George Fink is a Neuroendocrinologist and Neuropharmacologist who has had a major interest in stress since the start of his career. He was recently appointed Vice President and Director of Research of the Pharmos Corporation in Israel and the United States, and is the former Director of the Medical Research Council's Brain Metabolism Unit and honorary professor in the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Dr. Fink has published over 340 neuroendocrine papers and several authoritative books, and is past president of the European Neuroendocrine Association.

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Table of Contents

Part I: Basic Principles of Neuroendocrinology
An introduction to neuroendocrine systems
Signaling in neuroendocrine systems
Neuroendocrine Control Systems

Part II: Neural Regulation of Endocrine Systems
Evolution of Neurohormones
Neural control of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (pars distalis)
Neural control of the posterior pituitary gland (neurohypophysis)
Neural Control of the Intermediate Lobe of the Pituitary Gland (Pars Intermedia) and Proopiomelanocortin
THE HYPOTHALAMIC PITUITARY ADRENAL AXIS AND NEUROENDOCRINE RESPONSES TO STRESS
Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction
Lifetime Regulation of Growth-Hormone (GH) Secretion
NEUROENDOCRINE REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH AND METABOLISM – THYROID
Circadian Rhythms in Neuroendocrine Systems
Cardiovascular control – renin angiotensin- AV3V – PVN

Part III: Hormones, Brain Function and Behavior
Neuroendocrine Regulation of Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis
Neuropeptide regulation of stress-induced behavior: insights from the CRF/Urocortin family
Neuroendocrine regulation of body water and electrolytes: Thirst and salt appetite
Sexual differentiation of brain and behavior
Corticosteroid actions on neurotransmission
Neuroendocrine Mechanism of Puberty
Sexual behaviors
Stress and brain function
Neuroendocrinology of Aggression
Chronic Social Stress: Effects on Neuroendocrine Function
Estrogen and Cognitive Aging in Women: The Critical Period Hypothesis
Hormones, mood and affect
Hormones and the aging brain

Part IV: Neuroendocrine Pathology
KALLMANN SYNDROME AND OTHER CAUSES OF HYPOTHALAMIC HYPOGONADISM AND RELATED DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS
Parental Behavior and the Perinatal Programming of Infant Development
Disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenocortical system
Disorders of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
Disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary- thyroid system
Neuroendocrine growth disorders – dwarfism – gigantism
Neuroendocrine inherited or induced aromatase enzyme deficits
Pituitary adenomas
Neuroendocrine carcinomas
Psychoneuroendocrinology

About the Author

George Fink is a Neuroendocrinologist and Neuropharmacologist who has had a major interest in stress since the start of his career. He was recently appointed Vice President and Director of Research of the Pharmos Corporation in Israel and the United States, and is the former Director of the Medical Research Council's Brain Metabolism Unit and honorary professor in the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Dr. Fink has published over 340 neuroendocrine papers and several authoritative books, and is past president of the European Neuroendocrine Association. Donald W. Pfaff heads the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University. He received his scientific training at Harvard College and MIT. He is a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Pfaff's laboratory focuses on steroid hormones and brain function, genes influencing neuronal functions, and generalized CNS arousal. He is the author or coauthor of over 10 books and more than 900 research publications.