Neuronal Networks of the Hippocampus

ISBN-13: 9780521364812 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 304 str.

Roger D. Traub; Richard Miles

Opis

Important neurological techniques for the physiological reconstruction of a large biological neural network are presented.

Recenzje

"Traub and Miles are to be congratulated not only for the intellectual and empirical achievements embodied in this book, but also for the delicate balance struck between detail and clarity." Bruce L. McNaughton, Trends in Neuroscience

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. The hippocampus in context; 2. Physiology of single neurons: voltage- and ligand-gated ionic channels; 3. Synaptic function and organization of the CA3 region; 4. The single-cell model; 5. Model of the CA3 network; 6. Collective behaviours of the CA3 network: experiment and model; 7. Collective behaviours of the CA3 network: spontaneous oscillations and synchronized synaptic potentials; 8. Field effects; 9. Theoretical approaches: mathematical neural networks; Appendix; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.