Hormones and Brain Function

Front Matter....Pages 1-13
Opening Address....Pages 15-15
Max Reiss Memorial Lecture....Pages 17-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Mechanisms of Androgen Induced Masculine Differentiation of the Rat Brain....Pages 27-45
Sex Hormone-Dependent Differentiation of the Hypothalamus and Sexuality....Pages 47-51
The Role of Thyroid and Adrenocortical Hormones in the Biochemical Maturation of the Rat Brain....Pages 53-67
Disturbances of Myelination in Neonatally Thyroidectomized Rat Brains....Pages 69-78
Rna Synthesis in Embryonic Cerebellar Explants Cultured with Estradiol....Pages 79-81
Influence of Corticosterone and ACTH on the Postnatal Development of Learning and Memory Functions....Pages 83-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Interrelationships in the Control of ACTH and TSH Secretion....Pages 93-103
Relationship of Active Avoidance Learning to the Pituitary-Thyroid and Pituitary-Adrenocortical Responses to Cold Exposure in the Rat....Pages 105-108
Foetal Steroidogenesis....Pages 109-115
On the Location of the Neural Structures Involved in the Reserpine-Induced Hypersecretion of ACTH....Pages 117-122
Hypothalamic Mechanisms Controlling Anterior Pituitary Functions....Pages 123-142
Thyroxine Binding to Anterior Pituitary Proteins in Vitro: Correlation with Anterior Pituitary Growth....Pages 143-156
Hypophysiotropic Hormones, Cyclic AMP and Anterior Pituitary Protein Synthesis and Release....Pages 157-182
Psychoneuroendocrine Interactions in a Reflex Ovulator....Pages 183-194
Influence of Synthetic TRF Administration and Hypothalamic Stimulation Upon the Ultrastructure of Thyrotrophs....Pages 195-201
The Effect of Oestradiol on Pituitary-Adrenal Function in Intact and Thyroidectomized Rats....Pages 203-206
Studies on the Regulation of Pituitary-Adrenal-Thyroid and Gonadal Functions in Rats with Hypothalamic Lesions....Pages 207-212
Effect of Synthetic TSH-Releasing Factor (TRF) and of Some TRF Analogues on Pituitary Function....Pages 213-218
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Effect of Hypothalamic Deafferentations on Puberty in the Male Rat....Pages 219-223
Mechanisms Controlling Pituitary Gonadotropin Secretion in Prepuberal Rats....Pages 225-230
The Role of Pineal Principles in the Control of ACTH Secretion....Pages 231-236
Effect of Dehydrobenzperidol on Pituitary Adrenal Function....Pages 237-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Action of Neurotropic Drugs on the Tropic Functions of the Pituitary....Pages 243-251
Action of Central Cholinolytics and Oestrogens on Gonadotropic Release after Destruction of the Amygdala in Rats....Pages 253-257
The Role of Brain Monoamines in the Susceptibility to Seizures Brought about by Chemical and Electrical Stimulations....Pages 259-272
Analgesia, Tolerance and Drug Dependence....Pages 273-283
Brain Monoaminergic Mechanisms and Hypothalamic—Pituitary—Adrenal Activity....Pages 285-286
Influence of Some Neurotropic Drugs on the Hypothalamo—Pituitary—Adrenal System after Dexamethasone Blockade....Pages 287-292
Effect of Chronic Ethanol Administration on Adenyl Cyclase and Cyclic 3′,5′-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Activities of Mouse Brain....Pages 293-296
L-Dopa: Its Action on Sexual Behaviour and Brain Monoamines of the Rat....Pages 297-304
Sexual Behaviour after Neonatal Reserpine and pCPA Treatment with Comment about Hypothalamic Indole Amines in the Rat....Pages 305-313
A Comparison of Chlorpromazine-Induced Extrapyramidal Syndrome in Male and Female Rats....Pages 315-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Accumulation of 3 H-Lysine in Limbic and Brainstem Structures....Pages 329-334
Facilitatory and Inhibitory Mesencephalic Influence on Gonadotropin Release....Pages 335-345
Correlated Changes in Gonadotropin Release and Electrical Activity of the Hypothalamus Induced by Electrical Stimulation of the Hippocampus in Immature and Mature Rats....Pages 347-374
Steroid Sensitivity of the Nervous System....Pages 375-378
An Evolutionary Approach to the Investigation of PsychoneuroEndocrine Functions....Pages 379-389
The Role of the Posterior Pituitary and Its Peptides on the Maintenance of Conditioned Avoidance Behaviour....Pages 391-397
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Correlations between the Pituitary-Adrenal Function and the Exploratory Activity, Learning Behaviour and Limbic Functions....Pages 399-408
Brain-Endocrine Interaction: Are Some Effects of ACTH and Adrenocortical Hormones on Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behaviour Mediated Via Central Catecholamine Neurons?....Pages 409-425
Pituitary-Adrenocortical Hormone Influences on Multiple Units in the Brainstem and Forebrain Structures....Pages 427-436
Effect of Septal Lesions on Adrenal Cortical and Medullary Activity During Stress....Pages 437-441
Sexual Motivation in the Neonatally Androgen-Treated Female Rat....Pages 443-448
Afferent Brainstem Pathways to Hypothalamus and to Limbic System in the Rat....Pages 449-457
Some Physiological Aspects of Emotional Stress....Pages 459-474
Front Matter....Pages 475-475
Endocrinological Studies on Periodic Psychoses....Pages 477-489
Endocrinological Treatment of Psychoses....Pages 491-497
Longitudinal Study of Catecholamine Metabolism in Periodic Catatonia....Pages 499-506
Metabolism of Androgenic Steroids in Human Skin....Pages 507-519
Secretion of LH and FSH During Sleep in Man....Pages 521-526
Basal Pituitary-Gonadal Function in Impotency Evaluated By Blood Testosterone and LH Assays....Pages 527-529