Plasticity in the visual system from genes to circuits / edited by Raphael Pinaud, Liisa A. Tremere, and Peter De Weerd.

Other author Pinaud, Raphael.
Other author Tremere, Liisa A.
Other author De Weerd, Peter.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Springer,
Descriptionxv, 364 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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Contents Ch. 1 Introduction: Plasticity in the visual system: from genes to circuits -- Pt. I Retinal and thalamic plasticity -- Ch. 2 Synaptic plasticity and structural remodeling of rod and cone cells -- Ch. 3 Retinal remodeling: circuitry revisions triggered by photoreceptor degeneration -- Ch. 4 Retinal plasticity and interactive cellular remodeling in retinal detachment and reattachment -- Ch. 5 Experience-dependent rewiring of retinal circuitry: involvement of immediate early genes -- Ch. 6 Attentional activation of cortico-reticulo-thalamic pathways revealed by Fos imaging -- Pt. II Cortical plasticity -- Ch. 7 Neuromodulatory transmitters in sensory processing and plasticity in the primary visual cortex -- Ch. 8 Critical calcium-regulated biochemical and gene expression programs involved in experience-dependent plasticity -- Ch. 9 The molecular biology of sensory map plasticity in adult mammals -- Ch. 10 Plasticity of retinotopic maps in visual cortex of cats and monkeys after lesions of the retina or primary visual cortex -- Ch. 11 Intra-cortical inhibition in the regulation of receptive field properties and neural plasticity in the primary visual cortex -- Ch. 12 Plasticity in V1 induced by perceptual learning -- Ch. 13 Investigating higher order cognitive functions in the dorsal (magnocellular) stream of visual processing -- Ch. 14 Dopamine-dependent associative learning of workload-predicting cues in the temporal lobe of the monkey -- Pt. III Theoretical considerations -- Ch. 15 Linking visual development and learning to information processing: pre-attentive and attentive brain dynamics -- Ch. 16 Conclusion: a unified theoretical framework for plasticity in visual circuitry.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN0387281894
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