An important aspect of the education and training of each generation of new scientists is understanding the history of a field. The book of Science and Psychiatry: Ground-Breaking Discoveries in Molecular Neuroscience by Dr. Solomon Snyder is a wonderful work from which to gain such insights. The personal history of Dr. Snyder s many discoveries will provide many generations of scientists insights they could never otherwise achieve. –Edward Scolnick, M.D., Director, the Psychiatry Initiative Director, the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
This volume summarizes and highlights the professional career of Solomon Synder, an extraordinarily creative neurobiologist and biological psychiatrist and one of the preeminent leaders in the field of neuroscience for over three decades. The volume includes a collection of some of Synder’s most seminal contributions in nine different subject areas in the field of biological psychiatry. A particularly charming aspect of the book is the glowing testimonials to Snyder’s great contributions by almost a dozen of the most distinguished leaders in this field. –Paul Greengard, Ph.D., Vincent Astor Professor, Director, Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research, The Rockefeller University
Solomon Snyder is one of the greatest neuroscientists of our generation or, for that matter, any generation. This wonderful book, by anthologizing his sentinel papers, presents the brilliant insights of his career, insights that have shaped the way we understand the brain. This volume should take its place on the shelves of every scientist engaged in biological research who seeks inspiration through a glimpse into the mind of a true genius. –Kenneth L. Davis, M.D., President & CEO, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
A pioneer in the identification of receptors for neurotransmitters and drugs and in the explanation of the actions of psychotropic agents, Solomon Snyder has been instrumental in the establishment of modern psychopharmacology. Science and Psychiatry is a collection of some of his best scientific papers from the past forty years, representing important advances in psychopharmacology and molecular biology. Some offer insight into modern neuroscience to help make sense of available psychotropic medications and point the way toward more effective and safer agents; others describe the underpinnings of psychopharmacology that practitioners need to know, especially regarding the role of receptors in drug action.
The articles cover nine areas of research with particular attention to four groups of extraordinary discoveries for which Snyder is widely recognized: the identification of opiate receptors, characterization of the IP3 receptor, the establishment of nitric oxide as a transmitter in the brain, and the discovery that D-serine is the normal stimulus for the glycine site of the NMDA receptor. Each section is accompanied by a commentary by a well-known authority that puts the discoveries in perspective. Together, they attest to the rich diversity of Snyder’s research while conveying the origins of modern psychopharmacologic practice.
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A pioneer in the identification of receptors for neurotransmitters and drugs and in the explanation of the actions of psychotropic agents, Solomon Snyder has been instrumental in the establishment of modern psychopharmacology. Science and Psychiatry is a collection of some of his best scientific papers from the past forty years, representing important advances in psychopharmacology and molecular biology. Some offer insight into modern neuroscience to help make sense of available psychotropic medications and point the way toward more effective and safer agents; others describe the underpinnings of psychopharmacology that practitioners need to know, especially regarding the role of receptors in drug action.
The articles cover nine areas of research with particular attention to four groups of extraordinary discoveries for which Snyder is widely recognized: the identification of opiate receptors, characterization of the IP3 receptor, the establishment of nitric oxide as a transmitter in the brain, and the discovery that D-serine is the normal stimulus for the glycine site of the NMDA receptor. Each section is accompanied by a commentary by a well-known authority that puts the discoveries in perspective. Together, they attest to the rich diversity of Snyder’s research while conveying the origins of modern psychopharmacologic practice.
About the Author
Solomon H. Snyder, M.D., is Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University.
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