Cellular Mechanisms Of Conditioning And Behavioral Plasticity

Author : D.L. Alkon,J.L. McGaugh,C.D. Woody
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781475796100

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Cellular Mechanisms of Conditioning and Behavioral Plasticity by D.L. Alkon,J.L. McGaugh,C.D. Woody Pdf

I would like first to thank Charles Woody and his organizing committee for arranging the symposium on the "Cellular Mechanisms of Conditioning and Behavioral Plasticity," which was also a satellite meeting of the International Union of Physiological Sciences 30th International Congress. The proceedings of this symposium are represented by the chapters that follow. During the 1970s, Dr. Woody and co-workers were able to carry out a remarkable series of microelectrode studies, both intracellular and extracellular, of cortical nerve cells during conditioning of the eye-blink response to sound in the intact waking cat. He demonstrated enduring changes in excitability and membrane resistance in pericruciate cortical cells during associative conditioning of the eye blink, changes that are facilitated by ACh and cGMP and reinforced by stimulation of the hypothalamus (the latter con firming the original studies of Voronin). These findings have been of considerable im portance in our attempt to understand the conditioning process at the cellular level.

Author : Michael E. Selzer,Stephanie Clarke,Leonardo G. Cohen,Gert Kwakkel (Professor),Robert H. Miller (Professor)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Nervous system
ISBN : 9781107011670

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Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation by Michael E. Selzer,Stephanie Clarke,Leonardo G. Cohen,Gert Kwakkel (Professor),Robert H. Miller (Professor) Pdf

In two freestanding volumes, the Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation provides comprehensive coverage of the science and practice of neurological rehabilitation. Revised throughout, bringing the book fully up to date, this volume, Neural Repair and Plasticity, covers the basic sciences relevant to recovery of function following injury to the nervous system, reviewing anatomical and physiological plasticity in the normal central nervous system, mechanisms of neuronal death, axonal regeneration, stem cell biology, and research strategies targeted at axon regeneration and neuron replacement. New chapters have been added covering pathophysiology and plasticity in cerebral palsy, stem cell therapies for brain disorders and neurotrophin repair of spinal cord damage, along with numerous others. Edited and written by leading international authorities, it is an essential resource for neuroscientists and provides a foundation for the work of clinical rehabilitation professionals.

Author : A. Claudio Cuello
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780444897176

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Cholinergic Function and Dysfunction by A. Claudio Cuello Pdf

Presents a comprehensive update of central cholinergic mechanisms from their most molecular aspects to possible clinical applications modifying cholinergic neurotransmission. A considerable number of high-calibre scientists from several continents contributed to this volume.

Author : Nestor A. Schmajuk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997-04-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521456967

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Animal Learning and Cognition by Nestor A. Schmajuk Pdf

In this advanced text, the author, starting with the simple assumption that psychological associations are represented by the strength of synaptic connections, details several mechanistic descriptions of complex cognitive behaviors. Part I presents neural network theories of classical conditioning; Part II describes neural networks of operant conditioning, and animal communication; Part III discusses spatial and cognitive mapping, and finally, Part IV shows how neural network models permit one to simultaneously develop psychological theories and models of the brain. The book includes computer software that allows the computer simulation of classical conditioning and the effect of different brain lesions on many classical paradigms. All those people interested in neural networks, from psychologists, through neuroscientists to computer scientists working on artificial intelligence and robotics, will find this book an excellent advanced guide to the subject.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1398 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Medicine
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021766048

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Biomedical Index to PHS-supported Research by Anonim Pdf

Author : Osamu Hayaishi
Publisher : VSP
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1987-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9067641111

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Strategy and Prospects in Neuroscience by Osamu Hayaishi Pdf

This book deals with molecular neurobiology based on neurochemical approaches and focuses on neural plasticity studied by neurophysiological methods. It offers discussions on prospects of neuroscience from the respective stances of the participants.

Author : T. W. Stone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Medical
ISBN : 085066828X

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Aspects of Synaptic Transmission by T. W. Stone Pdf

A collection of reviews on selected areas of synaptic transmission from neuroscientists in a number of areas of work in the nervous system and related disciplines. Five areas are covered - long-term potentiation, galanin, autonomic, opioids and 5-hydroxytryptamine.

Author : Gunnar Lennerstrand,Gunter K. Von Noorden,Emilio C. Campos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1988-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0306429438

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Strabismus and Amblyopia: Experimental Basis for Advances in Clinical Management (Wenner-Gren International Symposium Series, Vol 49) by Gunnar Lennerstrand,Gunter K. Von Noorden,Emilio C. Campos Pdf

Author : Gunnar Lennerstrand
Publisher : Springer
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781349104031

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Strabismus and Amblyopia by Gunnar Lennerstrand Pdf

Author : Seán Commins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107104501

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Behavioural Neuroscience by Seán Commins Pdf

A visually engaging explanation of the neural process underlying various behaviours in species ranging from the simplest organisms to humans.

Author : VOGT,GABRIEL
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489967046

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Neurobiology of Cingulate Cortex and Limbic Thalamus by VOGT,GABRIEL Pdf

Author : Michael L. Commons,Stephen Grossberg,John Staddon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317275985

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Neural Network Models of Conditioning and Action by Michael L. Commons,Stephen Grossberg,John Staddon Pdf

Originally published in 1991, this title was the result of a symposium held at Harvard University. It presents some of the exciting interdisciplinary developments of the time that clarify how animals and people learn to behave adaptively in a rapidly changing environment. The contributors focus on aspects of how recognition learning, reinforcement learning, and motor learning interact to generate adaptive goal-oriented behaviours that can satisfy internal needs – an area of inquiry as important for understanding brain function as it is for designing new types of freely moving autonomous robots. Since the authors agree that a dynamic analysis of system interactions is needed to understand these challenging phenomena – and neural network models provide a natural framework for representing and analysing such interactions – all the articles either develop neural network models or provide biological constraints for guiding and testing their design.

Author : Edwin M. Meyer,James W. Simpkins,Jyunji Yamamoto,Fulton T. Crews
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461534327

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Treatment of Dementias by Edwin M. Meyer,James W. Simpkins,Jyunji Yamamoto,Fulton T. Crews Pdf

Alzheimer's disease is one the foremost health problems facing every society fortunate enough to attain a level of medical care that ensures an average lifespan of over 70 years of age. The cause of the disease remains unknown, and no single therapeutic approach has yet been found highly efficacious. Indeed, as the complexity of its effects on brain neuronal systems becomes elucidated, the concept emerges that Alzheimer's disease may be an umbrella term for multiple Alzheimer's-type syndromes that can be differentiated based on etiology (hereditary versus sporadic), neurochemical deficits, and extent of pathology. Whether one or more disease processes is involved, it seems increasingly unlikely that any single drug will provide efficacious relief across the broad spectrum of symptoms reflected in large subject populations. Rational therapeutic approaches may yield long term amelioration of many symptoms in selected groups of patients; and individual symptoms may be ameliorated in larger populations. Multiple approaches may be combined to optimize therapeutic effects. For example, a variety of approaches remain focused on restoration of cholinergic neurodegeneration and enhancing cholinergic neurotransmission, whereas other approaches attempt to retard the of the brain that occurs during Alzheimer's disease. Chapters cover continuous degeneration topics from growth factor secretion of proteases, which could modify amyloid processing, to neuronal gene delivery using viral vectors. The breadth and thoroughness of the chapters truly embrace a broad spectrurn of models, pathological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0080877869

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Concise Learning and Memory by Anonim Pdf

The study of learning and memory is a central topic in neuroscience and psychology. Many of the basic research findings are directly applicable in the treatment of diseases and aging phenomena, and have found their way into educational theory and praxis. Concise Learning and Memory represents the best 30 chapters from Learning and Memory: A comprehensive reference (Academic Press March 2008), the most comprehensive source of information about learning and memory ever assembled, selected by one of the most respective scientists in the field, John H. Byrne. This concise version provides a truly authoritative collection of overview articles representing fundamental reviews of our knowledge of this central cognitive function of animal brains. It will be an affordable and accessible reference for scientists and students in all areas of neuroscience and psychology. There is no other single-volume reference with such authority and comprehensive coverage and depth currently available. * Represents an authoritative selection of the fundamental chapters from the most comprehensive source of information about learning and memory ever assembled, Learning and Memory - A comprehensive reference (Academic Press Mar 2008) * Representing outstanding scholarship, each chapter is written by a leader in the field and an expert in the topic area * All topics represent the most up to date research * Full color throughout, heavily illustrated * Priced to provide an affordable reference to individuals and workgroups

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989-11-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0080863744

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Psychology of Learning and Motivation by Anonim Pdf

Psychology of Learning and Motivation