UID:
almahu_9948025521902882
Format:
1 online resource (331 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-03823-7
,
9786611038236
,
1-4356-0318-4
,
0-08-053148-2
Content:
The thalamus is a group of cells placed centrally in the brain that serve a critical role in controlling how both sensory and motor signals are passed from one part of the cerebral cortex to another. Essentially, all information reaching the cerebral cortex and thus consciousness is relayed through the thalamus. The role of the thalamus in controlling the flow of information (such as visual, auditory, and motor) to the cortex has only recently begun to be understood. This book provides an in-depth look at the function of the thalamus and its role as relayer of information to the cerebral corte
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
Front Cover; Exploring the Thalamus; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations Used; Chapter I. Introduction; A. Thalamic Functions: What Is the Thalamus and What Is It For?; B. The ''Thalamus'' as a Part of the Diencephalon: The Dorsal Thalamus and the Ventral Thalamus; C. The Overall Plan of the Next Nine Chapters; Chapter II. The Nerve Cells of the Thalamus; A. On Classifying Relay Cells; B. Interneurons; C. The Cells of the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus; D. Summary; E. Some Unresolved Questions; Chapter III. The Afferent Axons to the Thalamus
,
A. A Functional Classification of Afferents to the Thalamic NucleiB. Afferent Axon Types as Seen Light Microscopically; C. Electron Microscopic Appearance of the Afferent Axon Terminals and Their Synaptic Relationships; D. Afferents from Interneurons and Reticular Cells; E. GABA Immunoreactive Afferents; F. Afferents to the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus; G. Some Problems of Synaptic Connectivity Patterns; H. Summary; I. Some Unresolved Questions; Chapter IV. Intrinsic Cell Properties; A. Cable Properties; B. Membrane Conductances; C. Summary and Conclusions; D. Some Unresolved Questions
,
Chapter V. Synaptic PropertiesA. lonotropic and Metabotropic Receptors; B. Synaptic Inputs to Relay Cells; C. Inputs to Interneurons and Reticular Cells; D. Summary; E. Some Unresolved Questions; Chapter VI. Function of Burst and Tonic Response Modes in the Thalamocortical Relay; A. Rhythmic Bursting; B. Effect of Response Mode on Transmission from Relay Cells to Cortical Cells; C. Control of Response Mode; D. Summary; E. Some Unresolved Questions; Chapter VII. Maps in the Brain; A. Introduction; B. Early Arguments for Maps
,
C. Clinical and Experimental Evidence for Maps in the Geniculocortical PathwayD. Multiple Maps in the Thalamocortical Pathways; E. Abnormal Maps in the Visual Pathways; F. Maps in the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus; G. Summary; H. Some Unresolved Questions; Chapter VIII. Two Types of Thalamic Relay; A. The Basic Categorization of Relays; B. The Evidence That There Are Two Distinct Types of Afferent That Go from Neocortex to Some Thalamic Nuclei; C. The Relationship of First and Higher Order Relays to the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus; D. Summary; E. Some Unresolved Questions
,
Chapter IX. Drivers and ModulatorsA. Drivers and Modulators in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus; B. The Geniculate Input to Cortex as a Driver; C. Tonic and Burst Modes in Thalamic Relay Cells; D. Key Differences between Drivers and Modulators; E. The Sleeping Thalamus; F. Can Extradiencephalic GABAergic Inputs to Thalamus Be Drivers?; G. Summary; H. Some Unresolved Questions; Chapter X. Overview; Bibliography; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-305460-5
Language:
English
