REVIEWS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES

VOLUME 16, NO. 4

CONTENTS

GDNF and Addiction

D. Ron and P.H. Janak, USA .............................................................................................................. 277

Synaptic Plasticity in the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala

R.D. Samson, S. Duvarci and D. Paré, USA ....................................................................................... 287

Assessment of GDNF in Primate Models of Parkinson’s Disease: Comparison with Human Studies

A. Eslamboli, UK ................................................................................................................................ 303

The Mechanisms and Functions of Activity-dependent Long-term Potentiation of Intrinsic Excitability

J. Xu and J. Kang, USA ...................................................................................................................... 311

Environmental Risk Factors and the Developmental Basis for Alzheimer’s Disease

N.H. Zawia and M.R. Basha, USA ...................................................................................................... 325

Modulation of Hormonal Signaling in the Brain by Steroid Receptor Coactivators

T.D. Charlier and J. Balthazart, Belgium ............................................................................................ 339

Ancestry of the Mammalian Preplate and its Derivatives: Evolutionary Relicts or Embryonic Adaptations?

F. Aboitiz, J. Montiel and R.R. García, Chile ...................................................................................... 359