TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface A1 - Nestler, Eric J. A1 - Hyman, Steven E. A1 - Holtzman, David M. A1 - Malenka, Robert C. PY - 2015 T2 - Molecular Neuropharmacology: A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience, 3e AB - Neuropharmacology, the study of drug actions on the nervous system, comprises several areas of critical importance to science and medicine. Neurophar-macology includes the translation of basic neuroscience into the discovery of new therapeutic agents, studies aimed at elucidating the mechanism by which drugs act in disease, and also the use of chemical compounds as tools to investigate the function of cells, synapses, and circuits in the nervous system. Much that we know about the nervous system has come from such studies. Indeed, numerous foundational discoveries in neuroscience, including the identification of many neurotransmitters and their receptors, transporters, and signaling molecules, came from investigation into mechanisms of drug action. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105914798 ER -