Spontaneous Activity In The Sensory System

Author : Kazuo Imaizumi,Charles C. Lee,Jason N. MacLean,Edward S. Ruthazer
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889454785

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Spontaneous Activity in the Sensory System by Kazuo Imaizumi,Charles C. Lee,Jason N. MacLean,Edward S. Ruthazer Pdf

Spontaneous activity in the nervous system is defined as neural activity that is not driven by an external stimulus and is considered a problem for sensory processing and computation. However, spontaneous activity is not completely random and often has unique spatiotemporal patterns that instruct neural circuit development in the developing brain. Moreover, normal and aberrant patterns of spontaneous activity underlie behavioral states and diseased conditions in the adult brain. The recent technological development has shed light on these unique questions in spontaneous activity. This eBook provides both original and review articles in the propensity, mechanisms, and functions of spontaneous activity in the sensory system. Our goal is to define the state of knowledge in the field, the current challenges, and the future directions for research.

Author : Ragnar Granit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electrophysiology
ISBN : IND:39000013321406

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Receptors and Sensory Perception by Ragnar Granit Pdf

Author : Wolf Singer,Terrence J. Sejnowski,Pasko Rakic
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262043243

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The Neocortex by Wolf Singer,Terrence J. Sejnowski,Pasko Rakic Pdf

Experts review the latest research on the neocortex and consider potential directions for future research. Over the past decade, technological advances have dramatically increased information on the structural and functional organization of the brain, especially the cerebral cortex. This explosion of data has radically expanded our ability to characterize neural circuits and intervene at increasingly higher resolutions, but it is unclear how this has informed our understanding of underlying mechanisms and processes. In search of a conceptual framework to guide future research, leading researchers address in this volume the evolution and ontogenetic development of cortical structures, the cortical connectome, and functional properties of neuronal circuits and populations. They explore what constitutes “uniquely human” mental capacities and whether neural solutions and computations can be shared across species or repurposed for potentially uniquely human capacities. Contributors Danielle S. Bassett, Randy M. Bruno, Elizabeth A. Buffalo, Michael E. Coulter, Hermann Cuntz, Stanislas Dehaene, James J. DiCarlo, Pascal Fries, Karl J. Friston, Asif A. Ghazanfar, Anne-Lise Giraud, Joshua I. Gold, Scott T. Grafton, Jennifer M. Groh, Elizabeth A. Grove, Saskia Haegens, Kenneth D. Harris, Kristen M. Harris, Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos, Tarik F. Haydar, Takao K. Hensch, Wieland B. Huttner, Matthias Kaschube, Gilles Laurent, David A. Leopold, Johannes Leugering, Belen Lorente-Galdos, Jason N. MacLean, David A. McCormick, Lucia Melloni, Anish Mitra, Zoltán Molnár, Sydney K. Muchnik, Pascal Nieters, Marcel Oberlaender, Bijan Pesaran, Christopher I. Petkov, Gordon Pipa, David Poeppel, Marcus E. Raichle, Pasko Rakic, John H. Reynolds, Ryan V. Raut, John L. Rubenstein, Andrew B. Schwartz, Terrence J. Sejnowski, Nenad Sestan, Debra L. Silver, Wolf Singer, Peter L. Strick, Michael P. Stryker, Mriganka Sur, Mary Elizabeth Sutherland, Maria Antonietta Tosches, William A. Tyler, Martin Vinck, Christopher A. Walsh, Perry Zurn

Author : Retina Research Foundation (U.S.). Symposium
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Neuroreguladores
ISBN : 0262121549

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Development of the Visual System by Retina Research Foundation (U.S.). Symposium Pdf

Development of the Visual System presents a selection of current studies that clearly illustrate principles of visual system development. These range from retinal development in fish and frogs to the effects of abnormal visual experience on the primary visual cortex of the cat. The book is unique in addressing four specific and fundamental aspects of development: cell lineage and cell fate, specificity and targeting of axons, specification of visual cortex, and correlates of the critical period. Encompassing technical advances in cellular and molecular biology and in video imaging and microscopy, contributions in each of these areas provide new information at the cellular and molecular levels to complement the now classic descriptions of visual development previously available at the level of neural systems.ContributorsKaren L. Allendoerfer, David M. Altshuler, Antonella Antonini, Seymour Benzer, Edward M. Callaway, Constance L. Cepko, Hollis T. Cline, Max S. Cynader, N. W. Daw, Scott E. Fraser, K. Fox, Eckhard Friauf, Anirvan Ghosh, R. W. Guillery, William A. Harris, Christine E. Holt, Lawrence C. Katz, Susan McConnell, Pamela A. Raymond, Thomas A. Reh, Carla J. Shatz, Michael P. Stryker, Claudia A. 0. Stuermer, Mriganka Sur, David L. Turner, T. N. Wiesel

Author : ADELMAN
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781468467604

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Sensory Systems: II by ADELMAN Pdf

This series of books, "Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience." consists of collections of subject-clustered articles taken from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. The Encyclopedia of Neuroscience is a reference source and compendium of more than 700 articles written by world authorities and covering all of neuroscience. We define neuroscience broadly as including all those fields that have as a primary goal the under standing of how the brain and nervous system work to mediate/control behavior, including the mental behavior of humans. Those interested in specific aspects of the neurosciences, particular subject areas or specialties, can of course browse through the alphabetically arranged articles of the En cyclopedia or use its index to find the topics they wish to read. However. for those readers-students, specialists, or others-who will find it useful to have collections of subject-clustered articles from the Encyclopedia, we issue this series of "Readings" in paperback. Students in neuroscience, psychology, medicine, biology, the mental health professions, and other disciplines will find that these collections provide concise summaries of cutting edge research in rapidly advancing fields. The nonspecialist reader will find them useful summary statements of important neuroscience areas. Each collection was compiled, and includes an introductory essay, by an authority in that field.

Author : Lawrence E. Marks
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781483260334

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The Unity of the Senses by Lawrence E. Marks Pdf

Academic Press Series in Cognition and Perception: The Unity of the Senses: Interrelations Among the Modalities focuses on the perceptual processes, approaches, and methodologies involved in studies on the unity of the senses. The publication first elaborates on the doctrines of equivalent information, analogous sensory attributes and qualities, and common psychophysical properties. Discussions focus on discrimination, sensitivity, sound symbolism, intensity, brightness, and cross-modal perception of size, form, and space. The text then examines the doctrine of neural correspondences and sound symbolism in poetry, including sound and meaning, analogue and formal representation, vowel symbolism in poetry, coding perceptual information, coding sensory attributes, and evolution and development. The manuscript takes a look at synesthetic metaphor in poetry, as well as unity of the senses and synesthetic metaphor, warm and cool colors, synesthetic metaphors of odor and music, metaphorical imperative, and the music of Conrad Aiken. The publication is a valuable source of data for researchers interested in the unity of the senses.

Author : Berta Alsina,Stefan Heller,Isabel Varela-Nieto
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832506219

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Inner Ear Biology: Development, Physiopathology, Repair and Recovery by Berta Alsina,Stefan Heller,Isabel Varela-Nieto Pdf

Author : Reyes-Haro,Alejandro López-Juárez,Adrian Rodriguez-Contreras
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832531488

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Physiology and Pathology of Neuroglia by Reyes-Haro,Alejandro López-Juárez,Adrian Rodriguez-Contreras Pdf

Author : Nelson R. Cabej
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323851664

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The Inductive Brain in Development and Evolution by Nelson R. Cabej Pdf

The Inductive Brain in Development and Evolution provides readers with a substantial biological education on animal nervous systems and their role in the development, adaptation, homeostasis, and evolution of species. The book begins by delving into the embryonic development of the brain and then discusses epigenetic information and neural activity post-birth. It then analyzes the inductive brain’s neural and brain control of such factors like myogenesis, bone development, sensory organs, metamorphosis in vertebrates and invertebrates, and wing development in insects. The book closes with an examination of phenotypic evolution in neural control, mechanisms, and drivers of animal brains. The Inductive Brain in Development and Evolution will offer evolutionary biologists, specifically those researching development, adaptation, and evolution of animals, a comprehensive text that covers a variety of valuable topics. Presents the first book devoted to the inductive role of the brain in development, in adaptation, and in the evolution processes in animals Examines the central nervous system (CNS) from embryonic to adult life stages Provides detailed evidence to investigate the role of the CNS in molding animal morphology and life histories

Author : Quan Yuan,Chun Han,Peter Soba
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889745623

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Connecting Form and Function: Recent Advances in Understanding Dendrite Morphogenesis and Plasticity by Quan Yuan,Chun Han,Peter Soba Pdf

Author : Robert F. Schmidt,Gerhard Thews
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642738319

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Human Physiology by Robert F. Schmidt,Gerhard Thews Pdf

This book first appeared in English in 1983, as a translation of the 20th Edition of the long-established German textbook Physi%gie des Menschen. In this new English edition the text has been fundamentally "rejuvenated", to bring it up to date with the rapid advances in many areas of physiology and to incorporate many helpful suggestions from both readers and colleagues. In its scope and didac tic goals, the book remains as we set forth in the Preface to the First Edition, which follows. First, the content was substantially reorganized. The general aspects of cell physiol ogy and intercellular communication, which underlie the functions of all organs, were extracted from the various chapters and brought together in a separate intro ductory section. We are most grateful to our colleague J. DUDEL for undertaking this task. The second step was to make the text more concise in several places (for instance, the motor and somatovisceral systems previously occupied two chapters and have now been condensed into one). By these processes of condensation and distillation of the passages on general cell physiology, space was made for the necessary addi tions and expansions, with only a slight change in the overall length of the book.

Author : Javier DeFelipe,Henry Markram,Kathleen S. Rockland
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889190423

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The neocortical column by Javier DeFelipe,Henry Markram,Kathleen S. Rockland Pdf

The columnar organization is currently the most widely held hypothesis to explain the cortical processing of information, making its study of potential interest to any researcher interested in the cerebral cortex, both in a healthy and pathological state. Enough data are now available so that the Blue Brain Project can realistically tackle a model of the sensory column in rat. Few will deny however, that a comprehensive framework of the function and structure of columns has remained elusive. One set of persistent problems, as frequently remarked, is nomenclature. "Column" is used freely and promiscuously to refer to multiple, distinguishable entities; for example, cellular or dendritic minicolumns (<50um), and afferent macrocolumns (200-500um). Another set of problems is the degree to which the classical criteria (shared response properties, shared input and common output) may need to be modified and, if so, how. A third, related set of problems is to define area-specific and species-specific variations. Finally, more of an ultimate goal than a problem, is to achieve fundamental understanding of what columns are and how they are used in cortical processes. Therefore, one of the major objectives is to translate recent technical advances and new findings in the neurosciences into practical applications for the neuroscientist, the clinician, and for those interested in comparative anatomy and brain evolution.

Author : Gonzalo G. De Polavieja,German Sumbre
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-07
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889193288

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The world according to zebrafish: How neural circuits generate behaviour by Gonzalo G. De Polavieja,German Sumbre Pdf

Understanding how the brain functions is one of the most ambitious current scientific goals. This challenge will only be accomplish by a multidisciplinary approach involving genetics, molecular biology, optics, ethology, neurobiology and mathematics and using tractable model systems. The zebrafish larva is a transparent genetically tractable small vertebrate, ideal for the combination state-of-the- art imaging techniques (e.g. two-photon scanning microscopy, single-plane illumination microscopy, spatial light modulator microscopy and lightfield microscopy), bioluminiscence and optogenetics to monitor and manipulate neuronal activity from single specific neurons up to the entire brain, in an intact behaving organism. Furthermore, the zebrafish model offers large and increasing collection of mutant and transgenic lines modelling human brain diseases. With these advantages in hand, the zebrafish larva became in the recent years, a novel animal model to study neuronal circuits and behaviour, taking us closer than ever before to understand how the brain controls behaviour.

Author : Hugo Lagercrantz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780521889759

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The Newborn Brain by Hugo Lagercrantz Pdf

The new edition of this respected work presents a comprehensive review of basic mechanisms of fetal and neonatal brain development.

Author : ADELMAN
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489966476

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Sensory System I by ADELMAN Pdf