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International review of neurobiology Vol. 56 /

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bradley, Ronald J., Harris, R. Adron, Jenner, Peter, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2003.
Colección:International review of neurobiology.
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  • Front Cover; International Review of Neurobiology; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; Chapter 1. Behavioral Mechanisms and the Neurobiology of Conditioned Sexual Responding; I. Introduction; II. Pavlovian Conditioning of Sexual Responses; III. Hormones and Sexual Conditioning; IV. Sexual Conditioning and the Brain; V. Behavior Systems and Biological Constraints on Learning; VI. Conditioning and the Sexual Behavior System of Quail: The Role of Species-typical Cues; VII. Pavlovian Conditioning and Reproductive Success; VIII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. NMDA Receptors in Alcoholism
  • I. Alcohol DependenceII. The NMDA Receptor; III. Acute Effect of Ethanol on the NMDA Receptor; IV. Role of the NMDA Receptor in the Perception of Ethanol's Effects; V. Role of the NMDA Receptor in Adaptation to Ethanol; VI. The NMDA Receptor and Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Dependence; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Processing and Representation of Species-Specific Communication Calls in the Auditory System of Bats; I. Introduction; II. General Features of the Mammalian Auditory System; III. The Structure of Communication Calls Emitted by Mexican Free-tailed Bats
  • IV. Processing and Representation of Communication Sounds in a Lower Auditory NucleusV. The Population of DNLL Neurons Reproduce the Spectral and Temporal Features of any Complex Signal; VI. Processing and Representation of Communication Sounds is More Complex in the Inferior Colliculus; VII. Progressive Transformations Occur along the Auditory Pathway but are Scrambled in the IC; VIII. Due to Selectivity, Each Call is Coded in the Inferior Colliculus by a Unique Population Response; IX. Processing in the Cortex; X. The Biosonar Calls of the Mustache Bat
  • XI. The Auditory Cortex of the Mustache BatXII. The Mustache Bat Auditory Cortex is Well Adapted for Processing Both Biosonar and Communication Calls; XIII. Structure of the Mustache Bats' Social Communication Calls; XIV. Responses of FM-FM Neurons in the Mustache Bat Cortex to Social Communication Calls; XV. Is Combinatorial Sensitivity an Emergent Property in the Forebrain of Vertebrates?; XVI. Mechanisms that Generate Combination Sensitivity; XVII. Implications for Hierarchical Processing; XVIII. Concluding Comments; References; Chapter 4. Central Nervous System Control of Micturition
  • I. IntroductionII. Motoneurons Innervating Bladder and Urethral Sphincter; III. Sacral Cord Micturition Reflexes; IV. Brainstem-Spinal Cord Pathways Coordinate Bladder and Sphincter Motoneurons; V. Afferent Systems of the M-region; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. The Structure and Physiology of the Rat Auditory System: An Overview; I. Introduction; II. The Cochlear Nuclear Complex; III. The Superior Olivary Complex; IV. The Nuclei of the Lateral Lemniscus; V. The Inferior Colliculus; VI. The Medial Geniculate Body; VII. The Auditory Cortex; VIII. The Descending Auditory Pathway