Plasticity in the Visual System (eBook, PDF)

From Genes to Circuits
Redaktion: Pinaud, Raphael; De Weerd, Peter; Tremere, Liisa A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

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

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Plasticity in the Visual System: From Genes to Circuits.- Part I Retinal and Thalamic Plasticity: Synaptic Plasticity and Structural Remodeling of Rod and Cone Cells.- Retinal Remodeling: Circuitry Revisions Triggered by Photoreceptor Degeneration.- Retinal Plasticity and Interactive Cellular Remodeling in Retinal Detachment and Reattachment.- Experience-Dependent Retinal Circuit Rewiring: Involvement of Immediate Early Genes.- Attentional Activation of Cortico-Thalamic Pathways Revealed by Fos Imaging.- Part II Cortical Plasticity: Neuromodulatory Transmitters in Sensory Processing and Plasticity in the Primary Visual Cortex.- Critical Calcium-Regulated Biochemical and Gene Expression Programs in Experience-Dependent Plasticity.- The Molecular Biology of Sensory Map Plasticity in Adult Mammals. Plasticity of Retinotopic Maps in Visual Cortex of Cats and Monkeys After Lesions of the Retinas or Primary Visual Cortex.- Intra-Cortical Inhibition in the Regulation of Receptive Field Properties and Neural Plasticity in the Primary Visual Cortex.- Plasticity in V1 Induced by Perceptual Learning.- Investigating Higher Order Cognitive Functions in the Dorsal (Magnocellular) Stream of Visual Processing.- Dopamine-Dependent Associative Learning of Workload Predicting Cues in the Temporal Lobe of the Monkey.- Part III Theoretical Considerations: Linking Visual Development and Learning to Information Processing: Pre-attentive and Attentive Brain Dynamics.- Conclusion: A Unified Theoretical Framework for Plasticity in Visual Circuitry.

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