The synaptic organization of the brain
By: edited by Gordon M. Shepherd
Contributors: Shepherd, Gordon M., 1933-
Edition: 5th ed
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 719
Subjects: Brain; Synapses; Neural circuitry
Description: Brings together the molecular, anatomical, functional, and behavioral data in authoritative integrated accounts. The chapters are organized in the same format, covering the neural elements, synaptic connections, basic circuits, physiology, neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, membrane properties, dendritic properties, and with a final section on how the circuits mediate specific behaviors. The uniform framework for each chapter enables the authors to higlight the principles that are common to all regions, as well as the adaptations unique to each, thus serving as a model for understanding the neural basis of behavior.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-704) and index
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction to synaptic circuits; title: Ch. 2. Membrane properties and neurotransmitter actions; title: Ch. 3. Spinal cord: ventral horn; title: Ch. 4. Cochlear nucleus; title: Ch. 5. Olfactory bulb; title: Ch. 6. Retina; title: Ch. 7. Cerebellum; title: Ch. 8. Thalamus; title: Ch. 9. Basal ganglia; title: Ch. 10. Olfactory cortex; title: Ch. 11. Hippocampus; title: Ch. 12. Neocortex