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The proposed volume is the first comprehensive and single-authored book on the functions of the basal ganglia. The goal is to provide a new synthesis of diverse areas of research on the basal ganglia, from cellular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity to neural circuit mechanisms underlying behaviour.
List of contents
1. Introduction
2. Anatomical Organization of the Basal Ganglia
3. Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in the Basal Ganglia
4. Current Ideas on BG Function
5. Behavior and Control
6. The Place of the BG in the Hierarchy
7. Transition Control
8. Higher-Order Transitions and Cognition
9. Motivation
10. Actions and Goals
11. Corticostriatal Contributions to Habits and Behavioral Automaticity
12. Dopamine and Reinforcement Learning
13. Reorganization, Exploration, and Plasticity
14. Interpretation of Clinical Symptoms
15. Synthesis
About the author
Henry Yin is currently a professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. Yin received his B.A. from Washington University in St Louis and his Ph.D. from UCLA. Yin’s research has, from the very start, focused on the function of the basal ganglia, combining different levels of analysis, from cellular to behavioral mechanisms. He has published over 50 papers on various aspects of basal ganglia function.
Summary
The proposed volume is the first comprehensive and single-authored book on the functions of the basal ganglia. The goal is to provide a new synthesis of diverse areas of research on the basal ganglia, from cellular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity to neural circuit mechanisms underlying behaviour.
