Corticofugal Modulation of Sensory Information /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nuñez, A. (Autor), Malmierca, E. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 187
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.