The Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Memory Processing

The Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Memory Processing reviews research progress in a subfield of Behavioral Pharmacology concerned with vasopressin’s (VP’s) and oxytocin (OT’s) roles in memory processing (MP). As hormones, VP is well-known for its pressor and antidiuretic action, and OT for its contribution to parturition and nursing. As neurotransmitters, they participate in a wide variety of self- and species-preserving functions expressed at psychological, physiological and behavioral levels. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/10543589) Advances in Pharmacology is available online on (http://www.sciencedirect.com) ScienceDirect — full-text online of volumes 48 onwards. Elsevier book series on ScienceDirect gives multiple users throughout an institution simultaneous online access to an important compliment to primary research. Digital delivery ensures users reliable, 24-hour access to the latest peer-reviewed content. The Elsevier book series are compiled and written by the most highly regarded authors in their fields and are selected from across the globe using Elsevier’s extensive researcher network. For more information about the Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect Program, please visit: (http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/bookseries/) http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/bookseries/ * Comprehensive coverage of both alternative theories and relevant research * Several key chapters reviewed by researchers whose studies and theories formed the subject matter of these chapters * Basic laboratory research focus with potential application for understanding and treating human memory disorders Content: Serial Editors Page ii Preface Pages xxvii-xxxi General Introduction to Vasopressin and Oxytocin: Structure⧸Metabolism, Evolutionary Aspects, Neural Pathway⧸Receptor Distribution, and Functional Aspects Relevant to Memory Processing Original Research Article Pages 1-50 Barbara B. McEwen De Wied and Colleagues I: Evidence for a VP and an OT Influence on MP: Launching the “VP⧸OT Central Memory Theory” Original Research Article Pages 51-101 Barbara B. McEwen De Wied and Colleagues II: Further Clarification of the Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Memory Processing Original Research Article Pages 103-140 Barbara B. McEwen De Wied and Colleagues III: Brain Sites and Transmitter Systems Involved in the Vasopressin and Oxytocin Influence on Memory Processing Original Research Article Pages 141-176 Barbara B. McEwen De Wied and Colleagues IV: Research into Mechanisms of Action by Which Vasopressin and Oxytocin Influence Memory Processing Original Research Article Pages 177-225 Barbara B. McEwen Research Studies of Koob and Colleagues: The “Vasopressin Dual Action Theory” Original Research Article Pages 227-264 Barbara B. McEwen Contributions of Sahgal and Colleagues: The “Vasopression Central Arousal Theory” Original Research Article Pages 265-293 Barbara B. McEwen Role of Attentional Processing in Mediating the Influence of Vasopressin on Memory Processing Original Research Article Pages 295-337 Barbara B. McEwen Expansion of Vasopressin⧸Oxytocin Memory Research I: Peripheral Administration Original Research Article Pages 339-388 Barbara B. McEwen Expansion of Vasopressin⧸Oxytocin Memory Research II: Brain Structures and Transmitter Systems Involved in the Influence of Vasopressin and Oxytocin on Memory Processing Original Research Article Pages 389-420 Barbara B. McEwen Expansion of Vasopressin⧸Oxytocin Memory Research III: Research Summary and Commentary on Theoretical and Methodological Issues Original Research Article Pages 421-451 Barbara B. McEwen Research Contributions of Dantzer, Bluthe, and Colleagues to the Study of the Role of Vasopressin in Olfactory-Based Social Recognition Memory Original Research Article Pages 453-474 Barbara B. McEwen Expansion of Olfactory-Based Social Recognition Memory Research: The Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Social Recognition Memory Original Research Article Pages 475-529 Barbara B. McEwen Brain–Fluid Barriers: Relevance for Theoretical Controversies Regarding Vasopressin and Oxytocin Memory Research Original Research Article Pages 531-592 Barbara B. McEwen Closing Remarks: Review and Commentary on Selected Aspects of the Roles of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in Memory Processing Original Research Article Pages 593-654 Barbara B. McEwen References Original Research Article Pages 655-708 Barbara B. McEwen Index Pages 709-725 Contents of Previous Volumes Pages 727-740 Reviews the research in a subfield of Behavioral Pharmacology concerned with vasopressin's (VP's) and oxytocin (OT's) roles in memory processing (MP). As hormones, VP is well-known for its pressor and antidiuretic action, and OT for its contribution to parturition and nursing. Vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) are nonapeptides (single linear chains of nine amino acids), derived from large precursor proteins (propeptides), which in turn are derived from even larger molecules known as "prepropeptides."