Frog Neurobiology

2012-12-06
Frog Neurobiology

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  • Author: R. Llinas
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 3642663168
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1056

In review, the amount of information available on the morphological and func tional properties of the frog nervous system is very extensive indeed and in certain areas is the only available source of information in vertebrates. Further more, much of the now classical knowledge in neurobiology was originally ob tained and elaborated in depth in this vertebrate. To cite only a few examples, studies of nerve conduction, neuromuscular transmission, neuronal integration, sense organs, development, and locomotion have been developed with great detail in the frog and in conjunction provide the most complete holistic descrip tion of any nervous system. Added to the above considerations, the ease with which these animals may be maintained (both as adults and during development) and the advantage of their lower cost as compared with other vertebrate forms make the frog one of the most important laboratory animals in neurobiology. With these thoughts in mind, we decided to compile this volume. Our goal in doing so was to assemble as much as possible of the information available on frog neurobiology and to have the different topics covered by authorities in each of the fields represented. To keep the handbook restricted to one volume, we found it necessary to omit the large field of amphibian muscle neurobiology, which has already been summarized in various other publications.

Frog Neurobiology

1976
Frog Neurobiology

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  • Author: Rodolfo Riascos Llinás
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9780387076065
  • Category : Frogs
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1046

Frog Neurobiology

1976-10-01
Frog Neurobiology

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  • Author: Rodolfo Llinás
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9783642663178
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1068

Developmental Neurobiology of the Frog

1988-09-07
Developmental Neurobiology of the Frog

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  • Author: Emanuel D. Pollack
  • Publisher: Wiley-Liss
  • ISBN: 9780471500377
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 300

The frog has been used in many recent investigations in developmental neurobiology because it is experimentally accessible during the larval period, during which much of the nervous system is shaped. Contributors to this volume describe different methodologies applied within several neuronal populations. They examine a wide range of topics, including development of the spinal cord, brain components, and the peripheral nervous system; differentiation of CNS neurons; tectal development; specification of spinal sensory neurons during development; and the meritocratic selection hypothesis in the control of motoneuron death during development.

Developmental Neurobiology of the Frog

1988
Developmental Neurobiology of the Frog

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  • Author: Emanuel D. Pollack
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Amphibians
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 312

The frog has been used in many recent investigations in developmental neurobiology because it is experimentally accessible during the larval period, during which much of the nervous system is shaped. Contributors to this volume describe different methodologies applied within several neuronal populations. They examine a wide range of topics, including development of the spinal cord, brain components, and the peripheral nervous system; differentiation of CNS neurons; tectal development; specification of spinal sensory neurons during development; and the meritocratic selection hypothesis in the control of motoneuron death during development.

Neurobiology

2012-12-06
Neurobiology

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  • Author: Franco Conti
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 1461558999
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 390

Understanding how the brain works is undoubtedly the greatest challenge for human intelligence and one of the most ambitious goals of contemporary science. We are certainly far from this goal, but significant advancements in several fields of Neuroscience and Neurobiology are being obtained at an increasing pace. The NATO ASI School in Neurobiology, held in Erice May 2-12,1995, as the 23rd Course of the International School of Biophysics, provided an update on three basic topics: Biophysics and Molecular Biology ofIon Channels, Sensory Transduction, and Higher Order Functions. Current knowledge on these subjects was covered by formal lectures and critical discussions between lecturers and participants. This book collects original contributions from those scientists who attended the School. Many students presented their results in poster sessions, steering lively informal discussions. A selection of these contributions is also included. A major portion of the program of the School was devoted to a general overview of current trends of thought and experimental approaches in neurobiology, emphasising the importance of understanding molecular aspects of the elementary events underlying sensory transduction and processing in the nervous system, without indulging however in a pure reductionistic view of such complex phenomena. Recent studies of molecular biology and the electrophysiology of heterologously expressed ionic channels, have shed new light on the molecular mechanisms underlying ionic permeation of excitable membranes and its regulation by physical and chemical parameters.

Comparative Neurology of the Telencephalon

2012-12-06
Comparative Neurology of the Telencephalon

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  • Author: Sven O. Ebbesson
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 1461329884
  • Category : Medical
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 516

When a young graduate student sat before Percival Bailey in 1960 and spoke of his longstanding interest in zoology and his recent interest in the nervous system, he asked the then Director of the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute if there was support in the scientific establishment for research in evolutionary comparative neurology. Bailey patted his abdomen with both hands and thought for a moment. Finally he said: "Young man, there is no place for people like you." The graduate student was crestfallen. To a large extent what Bailey said is still true. The greater part of research in neurobiology is directed toward answering a single broad question. How do brains in general, and the human brain in particular, work? This is a legitimate and important question. It is not, however, the only question worth answering. This overweening emphasis on function, especially in regard to the human nervous is a result of the origins of neurology in the clinic. The professional school, system, site of most such research, has been remarkably well-insulated from many of the major concerns of biology.

Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology

2012-12-06
Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology

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  • Author: Jorg-Peter Ewert
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 1468444123
  • Category : Medical
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1212

This volume presents the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology" held at the University of Kassel, Federal Republic of Germany in August 1981. During the last decade much progress has been made in understanding the neurophysiological bases of behavior in both vertebrates and invertebrates. The reason for this is that a number of new physiological, anatomical, and histochemical techniques have recently been developed for brain research which can now be combined with ethological methods for the analysis of animal behavior to form a new field of research known as "Neuroethology". The term Neuroethology was originally introduced by S.L.Brown and R.W.Hunsperger (1963) in connection with studies on the activation of agonistic behaviors by electrical brain stimulation in cats. Neuroethology was more closely defined by G.Hoyle (1970) in the context of a review on cellular mechanisms underlying behavior of invertebrates. Since the 6th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience held in Toronto in 1976, Neuroethology has become established as a session topic.

Neurobiology and Clinical Aspects of the Outer Retina

2012-12-06
Neurobiology and Clinical Aspects of the Outer Retina

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  • Author: M.B. Djamgoz
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 9401105332
  • Category : Medical
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 503

This book deals with the cellular biology, biochemistry and physiology of photoreceptors and their interactions with the second-order neurons, bipolar and horizontal cells. The focus is upon the contributions made by these neurons to vision. Thus the basic neurobiology of the outer retina is related to the visual process, and visual defects that could arise from abnormalities in this part of the retina are highlighted in the first 16 chapters. Since all vertebrate retinas have the same basic structure and physiological plan, examples are given from a variety of species, with an emphasis upon mammals, extending to human vision. The last four chapters approach the problem from the other end. This part of the book covers a range of clinical conditions involving visual abnormalities that are due to cellular defects in the outer retina. Although the contents of this book do not represent the proceedings of a conference, the concept arose at an international symposium on 'Recent Advances in Retinal Research' which was held at the International Marine Centre in Oristano, Sardinia. We hope that the book will give a coherent, up to date review of the neurobiology and clinical aspects of the outer retina and encourage further integration of these areas. Retinal neurobiology has been an intense field of investigation for several decades. More recently, it has seen significant advances with the application of modern techniques of cell and molecular biology.

Neurobiology of Motor Programme Selection

2013-10-22
Neurobiology of Motor Programme Selection

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  • Author: J. Kien
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISBN: 1483287726
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 301

The traditional view of motor systems as a linear chain of elements switched on and off by command neurons has become increasingly difficult to maintain in the face of accumulating evidence against the existence of command elements. So far, however, the general formulation of an alternative approach has been lacking. This book, by summarising the evidence against the linear approach to motor systems, argues forcefully against it. Analyses are presented of motor systems ranging from the lobster stomatogastric system through molluscan systems, leech movement, insect singing and locomotion, fish and amphibian behaviour, to goal-directed a movements in primates and volitional movements in humans. Comparison of these motor systems reveal the existence of some general principles underlying motor control and behavioural choice such that motor systems appear generally to be parallel, distributed processing networks. By discussing the treatment of motor systems in terms of parallel distributed processing systems, this book presents in concentrated form an alternative to the earlier view of motor systems. As such, the book is a must for all neuroscientists interested in the organisation of motor systems and the neuronal substrates of behavioural choice.