1. Professor Michael Shepherd 1923–1995

   • Heinz Häfner

   Obituary Pages: 115 - 115

2. Editorial: Of mind and matter — or what really matters in Alzheimer's disease?

   • Hans Förstl

   Neurobiological Substrates of Clinical Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Pages: 116 - 117

3. The molecular significance of amyloid β-peptide for Alzheimer's disease

   • Christian Haass

   Neurobiological Substrates of Clinical Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Pages: 118 - 123

4. Inflammatory mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease

   • M. Hüll
   • M. Berger
   • B. Volk

   Neurobiological Substrates of Clinical Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Pages: 124 - 128

5. Decreased phospholipase A₂ activity in the brain and in platelets of patients with Alzheimer's disease

   • W. F. Gattaz
   • H. Förstl
   • R. Levy

   Neurobiological Substrates of Clinical Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Pages: 129 - 131

6. The relationship between clinical dementia and neuropathological staging (Braak) in a very elderly community sample

   • H. -J. Gertz
   • H. Krüger
   • W. O'Connor

   Neurobiological Substrates of Clinical Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Pages: 132 - 136

7. Correlations between mental state and quantitative neuropathology in the Vienna Longitudinal Study on Dementia

   • C. Bancher
   • K. Jellinger
   • F. Leblhuber

   Neurobiological Substrates of Clinical Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Pages: 137 - 146

8. Diagnostic validity of basic symptoms

   • Joachim Klosterkötter
   • Hermann Ebel
   • Eckhard Michael Steinmeyer

   Original Paper Pages: 147 - 154

9. The ictal electroencephalogram as a marker for the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy

   • Here Folkerts

   Original Paper Pages: 155 - 164

10. Facial affect recognition in the course of schizophrenia

    • W. Wölwer
    • M. Streit
    • U. Polzer

    Original Paper Pages: 165 - 170

11. Psychiatric epidemiology cross-cultural perspective: a review

    • Yekeen A. Aderibigbe
    • Adityanjee

    Erratum Pages: 171 - 171

12. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: 172 - 174