Brain Mechanisms in Mental Retardation

Content: 
UCLA FORUM IN MEDICAL SCIENCES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors and Participants, Pages xi-xiii
Foreword, Pages xiv-xv, NGATHANIEL A. BUCHWALD
Inside Front cover, Page xvi
Welcoming Remarks, Page xvii, GEORGE TARJAN
1 - Timing of Major Ontogenetic Events in the Visual Cortex of the Rhesus Monkey, Pages 3-40, PASKO RAKIC
2 - Effects of Interference with Cerebellar Maturation on the Development of Locomotion. An Experimental Model of Neurobehavioral Retardation, Pages 41-91, JOSEPH ALTMAN
3 - Neuronal Sprouting after Hippocampal Lesions, Pages 93-99, GARY LYNCH
4 - Physiological Properties of Vertebrate Nerve Cells in Tissue Culture, Pages 101-114, MARC A. DICHTER
4A - Discussion: Biochemical Studies in Various Culture Systems of Neural Tissues, Pages 115-122, J.de VELLIS, G.A.M. BREEN, J.F. McGINNIS
5 - Synaptic and Dendritic Development and Mental Defect, Pages 123-140, PETER R. HUTTENLOCHER
6 - Normal and Aberrant Neuronal Development in the Cerebral Cortex of Human Fetus and Young Infant, Pages 141-169, DOMINICK P. PURPURA
6A - Discussion: CNS Maturation and Behavorial Development, Pages 171-178, GUENTER ROSE
6B - Discussion: Development of Postsynaptic Potentials Recorded from Immature Neurons in Kitten Visual Cortex, Pages 179-184, CHESTER D. HULL, D.R.G. FULLER
7 - Neurophysiological and Anatomical Interrelationships of the Basal Ganglia, Pages 187-203, N.A. BUCHWALD, C.D. HULL, M.S. LEVINE
8 - Neuronal Control of Neurochemical Processes in the Basal Ganglia, Pages 205-217, ALFRED HELLER, PHILIP C. HOFFMANN
8A - Discussion: L-Dopa-Induced Improvement of Conditioned Response Inhibition, Pages 219-224, ANNE KITSIKIS
8B - Discussion: Acetylcholine and the Caudate, Pages 225-226, JOHN BLASS
9 - Dopamine-Containing Neurons of the Substantia Nigra and Their Terminals in the Neostriatum, Pages 227-264, VIRGINIA M. TENNYSON, CATHERINE MYTILINEOU, RICHARD HEIKKILA, ROBERT E. BARRETT, GERALD COHEN, LUCIEN CÔTÉ, PHILIP E. DUFFY, LUIS MARCO
9A - Discussion: Nigrostriatal Projections and the “Dopamine Receptor”, Pages 265-271, ANTHONY M. ADINOLFI
10 - Effects of Caudate Nuclei Removal in Cats. Comparison with Effects of Frontal Cortex Ablation, Pages 273-311, JAIME R. VILLABLANCA, ROBERT J. MARCUS
11 - Brainstem Substrates of Sensory Information Processing and Adaptive Behavior, Pages 315-333, JENNIFER S. BUCHWALD
11A - Discussion: Neurophysiological Substrates of Behavioral Habituation and Conditioning, Pages 335-341, CHARLES D. WOODY
12 - Unit Recordings during Pavlovian Conditioning, Pages 343-371, JAMES OLDS
12A - Discussion: “Operant Sensitization” and Some Remarks on Unit Recording in Conscious Animals, Pages 373-377, S. STEFAN SOLTYSIK
13 - Age, Sex, and Experience as Related to the Neural Basis of Cognitive Development, Pages 379-392, PATRICIA S. GOLDMAN
13A - Discussion: Effects of Caudate Nuclei Removal versus Frontal Cortex Lesions in Kittens, Pages 393-399, JAIME R. VILLABLANCA
14 - Prenatal Nutrition and Neurological Development, Pages 401-420, JOHN DOBBING
15 - The Futility of Comparative IQ Research, Pages 421-442, JOHN GARCIA
16 - Hepatic Phenylalanine Hydroxylase and PKU, Pages 445-458, SEYMOUR KAUFMAN
16A - Discussion: Phenylalanine Hydroxylase in Human Kidney; Relevance to Phenylketonuria, Pages 459-465, JUNE E. AYLING
17 - Studies on the Molecular Defect in Galactosemia, Pages 467-477, THOMAS A. TEDESCO
18 - The Enzymology of Tay-Sachs Disease and Its Variant Forms, Pages 479-499, JOHN F. TALLMAN
18A - Discussion: Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, An Unusual Case with a Subtle Cerebroside Sulfatase Defect, Pages 501-506, HAYATO KIHARA
19 - Role of Biochemistry in Research on Mental Retardation, Pages 507-516, GEORGE POPJÁK
Epilogue, Pages 517-521, ALBERT DORFMAN
Author Index, Pages 523-536
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 537-540