Neurobiol Insect Brain C

ISBN-13: 9780198523444 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 704 str.

Burrows

Opis

This book reviews the advances in insect neurobiology in the last two decades and highlights the contributions of this field to our understa nding of how nervous systems function in general. By concentrating lar gely on one insect, the locust, this book unravels the mechanisms by w hich a brain integrates the vast array of sensory information to gener ate movement and behavior. The author describes the structure and deve lopment of the insect brain, detailing the cellular properties of inse ct neurons and the way they are altered by neurosecretors. Insect move ments are fully analyzed at the cellular level to illustrate particula r features of integrative processing. Richly illustrated, this volume emphasizes how the brain of an insect can be an informative model for defining basic neural mechanisms, shared by other animals and man.

Recenzje

Burrows is an eminent and productive figure in neurobiology, and this book is an immensely authoritative treatment of locust neurobiology. His message is clear and important ... a key reference work, which should be read by all neurobiologists and behaviourists.