1. Metabolism of Monoamines. - 1. 1. Biochemistry of Catecholamines in Brain. - 1. 2. Biochemistry of 5-Hydroxytryptamine (Serotonin). - 1. 3. Inactivation of Monoamines. - 2. Methods of Studying Cerebral Monoamines and Their Enzymes. - 2. 1. Evaluation of Metabolites Excreted in Urine. - 2. 2. Labeling and Autoradiographic Study of Monoamines. - 2. 3. Ultrastructures: Electron Microscope Studies. - 2. 4. Histochemical Fluorescence Method. - 3. Normal and Abnormal Physiology of Monoamines in the Central Nervous System. - 3. 1. Monoamine Uptake and Distribution in Brain. - 3. 2. Localization of Intraneuronal and Diffuse Monoamines. - 3. 3. Localization of Brain Monoamine Nerve Terminals. - 3. 4. Monoamines as Transmitters in the Central Nervous System. - 3. 5. Neuropharmacology and Behavior. - 3. 6. Inhibition and Release of Monoamines by Drugs. - 3. 7. Sleep Mechanisms. - 3. 8. Blood-Brain Barrier. - 4. Neuropsychopathology. - 4. 1. Genetic Factors. - 4. 2. Metabolism in Psychoses. - 4. 3. Neuropathological States. - Appendix: Abbreviations Used in Text. - References. Language: English