Neurotherapy: Progress in Restorative Neuroscience and Neurology

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Neurotherapy: Progress in Restorative Neuroscience and Neurology
Page iii

Copyright Page
Page iv

List of Contributors
Pages v-viii

Preface
Page ix
Joost Verhaagen

Acknowledgments
Page xi

Cell transplantation strategies for retinal repair Review Article
Pages 3-21
E.L. West, R.A. Pearson, R.E. MacLaren, J.C. Sowden, R.R. Ali

Strategies for retinal repair: cell replacement and regeneration Review Article
Pages 23-31
Deepak A. Lamba, Mike O. Karl, Thomas A. Reh

The rostral migratory stream and olfactory system: smell, disease and slippery cells Review Article
Pages 33-42
Maurice A. Curtis, Hector J. Monzo, Richard L.M. Faull

Identifying and enumerating neural stem cells: application to aging and cancer Review Article
Pages 43-51
Loic P. Deleyrolle, Brent A. Reynolds

Transgenic reporter mice as tools for studies of transplantability and connectivity of dopamine neuron precursors in fetal tissue grafts Review Article
Pages 53-79
Lachlan H. Thompson, Anders Björklund

Developing novel immunogens for a safe and effective Alzheimer's disease vaccine Review Article
Pages 83-93
Cynthia A. Lemere

Innate immunity in the nervous system Review Article
Pages 95-123
V. Ramaglia, F. Baas

Neuroinflammation in spinal cord injury: therapeutic targets for neuroprotection and regeneration Review Article
Pages 125-137
Jessica K. Alexander, Phillip G. Popovich

Toll-like receptors in the CNS: implications for neurodegeneration and repair Review Article
Pages 139-148
Johannes M. van Noort, Malika Bsibsi

Gene therapy and transplantation in the retinofugal pathway Review Article
Pages 151-161
Alan R. Harvey, Mats Hellström, Jenny Rodger

Controlled dissemination of AAV vectors in the primate brain Review Article
Pages 163-172
Vanja Varenika, Adrian P. Kells, Francisco Valles, Piotr Hadaczek, John Forsayeth, Krystof S. Bankiewicz

From microsurgery to nanosurgery: how viral vectors may help repair the peripheral nerve Review Article
Pages 173-186
Martijn R. Tannemaat, Gerard J. Boer, Ruben Eggers, Martijn J.A. Malessy, Joost Verhaagen

Gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases based on lentiviral vectors Review Article
Pages 187-200
Aikaterini Nanou, Mimoun Azzouz

Trophic factors therapy in Parkinson's disease Review Article
Pages 201-216
Shilpa Ramaswamy, Katherine E. Soderstrom, Jeffrey H. Kordower

Progesterone as a neuroprotective factor in traumatic and ischemic brain injury Review Article
Pages 219-237
Iqbal Sayeed, Donald G. Stein

Estrogen and testosterone therapies in multiple sclerosis Review Article
Pages 239-251
Stefan M. Gold, Rhonda R. Voskuhl

Treatment of retinal diseases with VEGF antagonists Review Article
Pages 253-267
R.O. Schlingemann, A.N. Witmer

Pharmacological modification of the extracellular matrix to promote regeneration of the injured brain and spinal cord Review Article
Pages 269-281
Nicole Brazda, Hans Werner Müller

The placebo response: neurobiological and clinical issues of neurological relevance Review Article
Pages 283-294
Antonella Pollo, Fabrizio Benedetti

Brain–computer interfaces: an overview of the hardware to record neural signals from the cortex Review Article
Pages 297-315
Thomas Stieglitz, Birthe Rubehn, Christian Henle, Sebastian Kisban, Stanislav Herwik, Patrick Ruther, Martin Schuettler

Artificial vision: needs, functioning, and testing of a retinal electronic prosthesis Review Article
Pages 317-332
Gerald J. Chader, James Weiland, Mark S. Humayun

Progress in restoration of hearing with the auditory brainstem implant Review Article
Pages 333-345
Vittorio Colletti, Robert V. Shannon, Marco Carner, Sheila Veronese, Liliana Colletti

Microstimulation of visual cortex to restore vision Review Article
Pages 347-375
Edward J. Tehovnik, Warren M. Slocum, Stelios M. Smirnakis, Andreas S. Tolias

Functional neurosurgery for movement disorders: a historical perspective Review Article
Pages 379-391
Alim Louis Benabid, Stephan Chabardes, Napoleon Torres, Brigitte Piallat, Paul Krack, Valerie Fraix, Pierre Pollak

Recovery of control of posture and locomotion after a spinal cord injury: solutions staring us in the face Review Article
Pages 393-418
Andy J. Fong, Roland R. Roy, Ronaldo M. Ichiyama, Igor Lavrov, Grégoire Courtine, Yury Gerasimenko, Y.C. Tai, Joel Burdick, V. Reggie Edgerton

Deep brain stimulation in obsessive–compulsive disorder Review Article
Pages 419-427
Damiaan Denys, Mariska Mantione

The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of spasticity Review Article
Pages 429-439
Francesco Mori, Giacomo Koch, Calogero Foti, Giorgio Bernardi, Diego Centonze

Calcium signaling and the development of specific neuronal connections Review Article
Pages 443-452
Christian Lohmann

Remyelination in multiple sclerosis Review Article
Pages 453-464
Gabrièle Piaton, Anna Williams, Danielle Seilhean, Catherine Lubetzki

Magnetic resonance techniques to quantify tissue damage, tissue repair, and functional cortical reorganization in multiple sclerosis Review Article
Pages 465-482
M. Filippi, F. Agosta

MRI of neuronal network structure, function, and plasticity Review Article
Pages 483-496
Henning U. Voss, Nicholas D. Schiff

The eighteenth C.U. Ariëns Kappers lecture: an introduction Review Article
Pages 497-499
Joost Verhaagen, Dick F. Swaab

Molecular control of brain plasticity and repair Review Article
Pages 501-509
James Fawcett

Subject Index
Pages 511-529