Contributors | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Introduction | |
The Rat as a Model of Cortical Function | p. 3 |
Organization of the Neocortex | |
Organization of the Neocortex of the Rat | p. 21 |
The Prenatal and Postnatal Development of Rat Cerebral Cortex | p. 35 |
Anatomy of the Neocortex: Cytoarchitecture and Myeloarchitecture | p. 77 |
Anatomy of the Neocortex: Neurochemical Organization | p. 113 |
An Introduction to the Electrical Activity of the Cerebral Cortex: Relations to Behavior and Control by Subcortical Inputs | p. 151 |
Motor Systems | |
Motor Functions of the Neocortex | p. 193 |
The Complete Ratunculus: Output Organzation of Layer V of the Cerebral Cortex | p. 197 |
The Control of Movements by the Motor Cortex | p. 213 |
The Decorticate Rat | p. 239 |
Sensory Cortex | |
Sensory Cortex: An Introduction | p. 271 |
Sensory Cortex: Visual Perceptual Functions | p. 275 |
The Role of Cerebral Cortex in Visuomotor Control | p. 309 |
The Somatic Sensory Cortex of the Rat | p. 341 |
Rat Auditory Cortex | p. 381 |
Gustatory Cortex: Definition and Function | p. 407 |
Association Cortex | |
Association Cortex in the Rat | p. 433 |
Prefrontal Cortex | p. 437 |
Posterior Parietal and Temporal Association Cortex | p. 459 |
Plasticity | |
Plasticity and Change | p. 475 |
The Structure of the Rat Cerebral Cortex: Effects of Gender and Environment | p. 483 |
Experience, Perceptual Competences, and Rat Cortex | p. 507 |
Sparing and Recovery of Function | p. 537 |
Plasticity in the Motor System | p. 563 |
Neural Transplantation in the Cerebral Cortex | p. 589 |
Author Index | p. 613 |
Subject Index | p. 641 |
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