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Plasticity in the Visual System (eBook, PDF)

From Genes to Circuits

Redaktion: Pinaud, Raphael; De Weerd, Peter; Tremere, Liisa A.

Beschreibung

Plasticity is the basis for learning, memory formation and cognition, and the adaptability it affords is essential for normal day-to-day functioning. Many diseases of brain functioning can be described as, or affect, plasticity mechanisms. The goal of Plasticity in the Visual System: From Genes to Circuits is to assemble and integrate the various levels of analysis required to approach a more complete picture of plasticity in the visual system. Researchers with backgrounds varying from systems neuroscience to molecular biology present a coherent picture of visual system plasticity, in which an array of genetic and molecular processes becomes linked with changes in neuronal connectivity, physiological changes, and ultimately, learning behavior. Because of its interdisciplinary view on plasticity, this book will appeal to the wide neuroscience community.

Plasticity in the Visual System: From Genes to Circuits will advance discussion in a wide range of fields, including molecular, cellular and systems neuroscience, perceptual psychology, computational modeling and will be of use in graduate level courses and seminars in these areas.

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Autor

Raphael Pinaud, University of Toronto, ON, Canada / Liisa A. Tremere, OHSU, Beaverton, OR, USA / Peter De Weerd, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387281902
• Artikelnr.: 37287684

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"Plasticity in the Visual System is a compilation of work of renowned scientists into the neural mechanisms that underlie plasticity of the visual system. ... The book will be appealing to neuroscientists interested in plasticity in general and particularly to those interested in the visual system. The book is also accessible to graduate students in neuroscience and offers not only a wealth of information regarding visual system plasticity and mechanisms, but also furnishes interesting new lines of research." -- Maurice Ptito, The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 5, July, 2006

"An update of recent developments trying to integrate the molecular basis of visual plasticity with changes in neuronal activity and morphology. ... The book appears to be primarily written for graduate students and visual neuroscientists, including perceptual psychologists and computational modelers, who use different approaches to tackle the problem of brain plasticity, using the visual system as a model. ... is a useful complement for the neuroradiology audience because it provides insight on molecular mechanisms that underlie plasticity at different levels of the visual pathway." -- American Journal of Neuroradiology, January, 2007