Plasticity in the Visual System From Genes to Circuits /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Pinaud, Raphael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tremere, Liisa A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Weerd, Peter De (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Ophthalmology.; Behavioral sciences.; Cell biology.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.; Behavioral Sciences.; Cell Biology.

 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. 

 Perception of motion, depth, and form -- to Plasticity in the Visual System: From Genes to Circuits -- 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 Rewiring of Retinal Circuitry: Involvement of Immediate Early Genes -- Attentional Activation of Cortico-Reticulo-Thalamic Pathways Revealed by Fos Imaging -- Cortical Plasticity -- Neuromodulatory Transmitters in Sensory Processing and Plasticity in the Primary Visual Cortex -- Critical Calcium-Regulated Biochemical and Gene Expression Programs involved 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 Retina 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 -- Theoretical Considerations -- Linking Visual Development and Learning to Information Processing: Preattentive and Attentive Brain Dynamics -- Conclusion: A Unified Theoretical Framework for Plasticity in Visual Circuitry.