Beyond Neurotransmission Neuromodulation and Its Importance for Information Processing

by Katz, Paul S.

• ISBN13: 9780198524243
• ISBN10: 0198524242
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book provides the foundations for understanding the cellular and molecular basis for neuromodulatory effects. It illustrates key examples of the roles played by neuromodulation in sensory processing, neuromuscular transmission, generation of motor behaviors, and learning. The book also underscores the importance of information processing by the nervous system in future studies. For neurobiology students and researchers, the book summarizes a vast amount of research in the context of how these cellular mechanisms are used in systems of neurons. By spanning the levels of analysis from sub-cellular mechanisms through cellular properties and neuronal systems to behavior, the book provides a framework for understanding this rapidly advancing field. The language is accessible to anyone with a basic understanding of neurobiology, but covers topics in depth for those familiar with neuromodulation and information processing.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	xii
1 What are we talking about? Modes of neuronal communication	1	(28)
Paul S. Katz
2 The messenger is not the message; or is it?	29	(54)
Barry A. Trimmer
3 The inside story: subcellular mechanisms of neuromodulation	83	(38)
Elizabeth A. Jonas and Leonard K. Kaczmarek
4 Message received: cellular responses to neuromodulatory signals	121	(39)
Gina G. Turrigiano
5 Metaplasticity: the plasticity of synaptic plasticity	160	(38)
Benjamin D. Philpot, Mark F. Bear, and Wickliffe C. Abraham
6 Changing the way we perceive things: sensory systems modulation	198	(43)
Alison R. Mercer
7 Flexibility of muscle control by modulation of muscle properties	241	(34)
Scott L. Hooper, Vladimir Brezina, Elizabeth C. Cropper, and Klaudiusz R. Weiss
8 Making circuits dance: neuromodulation of motor systems	275	(43)
Ole Kiehn and Paul S. Katz
9 Neuromodulation and memory function	318	(31)
Michael E. Hasselmo and Chi istiane Linster
10 Metamodulation: the control and modulation of neuromodulation	349	(34)
Paul S. Katz and Donald H. Edwards
Index	383