Van Pelt J., Corner M.A., Uylings H.B.M., Lopes Da Silva F.H. (Eds.) The Self-Organizing Brain: From Growth Cones to Functional Networks

New York: Academic Press, Elsevier, 1994. — 421 p.List of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Reciprocity of structure-function relations in developing neural networks: the Odyssey of a self-organizing brain through research fads, fallacies and prospects
Growth cone motility: substratum-bound molecules, cytoplasmic [Ca2+] and Ca2+-regulated proteins
Filopodia as detectors of environmental cues: signal integration through changes in growth cone calcium levels
Microtubule transport and assembly cooperate to generate the microtubule array of growing axons
Initial tract formation in the vertebrate brain
Dynamic mechanisms of neuronal outgrowth
Geometrical and topological characteristics in the dendritic development of cortical pyramidal and non-pyramidal neurons
Electrotonic properties of passive dendritic trees—effect of dendritic topology
Exploring the computational capabilities of single neurons by continuous cable modelling
Development of voltage-dependent and ligand-gated channels in excitable membranes
Theoretical models for describing neural signal transduction
Intrinsic neuronal physiology and the functions, dysfunctions and development of neocortex
Development of projection neurons of the mammalian cerebral cortex
Naturally occurring and axotomy-induced motoneuron death and its prevention by neurotrophic agents: a comparison between chick and mouse Synaptic development of the cerebral cortex: implications for learning, memory, and mental illness
Activity-dependent neurite outgrowth and neural network development
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA): a fast excitatory transmitter which may regulate the development of hippocampal neurones in early postnatal life Regulation of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor function during the rearrangement of developing neuronal connections
Role of the visual environment in the formation of receptive fields according to the BCM theory
Models of activity-dependent neural development
Role of chaotic dynamics in neural plasticity
Neural networks in the brain involved in memory and recall
Categories of cortical structure
Dynamics of local neuronal networks: control parameters and state bifurcations in epileptogenesis
Non-linear dynamics in neural networks
Are there unifying principles underlying the generation of epileptic afterdischarges in vitro?
Synchronization in neuronal transmission and its importance for information processing
Oscillatory and non-oscillatory synchronizations in the visual cortex and their possible roles in associations of visual features
Modelling the cerebellar Purkinje cell: experiments in computo
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