Activation to Acquisition

Functional Aspects of the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-1-4684-0558-3
Verlag: Birkhäuser Boston

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

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Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richardson

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Current Status of the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System: A Preview and Commentary.- The Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System: An Evolving Concept in the Neurobiology of the Forebrain.- Behavioral Neuroanatomy of Cholinergic Innervation in the Primate Cerebral Cortex.- Input/Output Relations of the Magnocellular Nuclei of the Basal Forebrain.- Role of the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System in Cortical Activation and Arousal.- Functional Implications of Tonic and Phasic Activity Changes in Nucleus Basalis Neurons.- Actions of Acetylcholine on Cortical Neurons: Pieces in the Puzzle About Mechanisms Underlying Learning.- Acetylcholine Modulation of Cellular Excitability Via Muscarinic Receptors: Functional Plasticity in Auditory Cortex.- Basal Forebrain, Memory and Attention.- An Analysis of the Basal Forebrain Contribution to Learning and Memory.- Ocular Dominance Plasticity in Kitten Visual Cortex: Integration of Noradrenergic and Cholinergic Regulation.- Cholinergic Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity in Sensory Neocortex.- The Cholinergic Basal Forebrain as a Cognitive Machine.