Main Title |
Corticofugal Modulation of Sensory Information [electronic resource] / |
Type |
EBOOK |
Author |
Nuñez, Angel.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
Year Published |
2007 |
Call Number |
RC321-580 |
ISBN |
9783540367710 |
Subjects |
Medicine ;
Neurosciences
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Internet Access |
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Collation |
IX, 75 p. online resource. |
Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
Contents Notes |
1 Introduction -- 2 Anatomical projections from sensory cortical areas to the thalamus -- 2.1 General characteristics of corticothalamic projections -- 2.2 Types of corticothalamic projections -- 2.3 Cells of origin for the corticothalamic projections -- 2.4 Neurotransmitter actions -- 2.5 Specific characteristics of corticothalamic projections to the sensory thalamus -- 3. Corticofugal projection to subthalamic relay stations -- 3.1 Auditory system -- 3.2 Visual system -- 3.3 Somatosensory system -- 4 Corticofugal modulations of sensory responses -- 4.1 Corticofugal modulation of auditory responses -- 4.2 Corticofugal modulation of visual responses -- 4.3 Somatosensory system -- 5 Functional considerations -- 5.1 Corticofugal modulation of sensory transmission. Egocentric selection -- 5.2 Corticofugal modulation of neuronal rhythmic activities and neuronal synchronization -- 5.3 Contribution of corticofugal projections in attentional filtering -- References -- Subject index. (will follow) |