The History of the Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors.- Distribution of Cholinergic Neurons in the Mammalian Brain with Special Reference to Their Relationship with Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Gene Structure and Transcriptional Regulation of the nAChRs.- Transcriptional Regulation of Neuronal nAChR Subunit Genes.- Contributions of Stdies of the Nicotinic Receptor from Muscle to Defining Structural and Functional Properties of Ligand-Gated Ion Channels.- The Structures of Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors.- The Distribution of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Presynaptic Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors: Pharmacology, Heterogeneity and Cellular Mechanisms.- Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Development and Aging.- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Ganglionic Transmission.- Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: From Biophysical Properties to Human Diseases.- The Functional Diversity of Nicotinic Receptors in the Nervous System: Prespectives on Receptor Subtypes and Receptor Specialization.- Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors and Synaptic Transmission in the Mammalian Central Nervous System.- Properties of Heterologously and Lipid Bilayer Reconstituted Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Comparison of Native and Recombinant Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors: Problems of Measurement and Expression.- Agonists and Antagonists of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Toxin Antagonists of the Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Non-neuronal Cells, Expression and Renaturation of Ligand Binding Domain, Modulatory Control by Allosterically Acting Ligands.- Insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Genes, Structure, Physiological and Pharmacological Properties.- Knock-out Mice as Animal Models for Studying Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function.-Noninvasive Exploration of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Vivo.- Genetic Regulation of Nicotine-Related Behaviors and Brain Nicotinic Receptors.- TheRole of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Cognitive Function.- Nicotine and Substand Addiction.- Involvement of Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors in Disease.- Clinical Aspects of Nicotinic Agents: Therapeutic Applications in Central Nervous System Disorders.