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International Society for Serotonin Research: Archives
International Society for Serotonin ResearchDate: 1980s-2000sReference: SA/SER- Archives and manuscripts
WONIEP / WONOEP IV: 9-10 October 1989
Date: 1987-1990Reference: SA/ILE/L/2/21Part of: Archive of the International League Against Epilepsy- Books
The affective disorders / edited by John M. Davis, M.D., Ph.D. and James W. Maas, M.D.
Date: [1983]- Archives and manuscripts
WONIEP I: 7-9 May 1981
Date: 1980-1982Reference: SA/ILE/L/2/19Part of: Archive of the International League Against Epilepsy- Archives and manuscripts
Dale, Sir Henry H, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada / The Evelyn Nursing Home, Cambridge
Date: 1955-1975Reference: PP/MLV/C/4/2Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Archives and manuscripts
'Mediation of some neurochemical and drug actions on cyclic AMP, by release of adenosine', ISN 5th meeting, 5 September 1975.
Date: 5 September 1975Reference: PP/MCI/D/114Part of: McIlwain, Henry- Digital Images
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Dorsal root ganglion neurone from a mouse, LM
Marta Alves Simões, University of Sheffield- Books
Psychiatry and clinical neuroscience : a primer / Charles F. Zorumski, Eugene H. Rubin.
Zorumski, Charles F.Date: [2011]- Books
The anxious brain : the neurobiological basis of anxiety disorders and how to effectively treat them / Margaret Wehrenberg, Steven Prinz.
Wehrenberg, MargaretDate: [2007]- Books
Creating modern neuroscience : the revolutionary 1950s / Gordon M. Shepherd.
Shepherd, Gordon M., 1933-Date: 2010- Books
Biological psychology : an introduction to behavioral, cognitive, and clinical neuroscience / S. Marc Breedlove, Michigan State University, Neil V. Watson, Simon Fraser University.
Breedlove, S. MarcDate: [2013]- Books
Psychopharmacology of sleep / sponsored by the British Association for Psychopharmacology ; editor, David Wheatley.
Date: [1981], ©1981- Archives and manuscripts
Commission on Neurobiology
Date: 1989-1992Reference: SA/ILE/H/9Part of: Archive of the International League Against Epilepsy- Digital Images
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Drunkenness
Louise Crane- Books
Nutrition in the 20th century / edited by Myron Winick.
Date: [1984], ©1984- Digital Images
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Neuronal synapse, artwork
Stephen Magrath- Digital Images
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Capsicum annuum 'Masquerade' Distribution: Central and South America. This ‘domesticated species’ originated from Mexico (although the centre of Capsicum evolution was much earlier and from Bolivia) and includes the bland salad peppers and the hot chilli peppers, of which capsaicin (sometimes called capsicain), from the lining of the inside of the chilli, is the main active ingredient. Chilli comes from the Aztec language of the Nahuatl people. It was reputedly introduced to Europe by Columbus in the mid-15th century, but was cultivated in Mexico since 4,000 BCE and used in cooking since 7,200 BCE. After its introduction to Europe, its cultivation very rapidly became world-wide. It appears first as a description (Bock, 1539) with the name teutschem Pfeffer. The first illustration, as Siliquastrum, appears in Historia Stirpes commentarii insignis (Fuchs, 1542). Fuchs did not realise it came from the Americas, as he identified it as a plant described by Pliny, Dioscorides and Avicenna and gave their uses of it. It appear in Dodoen's Cruydeboeck (1551) and Lyte's translation (1557) with the note that it is 'hot and drie in the third degree.' He recommended it for dressing meat, and noted that it 'warmeth the stomach' and was good for a sore throat, scrofula, and topically got rid of spots. Fuch's had reported these properties as being described by Avicenna, but what that plant was is unknown. Lindley (1838) wrote: 'It is employed in medicine, in combination with Cinchona in intermittent and lethargic affections, and also in atonic gout, dyspepsia accompanied by flatulence, tympanitis, paralysis etc. Its most valuable application appears however to be in cynanche maligna [=severe sore throat, with impending suffocation] and scarlatina maligna [=severe scarlet fever], used either as a gargle or administered internally.' However, its principal use medically has been in pain relief, applied locally for pain from muscle injury to post herpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin acts on the pain and heat sensing neurones to make them trigger the sensation of pain at body temperature. Repeated exposure to capsaicin depletes the neurotransmitter substance P that is used to perceive pain, so the relevant nerves no longer transmit the sensation of pain/heat from any cause. It is a banned substance in the equestrian events at the Olympics because of its ability to stop perception of pain. Capsaicin has been shown, experimentally, to kill cancer cells by attacking their mitochondria. Particular interest has concentrated on its ability to reduce the size of tumours of the pancreas and prostate. Various cultivars are used in cooking, and the strength (i.e. how hot they are) is measured in Scoville units. A standard chilli pepper used in England would be around 5,000 Scovilles, the hottest peppers are rated over one million Scoville units. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Archives and manuscripts
Crow - Cuthbert
Date: 1954-1986Reference: PP/MLV/C/3/7Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Books
Minds behind the brain : a history of the pioneers and their discoveries / Stanley Finger.
Finger, Stanley.Date: [2000], ©2000- Books
Is your body baby friendly? : "unexplained" infertility, miscarriage & IVF failure. Explained. / Alan E. Beer, M.D ; with Julia Kantecki and Jane Reed.
Beer, Alan E., 1937-2006Date: [2012]- Books
Basic neurochemistry : molecular, cellular, and medical aspects / editor-in -chief, George J. Siegel ; editors, Bernard W. Agranoff, R. Wayne Albers, Perry B. Molinoff.
Date: [1994], ©1994- Books
The enchanted loom : chapters in the history of neuroscience / edited by Pietro Corsi.
Date: 1990- Books
Hormonal : a conversation about women's bodies, mental health and why we need to be heard / Eleanor Morgan.
Morgan, Eleanor (Journalist)Date: 2019- Books
Principles of neural science / edited by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, Thomas M. Jessell, Center for Neurobiology and Bhavior, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute ; art direction by Sarah Mack and Jane Dodd.
Date: [2000]- Archives and manuscripts
Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)
Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)Date: 1895-1988Reference: PP/MLV