dopamine receptor mechanisms and mutant models / John L. Waddington, Gerard J. O'Sullivan and Katsunori Tomiyama -- Regulation of orofacial movement : amino acid mechanisms and mutant models / Katsunori Tomiyama, Colm M.P. O'Tuathaigh and John L. Waddington -- The trigeminal circuits responsible for chewing / Karl-Gunnar Westberg and Arlette Kolta -- Ultrastructural basis for craniofacial sensory processing in the brainstem / Yong Chul Bae and Atsushi Yoshida -- Mechnanisms of nociceptive transduction and transmission : a machinery for pain sensation and tools for selective analgesia / Alexander M. Binshtok -- Peripheral and central mechanisms of orofacial inflammatory pain / Barry J. Sessle -- The role of trigeminal interpolaris-caudalis transition zone in persistent orofacial pain / Ke Ren and Ronald Dubner -- Physiological mechanisms of neuropathic pain : the orofacial region / Koichi Iwata ... [and others] -- Neurobiology of estrogen status in deep craniofacial pain / David A. Bereiter and Keichiro Okamoto -- Macroscopic connection of rat insular cortex : anatomical bases underlying its physiological functions / Masayuki Kobayashi -- The balance between excitation and inhibition and functional sensory processing in the somatosensory cortex / Zhi Zhang and Qian-Quan Sun.

In this volume, members of the International Translational Research Network on Orofacial Neurological Disorders and invited experts provide authoritative overviews of new aspects of motor function and sensation relating to neurological disorders in orofacial regions. Orofacial movements constitute fundamental motor patterns with essential roles in consummatory behaviour, self-care, defensive and attack behaviours, vocalisation and, in higher mammals, verbal as well as non-verbal communication. Clinically, dysfunction in orofacial movement is evident in numerous dental, cranio-maxillo-facial and neuropsychiatric disorders, including dysphagia, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future research Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist.