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The Visual Thalamocortical System and Its Modulation by the Brain Stem Core

By DSc , M. Steriade MD , D. Paré PhD , B. Hu PhD , M. Deschênes PhD (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1990
ISBN
978-3-642-74903-2, 978-3-642-74901-8, 3-540-15340-3, 3-540-16299-2, 3-540-16300-X, 3-540-50282-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-74901-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5014040 bytes)
Series
Progress in Sensory Physiology 10
Edition
1
Pages
124\131
Topic
Medicine
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Neurosciences; Ophthalmology

Description

This monographic work authored by eminent neurophysiologists will be of major interest to researchers investigating the visual system or working in behavioral neuroscience and sleep research. The book deals with the neuronal circuits of the visual thalamocortical system, the brainstem and basal forebrain modulatory systems and their neurotransmitters acting upon these circuits, and the neuronal activities in the visual thalamocortical system as changed during shifts in behavioral states of vigilance from wake to sleep. Data discussed consist of recent studies on light and electron microscopy, extra- and intracellular recordings of thalamic and cortical neurons, neurotransmitter actions, and state-dependent cellular activities in the visual system.

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