Thalamus - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0080425070 ISBN 13: 9780080425078

Casa editrice: Elsevier Science Health Science, 1997

Riassunto

The last five years have shown an explosion of research interest into the thalamus, offering confirmation of its status as a region of the brain with major functional significance. Morphological and immunohistochemical studies have provided important data on its synaptic organisation and chemistry. Electrophysiological investigations, in vivo and in vitro, have allowed remarkable progress in defining the intrinsic neuronal properties and network operations that underlie the low and high frequency oscillations which accompany changes in attention and conscious state; additionally, they have continued to provide ever new insight into the transfer function of thalamic cells. Finally, combined morphological and physiological studies have shed light on the modulatory systems that contribute to the readiness of thalamic neurons to respond during activated states. The two volumes of Thalamus put these advances into sharp focus, as well as offering insight into future avenues of research.

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Contenuti:

Volume I - Organisation and Function

(M. Steriade, E.G. Jones, D.A. McCormick). Thalamic function and dysfuntion. Thalamic organization and chemical anatomy. Thalamic cell types and intrinsic synaptic organization. Diffuse regulatory systems of the thalamus. Electrophysiological properties of thalamic neurons. The relay function of the thalamus during brain activation. The thalamus during brain disconnection. Neurotransmitter actions in the thalamus. Activating effects of generalized modulatory systems on thalamocortical systems.

Volume II - Experimental and Clinical Aspects

(edited by M. Steriade, E.G. Jones, D.A. McCormick). Functional organization influencing neurotransmission in the lateral geniculate nucleus (A. Sillito, H.E. Jones). The primate pulvinar: structural, functional, and behavioral components of visual salience (D.L. Robinson, R.J. Cowie). Distribution of neuromodulatory inputs in the reticular and dorsal thalamic nuclei (C. Asanuma). Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of thalamic GABAergic neurons (D. McCormick et al.). The thalamocortical dialogue during wake, sleep and paroxysmal oscillations (M. Steriade et al.). Basic mechanisms of epileptic discharges in the thalamus (J.R. Huguenard, D.A. Prince). Synchronized oscillations in thalamic networks: insights from modeling studies (A. Destexhe, T.J. Sejnowski). Nociceptive functions of thalamic neurons (W.D. Willis, Jr.,). A description of the human thalamus (E.G. Jones). Coherent oscillations in specific and nonspecific thalamocortical networks and their role in cognition (R.R. Llinás, D. Paré). Functional organization of the human thalamus: Stereotactic interventions (C. Ohye). Thalamic functions as interpreted from human lesions (G. Macchi). Pain processing in the human thalamus (F.A. Lenz, P.M. Dougherty). Degenerative diseases of the human thalamus (J.J. Martin). The thalamus and memory formation (M. Bentivoglio et al.). Thalamic substrates of disturbances in states of vigilance and consciousness in humans (M. Steriade).

Epilogue. Subject index.

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• Editore: Elsevier Science Health Science
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0080425070
• ISBN 13: 9780080425078
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1700
• Redattore: Steriade Mircea, Jones Edward G., McCormick David