Neurobiology of Motor Control (eBook, PDF)

Fundamental Concepts and New Directions
Redaktion: Hooper, Scott L.; Büschges, Ansgar

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A multi-disciplinary look at the current state of knowledge regarding motor control and movement--from molecular biology to robotics The last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in the number of sophisticated tools and methodologies for exploring motor control and movement. Multi-unit recordings, molecular neurogenetics, computer simulation, and new scientific approaches for studying how muscles and body anatomy transform motor neuron activity into movement have helped revolutionize the field. Neurobiology of Motor Control brings together contributions from an interdisciplinary group of experts to provide a review of the current state of knowledge about the initiation and execution of movement, as well as the latest methods and tools for investigating them. The book ranges from the findings of basic scientists studying model organisms such as mollusks and Drosophila, to biomedical researchers investigating vertebrate motor production to neuroengineers working to develop robotic and smart prostheses technologies. Following foundational chapters on current molecular biological techniques, neuronal ensemble recording, and computer simulation, it explores a broad range of related topics, including the evolution of motor systems, directed targeted movements, plasticity and learning, and robotics. * Explores motor control and movement in a wide variety of organisms, from simple invertebrates to human beings * Offers concise summaries of motor control systems across a variety of animals and movement types * Explores an array of tools and methodologies, including electrophysiological techniques, neurogenic and molecular techniques, large ensemble recordings, and computational methods * Considers unresolved questions and how current scientific advances may be used to solve them going forward Written specifically to encourage interdisciplinary understanding and collaboration, and offering the most wide-ranging, timely, and comprehensive look at the science of motor control and movement currently available, Neurobiology of Motor Control is a must-read for all who study movement production and the neurobiological basis of movement--from molecular biologists to roboticists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118873342
• Artikelnr.: 52560592

Autorenporträt

SCOTT L. HOOPER, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Ohio University and Visiting Professor at the University of Cologne. ANSGAR BÜSCHGES, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Animal Physiology at the University of Cologne. He has served as Dean of the University of Cologne's Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and is a member of the Executive Committee of the German Neuroscience Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction Ansgar Büschges and Scott L. Hooper Chapter 2:
Electrophysiological recording techniques Scott L. Hooper and Joachim
Schmidt Chapter 3: Multi-unit recording Arthur Leblois and Christophe
Pouzat Chapter 4: The "new math" of neuroscience: genetic tools for
accessing and electively manipulating neurons Andreas Schoofs, Michael J.
Pankratz, and Martyn Goulding Chapter 5: Computer simulation - power and
peril Astrid A. Prinz and Scott L. Hooper Chapter 6: Evolution of motor
systems Paul S. Katz and Melina E. Hale Chapter 7 Chapter 7.1: Introduction
to motor pattern selection in vertebrates and invertebrates Hans-Joachim
Pflüger and Sten Grillner Chapter 7.2: Selection of action--a vertebrate
perspective Sten Grillner and Brita Robertson Chapter 7.3: Motor pattern
selection and initiation in invertebrates with an emphasis on insects
Hans-Joachim Pflüger Chapter 8: Neural networks for the generation of
rhythmic motor behaviors Ronald M. Harris-Warrick and Jan-Marino Ramirez
Chapter 9: Sensory feedback in the control of posture and locomotion Donald
H. Edwards and Boris I. Prilutsky Chapter 10 Coordination of rhythmic
movements Jean-Patrick Le Gal, Réjean Dubuc, and Carmen
Smarandache-Wellmann Chapter 11: Prehensile movements Till Bockemühl
Chapter 12: Muscle, biomechanics, and implications for neural control Lena
H. Ting and Hillel J. Chiel Chapter 13: Plasticity and learning in motor
control networks John Simmers and Keith T. Sillar Chapter 14: Bio-inspired
robot locomotion Thomas Buschmann and Barry Trimmer Index