The hippocampus book

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The hippocampus book

edited by Per Andersen ... [et al.]

Oxford University Press, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Other editors: Richard Morris, David Amaral, Tim Bliss, John O'Keefe

Contents of Works

  • The hippocampal formation / Per Andersen ... [et al.]
  • Historical perspective / Per Andersen ... [et al.]
  • Hippocampal neuroanatomy / David Amaral and Pierre Lavenex
  • Morphological development of the hippocampus / Michael Frotscher and László Seress
  • Structural and functional properties of hippocampal neurons / Nelson Spruston and Chris McBain
  • Synaptic function / Dimitri Kullmann
  • Molecular mechanisms of synaptic function in the hippocampus: neurotransmitter exocytosis and glutamatergic, GABAergic and cholinergic transmission / Pavel Osten, William Wisden, and Rolf Sprengel
  • Local circuits / Eberhard Buhl and Miles Whittington
  • Structural plasticity / Elizabeth Gould
  • Synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus / Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge, and Richard Morris
  • Hippocampal neurophysiology in the behaving animal / John O'Keefe
  • Functional role of the human hippocampus / Craig Stark
  • Theories of hippocampal function / Richard Morris
  • Computational models of the spatial and mnemonic functions of the hippocampus / Neil Burgess
  • Stress and the hippocampus / Richard Morris
  • Hippocampus and human disease / Matthew Walker, Dennis Chan, and Maria Thom

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The hippocampus is one of a group of remarkable structures embedded within the medial temporal lobe of the brain. Long known to be important for memory, it has been a prime focus of neuroscience research for many years. The Hippocampus Book promises to facilitate developments in the field in a major way by bringing together, for the first time, contributions by leading international scientists working on hippocampal anatomy, physiology, and function. This authoritative volume offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date account of what the hippocampus does, how it does it and what happens when things go wrong. At the same time, it illustrates how research focusing on this single brain structure has revealed principles of wider generality for the whole brain in relation to anatomical connectivity, synaptic plasticity, cognition and behaviour, and computational algorithms. Well-organised in its presentation of both theory and experimental data, this peerless work vividly illustrates the astonishing progress that has been made in unravelling the workings of the brain. The Hippocampus Book is destined to take a central place on every neuroscientist's bookshelf.

Table of Contents

  • 1. he Hippocampal Formation
  • 2. Historical Perspective: Proposed Functions, Biological Characteristics and Neurobiological Models of the Hippocampus
  • 3. Hippocampal Neuroanatomy
  • 4. Morphological Development of the Hippocampus
  • 5. Structural and Functional Properties of Hippocampal Neurons
  • 6. Synaptic Function
  • 7. Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function in the Hippocampus: Neurotransmitter Exocytosis, Glutamatergic, GABAergic and Cholinergic Transmission
  • 8. Local Circuits
  • 9. Structural Plasticity
  • 10. Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus
  • 11. Hippocampal Neurophysiology in the Behaving Animal
  • 12. Functional Role of the Human Hippocampus
  • 13. Theories of Hippocampal Function
  • 14. Computational Models of the Spatial and Mnemonic Functions of the Hippocampus
  • 15. Stress and the Hippocampus
  • 16. Hippocampus and Human Disease

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