Handbook of basal ganglia structure and function
By: [edited by] Heinz Steiner and Kuei Y. Tseng
Contributors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 693
ISBN-13: 9780123747679
Subjects: Anatomy & histology; Physiology; Basal Ganglia; Diseases; Basal ganglia
Description: The Basal Ganglia comprise a group of forebrain nuclei that are interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem. Basal ganglia circuits are involved in various functions, including motor control and learning, sensorimotor integration, reward and cognition. The importance of these nuclei for normal brain function and behavior is emphasized by the numerous and diverse disorders associated with basal ganglia dysfunction, including Parkinson's disease, Tourette's syndrome, Huntington's disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dystonia, and psychostimulant addiction. The Handbook of Basal Ganglia provides a comprehensive overview of the structural and functional organization of the basal ganglia, with special emphasis on the progress achieved over the last 10-15 years. Organized in six parts, the volume describes the general anatomical organization and provides a review of the evolution of the basal ganglia, followed by detailed accounts of recent advances in anatomy, cellular/molecular, and cellular/physiological mechanisms, and our understanding of the behavioral and clinical aspects of basal ganglia function and dysfunction. *Synthesizes widely dispersed information on the behavioral neurobiology of the basal ganglia, including advances in the understanding of anatomy, cell-molecular and cell-physiological mechanisms, and behavioral/clinical aspects of function and dysfunction *Features a truly international cast of the preeminent researchers in the field *Fully explores the clinically relevant impact of the basal ganglia on various psychiatric and neurological diseases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Part A: The Basal Ganglia System and its Evolution; title: Chapter 1. The�Neuroanatomical Organization of the Basal Ganglia; title: Charles R. Gerfen; title: Chapter 2. The Conservative Evolution of the Vertebrate Basal Ganglia; title: A. Reiner; title: Chapter 3. Cell Types in the Different Nuclei of the Basal Ganglia; title: Dorothy E. Oorschot; title: Chapter 4. Neurotransmitter Receptors in the Basal Ganglia; title: Piers C. Emson, Henry Waldvogel and Richard Faull; title: Part B: Anatomy and Physiology of the Striatum; title: Chapter 5. The Striatal Skeleton: Medium Spiny Projection Neurons and their Lateral Connections; title: Dietmar Plenz and Jeffery R. Wickens; title: Chapter 6. D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Modulation of Striatal Glutamatergic Signaling in Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons; title: D. James Surmeier, Michelle Day, Tracy Gertler, Savio Chan and Weixing Shen; title: Chapter 7. The Cholinergic Interneurons of the Striatum: Intrinsic Properties Underlie Multiple Discharge Patterns; title: Joshua A. Goldberg and Charles J. Wilson; title: ^; title: Chapter 8. GABAergic Interneurons of the Neostriatum; title: James M. Tepper; title: Chapter 9. Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Striatum; title: David M. Lovinger, Margaret I. Davis and Rui M. Costa; title: Chapter 10. Nitric Oxide Signaling in the Striatum; title: Anthony R. West; title: Chapter 11. Adenosine-Dopamine Receptor Interaction; title: Micaela Morelli, Simola Nicola, Popoli Patrizia and Carta Anna R.; title: Chapter 12. Regulation of Corticostriatal Synaptic Plasticity in Physiological and Pathological Conditions; title: Massimiliano Di Filippo and Paolo Calabresi; title: Part C: Anatomy and Physiology of Globus Pallidus, Subthalamic Nucleus and Substantia Nigra; title: Chapter 13. Organization of the Globus Pallidus; title: Hitoshi Kita; title: Chapter 14. Projections from Pallidum to Striatum; title: Pieter Voorn; title: Chapter 15. The Subthalamic Nucleus: From in vitro to in vivo Mechanisms; title: Stephane Charpier, Corinne Beurrier and Jeanne T. Paz; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Chapter 16. Neurophysiology of Substantia Nigra Dopaminergic Neurons: Modulation by GABAergic Afferents; title: James M. Tepper; title: Chapter 17. Regulation of Extracellular Dopamine: Release and Reuptake; title: David Sulzer, Hui Zhang, Marianne Benoit-Marand, and Francois Gonon; title: Part D: Network Integration; title: Chapter 18. Organization of Corticostriatal Projection Neuron Types; title: Anton Reiner; title: Chapter 19. Gating of Cortical Input to the Striatum; title: Jeffery R. Wickens and Gordon W. Arbuthnott; title: Chapter 20. Organization of Prefrontal-Striatal Connections; title: Henk J. Groenewegen and Harry B.M. Uylings; title: Chapter 21. Gating of Limbic Input to the Ventral Striatum; title: Patricio O'Donnell; title: Chapter 22. Anatomical and Functional Organization of the Thalamostriatal Systems; title: Yoland Smith, Adriana Galvan, Dinesh Raju and Thomas Wichmann; title: Chapter 23. Subcortical Connections of the Basal Ganglia; title: David I.G. Wilson, Philip Winn and Peter Redgrave; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Chapter 24. Integrative Networks across Basal Ganglia Circuits; title: Suzanne N. Haber; title: Chapter 25. Synchronous Activity in Basal Ganglia-Cortical Circuits; title: J.R. Walters and D.A. Bergstrom; title: Part E: Molecular Signaling in the Basal Ganglia; title: Chapter 26. Second Messenger Cascades; title: Stephanie E. Bronson and Christine Konradi; title: Chapter 27. Neurotransmitter Regulation of Basal Ganglia Gene Expression; title: Kristen A. Keefe and Kristen A. Horner; title: Chapter 28. D1-Dopamine Receptor Supersensitivity in the Striatum; title: Charles R. Gerfen; title: Chapter 29. Psychostimulant-Induced Gene Regulation in Cortico-Striatal Circuits; title: Heinz Steiner; title: Chapter 30. Chromatin Remodeling: Role in Neuropathologies of the Basal Ganglia; title: Jocelyne Caboche, Emmanuel Roze, Karen Brami-Cherrier and Sandrine Betuing; title: Part F: Basal Ganglia Function and Dysfunction; title: Chapter 31. Phasic Dopamine Signaling and Basal Ganglia Function; title: Peter Redgrave, Veronique Coizet and John Reynolds; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Chapter 32. Basal Ganglia-Mediated Motor Learning; title: M.G. Packard; title: Chapter 33. Drug Addiction: The Neural and Psychological Basis of a Compulsive Incentive Habit; title: David Belin and Barry J. Everitt; title: Chapter 34. Environmental Contributions to Parkinson's disease: Cross Talk between Environmental Factors and Gene Defects; title: Gloria E. Meredith and Susan Totterdell; title: Chapter 35. Alterations in Corticostriatal Synaptic Function in Huntington's and Parkinson's Diseases; title: Carlos Cepeda, Nigel S. Bamford, V̌ronique M. Andř and Michael S. Levine; title: Chapter 36. Molecular Mechanisms of L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia; title: M. Angela Cenci; title: Chapter 37. Compensatory Mechanisms in Experimental and Human Parkinsonism: Potential for New Therapies; title: Erwan Bezard, Gřgory Porras, Javier Blesa and Još A. Obeso; title: Chapter 38. Pathological Synchrony of Basal Ganglia-Cortical Networks in the Systemic MPTP Primate Model of Parkinson's Disease; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Hagai Bergman, Adam Zaidel, Boris Rosin, Maya Slovik, Michal Rivlin-Etzion, Shay Moshel and Zvi Israel; title: Chapter 39. Deep-Brain Stimulation for Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders; title: Mahlon R. DeLong and Thomas Wichmann.; title: ^^