Gating in cerebral networks / Mircea Steriade, Denis Paré.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steriade, Mircea, author.

Paré, Denis, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neural networks (Neurobiology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 331 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The correct functioning of the mammalian brain depends on the integrated activity of myriad neuronal and non-neuronal cells. Discrete areas serve discrete functions, and dispersed or distributed communities of cells serve others. Throughout, these networks of activity are under the control of neuromodulatory systems. One goal of current neuroscientific research is to elucidate the precise methods by which these systems operate, especially during normal conscious behaviours and processes. Mircea Steriade and Denis Paré describe the neuronal properties and networks that exist within and between the cortex and two important sub-cortical structures: the thalamus and amygdala. The authors explore the changes in these properties, covering topics including morphology, electrophysiology, architecture and gating; and comparing regions and systems in both normal and diseased states. Aimed at graduates and postdoctoral researchers in neuroscience.

Contents:

Morphology and electroresponsive properties of thalamic neurons

Morphology and electroresponsive properties of neocortical cells

The amygdala

Rhinal and medial prefrontal cortices

Neuromodulation and state-dependent activities in forebrain neuronal circuits

Gating of signals in slow-wave sleep

Neuronal processes and cognitive functions in brain-active states of waking and REM sleep

Comparison of state-dependent activity patterns in the thalamocortical, hippocampal, and amygdalocortical systems

Neuronal substrates of some mental disorders.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16523-7

1-281-08542-1

9786611085421

1-139-13130-3

0-511-34234-9

0-511-34127-X

0-511-34125-3

0-511-54173-2

0-511-34287-X

OCLC:

233792167