The Cortical Neuron

To understand how the cerebral cortex functions requires knowledge of single cells in this region and of their organization into cortical networks. Looking beyond the classical "wiring diagram" description of the organization of cortical cells into circuits, this innovative work focuses on dynamic aspects of cerebral cortical physiology, both at the single-neuron and network levels. Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion of knowledge about the basic cellular physiology and molecular biology of cortical neurons - their membrane properties, their synaptic characteristics, their functional connectivity, their development, and the mechanisms of their response to injury. This authoritative volume includes contributions by many of the renowned neurobiologists and neurologists directly responsible for these advances. It is divided into four main sections, each of which is prefaced with an overview by a leading expert in the field. The sections cover cortical neurons and synapses, the cortical network, the developing cortical neuron, and the vulnerable cortical neuron. This final section focuses on the cortical neuron in relation to the mechanisms of epilepsy. Together, the chapters provide a balanced, up-to-date, multidisciplinary perspective on the normal and pathological function of the cells of the cerebral cortex, identifying the controversies and critical issues facing modern researchers in this exciting field.

Summary

This book provides a balanced, broad and up-to-date overview of the normal and pathologic functioning of cortical neurons, and identifies the critical issues and controversies facing researchers in this exciting area.

Additional text

it should prove to be useful from the level of postgraduate students to professors

Product details

• Authors: M. J. Gutnick, Michael Ed. Gutnick, Michael J. Gutnick, Mody Gutnick
• Assisted by: Michael J. Gutnick (Editor), Gutnick Michael J. (Editor), istvan mody (Editor), Mody Istvan (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.1995
• EAN: 9780195083309
• ISBN: 978-0-19-508330-9
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 244 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 963 g
• Illustrations: halftones, numerous line figures, tables
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Neurosciences, Zoology: Mammals, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy)