Theory Of Cortical Plasticity

Author : Leon N. Cooper
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 9812387919

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Theory of Cortical Plasticity by Leon N. Cooper Pdf

This invaluable book presents a theory of cortical plasticity and shows how this theory leads to experiments that test both its assumptions and consequences. It elucidates, in a manner that is accessible to students as well as researchers, the role which the BCM theory has played in guiding research and suggesting experiments that have led to our present understanding of the mechanisms underlying cortical plasticity. Most of the connections between theory and experiment that are discussed require complex simulations. A unique feature of the book is the accompanying software package, Plasticity. This is provided complete with source code, and enables the reader to repeat any of the simulations quoted in the book as well as to vary either parameters or assumptions. Plasticity is thus a research and an educational tool. Readers can use it to obtain hands-on knowledge of the structure of BCM and various other learning algorithms. They can check and replicate our results as well as test algorithms andrefinements of their own.

Author : Christopher A. Shaw,Jill McEachern
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134949410

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Toward a Theory of Neuroplasticity by Christopher A. Shaw,Jill McEachern Pdf

This book provides a broad survey of many of the major areas in neuroplasticity research by leading investigators in the field. The topics considered range across all levels of nervous system organization from the molecular to behavioral levels for species ranging from C. elegans to humans. In addition, the effects of development and neuropathological events are discussed. A final summary chapter synthesizes the data gathered in this volume in order to provide the basis for a general theory of neuroplasticity.

Author : B. Julesz,I. Kovacs
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015037848838

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Maturational Windows And Adult Cortical Plasticity by B. Julesz,I. Kovacs Pdf

Author : Ron D. Frostig
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420076851

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In Vivo Optical Imaging of Brain Function, Second Edition by Ron D. Frostig Pdf

These are exciting times for the field of optical imaging of brain function. Rapid developments in theory and technology continue to considerably advance understanding of brain function. Reflecting changes in the field during the past five years, the second edition of In Vivo Optical Imaging of Brain Function describes state-of-the-art techniques and their applications for the growing field of functional imaging in the live brain using optical imaging techniques. New in the Second Edition: Voltage-sensitive dyes imaging in awake behaving animals Imaging based on genetically encoded probes Imaging of mitochondrial auto-fluorescence as a tool for cortical mapping Using pH-sensitive dyes for functional mapping Modulated imaging Calcium imaging of neuronal activity using 2-photon microscopy Fourier approach to optical imaging Fully updated chapters from the first edition Leading Authorities Explore the Latest Techniques Updated to reflect continuous development in this emerging research area, this new edition, as with the original, reaches across disciplines to review a variety of non-invasive optical techniques used to study activity in the living brain. Leading authorities from such diverse areas as biophysics, neuroscience, and cognitive science present a host of perspectives that range from a single neuron to large assemblies of millions of neurons, captured at various temporal and spatial resolutions. Introducing techniques that were not available just a few years ago, the authors describe the theory, setup, analytical methods, and examples that highlight the advantages of each particular method.

Author : Sam Fazeli,Graham L. Collingridge
Publisher : Garland Science
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000140989

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Cortical Plasticity by Sam Fazeli,Graham L. Collingridge Pdf

This book provides an insight into the rapidly growing field of cortical plasticity. It brings together diverse experimental approaches to the study of activity-dependent changes in neuronal connections, as exemplified by long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD).

Author : Stephen Lomber,Stephen G. Lomber,Jos Eggermont
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198528999

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Reprogramming the Cerebral Cortex by Stephen Lomber,Stephen G. Lomber,Jos Eggermont Pdf

The brain has a remarkable ability to adapt in the event of damage - in many cases shifting responsibility for specific cognitive functions to other non-damaged brain regions. This 'plasticity' can be crucial in aiding recovery from stroke, trauma, and peripheral damage such as eye or ear damage. Over the past thirty years our view of cortical plasticity has evolved greatly. Early studies suggested that changes to cortical function due to peripheral lesions could only occur duringdevelopment and that these plastic changes were specific to a particular temporal window or "critical period". Over time, it has been demonstrated that cortical modifications as a consequence of either peripheral or central lesions can induce adaptive, or beneficial, changes in cortical function in aneffort to preserve or enhance function. More recently, studies have identified that many of these adaptive changes, once thought only possible in the developing brain, are also possible in the mature or developed brain. At present, many laboratories are defining the beneficial capabilities of cerebral cortex plasticity, upon which many proactive and therapeutic strategies may be developed in order to maximiSe the "reprogramming" capabilities of the cerebrum.'Reprogramming the Cerebral Cortex' describes these exciting studies and examines adaptive cortical plasticity in a variety of systems (visual, auditory, somatomotor, cross-modal, language and cognition). The book leads the reader through the complexities and promise of neuroplasticity, and presents insights into current and future research and clinical practice. It is unique in looking at the beneficial capabilities of cerebral cortex plasticity, upon which many proactive and therapeuticstrategies may be developed.The book will be a valuable resource for behavioural, systems, computational and cognitive neuroscientists, as well as clinicians and neuropsychologists.

Author : Daniel Laskowitz,Gerald Grant
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781498766579

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Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury by Daniel Laskowitz,Gerald Grant Pdf

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant source of death and permanent disability, contributing to nearly one-third of all injury related deaths in the United States and exacting a profound personal and economic toll. Despite the increased resources that have recently been brought to bear to improve our understanding of TBI, the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches has been disappointingly slow. Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury attempts to integrate expertise from across specialties to address knowledge gaps in the field of TBI. Its chapters cover a wide scope of TBI research in five broad areas: Epidemiology Pathophysiology Diagnosis Current treatment strategies and sequelae Future therapies Specific topics discussed include the societal impact of TBI in both the civilian and military populations, neurobiology and molecular mechanisms of axonal and neuronal injury, biomarkers of traumatic brain injury and their relationship to pathology, neuroplasticity after TBI, neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapy, advanced neuroimaging of mild TBI, neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms following mild TBI, sports-related TBI, epilepsy and PTSD following TBI, and more. The book integrates the perspectives of experts across disciplines to assist in the translation of new ideas to clinical practice and ultimately to improve the care of the brain injured patient.

Author : Joseph I. Tracy,Benjamin M. Hampstead,K. Sathian
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199965243

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Cognitive Plasticity in Neurologic Disorders by Joseph I. Tracy,Benjamin M. Hampstead,K. Sathian Pdf

This volume makes clear that the cognitive and behavioural symptoms of neurologic disorders and syndromes are dynamic and changing. Each chapter describes the neuroplastic processes at work in a particular condition, giving rise to these ongoing cognitive changes.

Author : Bryan Kolb
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Brain
ISBN : 0805815201

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Brain Plasticity and Behavior by Bryan Kolb Pdf

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jos J. Eggermont
Publisher : Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Brain
ISBN : UOM:39015020803253

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The Correlative Brain by Jos J. Eggermont Pdf

This monograph is the result of a course given to graduate students and to the faculty of the Dept. of Medical Physics and Biophysics of Nijmegen University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in the fall of 1984 and 1985. The course was intended to put together experi ment, theory, and analysis methods in order to study neural in teraction and coding in the brain. The following pages give a survey of neural interaction and its experimental substrate: cor related neural activity. The basic reason for restricting myself to vertebrate brains was to keep the material concise. As the text developed, however, it became more of a review, than a research monograph, in the attempt to balance theoretical and experimen tal aspects in brain research. Consequently, the book can be read from various points of view: that of requiring an overview of theories and theoretical principles, or an overview of experimental studies in neural interaction and the methods that can be used, or with the conviction that theory and experiment cannot be separat ed. In the latter case the book should be read from beginning to end. A way to read through the theoretical sections and the ex perimental sections of the book is presented in the following flow chart; Theory: /Chap. 2 -Chap. 4 -Chap. 5 ___ ̃ Introduction -+ Chap. 1 \, Chap. 10 -+ Chap. 14 Experim̃Chap. 3 -Chap. 6 -Chap. 7 -Chap. 8 ̃ Chap.

Author : Dale Purves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Developmental neurobiology
ISBN : UOM:39015013217032

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Body and Brain by Dale Purves Pdf

Author : Leon N. Cooper
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Medical
ISBN : 981021815X

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How We Learn, how We Remember by Leon N. Cooper Pdf

Leon Cooper's somewhat peripatetic career has resulted in work in quantum field theory, superconductivity, the quantum theory of measurement as well as the mechanisms that underly learning and memory. He has written numerous essays on a variety of subjects as well as a highly regarded introduction to the ideas and methods of physics for non-physicists. Among the many accolades, he has received (some deserved) one he likes specially is the comment of an anonymous reviewer who characterized him as ?a nonsense physicist?.This compilation of papers presents the evolution of his thinking on mechanisms of learning, memory storage and higher brain function. The first half proceeds from early models of memory and synaptic plasticity to a concrete theory that has been put into detailed correspondence with experiment and leads to the very current exploration of the molecular basis for learning and memory storage. The second half outlines his efforts to investigate the properties of neural network systems and to explore to what extent they can be applied to real world problems.In all this collection, hopefully, provides a coherent, no-nonsense, account of a line of research that leads to present investigations into the biological basis for learning and memory storage and the information processing and classification properties of neural systems.

Author : Dante Cicchetti,Donald J. Cohen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470048191

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Developmental Psychopathology, Volume 2 by Dante Cicchetti,Donald J. Cohen Pdf

Developmental Psychopathology, Second Edition, contains in three volumes the most complete and current research on every aspect of developmental psychopathology. This seminal reference work features contributions from national and international expert researchers and clinicians who bring together an array of interdisciplinary work to ascertain how multiple levels of analysis may influence individual differences, the continuity or discontinuity of patterns and the pathways by which the same developmental outcomes may be achieved. This volume addresses theoretical perspectives and methodological.

Author : Jordan Grafman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642598975

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Neuronal Plasticity: Building a Bridge from the Laboratory to the Clinic by Jordan Grafman Pdf

Over the last twenty years there has been an explosive growth in our understanding of the molecular, cellular, and anatomical changes that occur in the days and weeks following brain injury. It is now clear that training and exposure to certain environments can modify and shape neuronal plasticity in lower animals and humans. In humans, in particular, there are new ways of charting neuronal plasticity at the ensemble or regional level using functional neuroimaging techniques such as positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Thus, the time seems right for transporting the laboratory results to the clinic so that experimental findings can be tested in the "field". This volume provides some impetus to moving the field of cognitive neuroscience a little further in its efforts to improve the lives of patients who have suffered a debilitating brain injury.

Author : Adriana Galván
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107089921

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The Neuroscience of Adolescence by Adriana Galván Pdf

Written by an award-winning developmental neuroscientist, this is a comprehensive and cutting-edge account of the latest research on the adolescent brain.