Post-Lesion Neural Plasticity

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Regulation of Axonal Growth....Pages 3-10
Models, Mechanisms and Kinetics of Neuromuscular Synapse Elimination in Reinnervated Adult Skeletal Muscle....Pages 11-23
Elimination of a Single Axon Changes Synaptic Characteristics of the Other Axons Innervating a Muscle Fibre of Lobster....Pages 25-34
Nerve Growth Factor and the Reinnervation of Skin After Peripheral Nerve Lesions....Pages 35-47
Modulation of Glial Cell Response to Injury and CNS Regeneration....Pages 49-56
Structural Plasticity in Lesioned Motoneurons....Pages 57-64
The Influence of Magnetic Field on the Sheath Cell-Axon Interactions....Pages 65-84
Putative Role of Apolipoprotein E and Lipoproteins in Peripheral Nerve Repair....Pages 85-92
Protein Kinase C and Protein F1: Potential Molecular Mediators of Lesion-Induced Synaptic Plasticity Recapitulate Developmental Plasticity....Pages 93-101
The Kinase C Substrate Protein B-50 (GAP43) and its Function in Axonal Repair Mechanisms....Pages 103-112
Neuronal Metabolic Basis of the Conditioning Lesion Effect....Pages 113-122
Postsynaptic Receptor Elimination During Synaptic Competition....Pages 123-128
Changes in Dendrites of Adult Rat Ganglion Cells Regenerating Axons into Peripheral Grafts....Pages 129-138
Compensatory Sprouting of Retinofugal Axon Trees After Early Tectal Lesions: New Evidence for the Principle of “Conservation of Total Axonal Arborizations”....Pages 139-153
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
The Effects of Early and Late Hemidecortication on Vision and Locomotion in the Rabbit....Pages 157-163
Post-Lesion Neural Plasticity in Cerebral Cortex: the Response of Rat Sensorimotor Cortex to Neonatal Ablation of the Opposite Hemisphere....Pages 165-172
Reduction of Plasticity in the Primary Visual Cortex of the Rat....Pages 173-186
Split Brain Surgically Performed in Developing and in Adult Cats: Physiological Properties and Recovery of Visual Cortex Neurons....Pages 187-202
Neuronal Remodeling After Early Cerebellar Hemispherectomy in Rats....Pages 203-212
Neonatal Versus Adult Hemicerebellectomy: A Behavioral and Anatomical Analysis....Pages 213-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Does Collateral Sprouting from Corticospinal Fibers Participate in Motor Recovery After Spinal Hemisection in Monkeys?....Pages 223-231
Pathfinding and Synaptic Specificity of Regenerating Spinal Axons in the Lamprey....Pages 233-248
Altered Kinematic Patterns and Synapses in Recovery of Motor Behavior After Hindlimb Deafferentation in Cats....Pages 249-258
Influence of the Noradrenergic Coeruleospinal System on Recurrent Inhibition in the Spinal Cord and its Role During Postural Reflexes....Pages 259-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Plastic, Adaptive Changes in the Vestibuloocular Reflex and Their Role in Recovery from Labyrinthine Lesions....Pages 281-291
Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Compensation in the Vertical and Horizontal Planes Following Unilateral Peripheral Vestibular Deficit in Man....Pages 293-304
Recovery from Unilateral Labyrinthectomy in Primates....Pages 305-312
Vestibular Compensation Aspects of Time Course and De-Compensation....Pages 313-320
Cervico-Ocular Reflex After Labyrinthine Damage....Pages 321-330
Compensation of Cerebellar-Vestibular Lesions and Microgravity....Pages 331-343
HRP Study on Structural Changes in the Commissural Fiber System of Rana temporaria Following Labyrinthectomy....Pages 345-355
Multimodal Sensory Substitution Process in Vestibular Compensation....Pages 357-370
Electrophysiological Changes in Vestibular Cortex After Labyrinthine Input Deprivation....Pages 371-380
Optokinetic and Vestibular Oculomotor Responses and their Interaction Following Hemilabyrinthectomy in the Cat....Pages 381-391
“Acute” Vestibular Compensation in the Goldfish: A Visual Substitution Process?....Pages 393-410
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
Recovery from Smooth Pursuit Impairments After Successive Unilateral and Bilateral Chemical Lesions in the Dorsolateral Pontine Nucleus of the Monkey....Pages 413-420
Regeneration of Cerebellofugal Projection in Kittens....Pages 421-430
Compensatory Mechanisms at the Level of the Vestibular Nuclei Following Post-Natal Degeneration of Specific Cerebellar Cell Classes and Ablation of the Cerebellum in Mutant Mice....Pages 431-442
Functional Recovery of the Primate Oculomotor Pursuit System Following Cerebellar and Cerebral Cortical Lesions....Pages 443-451
Front Matter....Pages 453-453
The Effect of Monocular Pattern Deprivation and Open-Loop Stimulation on Optokinetic Nystagmus in Squirrel Monkeys ( Saimiri sciureus )....Pages 455-472
Front Matter....Pages 453-453
Return of Function After Optic Tract Lesions in Adult Rats: Spontaneous Axonal Regeneration?....Pages 473-479
Lesion-Induced Relative Supersensitivity to an Excitatory Amino Acid Agonist in the Cat Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus....Pages 481-488
Path- and Homefinding of Regenerating Retinal Axons in Goldfish....Pages 489-497
Regeneration of the Retinotectal Projection in Goldfish: Selective Stabilization of Retinotopic Synapses by Correlated Activity....Pages 499-508
Front Matter....Pages 509-509
Plasticity in Nonprimary Somatosensory Cortex of Adult Monkeys....Pages 511-517
Plasticity and Function of Associational Input to the Motor Cortex....Pages 519-525
Anatomical and Electrophysiological Studies of Aberrant Corticorubral Fibers Induced by Lesions of the Cerebral Cortex in Kitten....Pages 527-536
Parallels in Behavioral and Neural Plasticity Induced by Unilateral Vibrissae Removal and Unilateral Lesion of the Substantia Nigra....Pages 537-551
Front Matter....Pages 553-553
Axonal Regeneration After Transection of the Commissure of the Inferior Colliculus....Pages 555-563
Post-Lesion Plasticity in the Auditory System of the Cricket....Pages 565-575
Peripheral and Central Post-Lesion Plasticity in the Olfactory System of the Goldfish: Behavior and Morphology....Pages 577-591
Front Matter....Pages 593-593
Melanocortins: A Potential Role in the Therapy of Neurological Disorders....Pages 595-604
Sprouting Pattern and B-50 Phosphorylation in Regenerating Sciatic Nerve Respond to ACTH Peptides....Pages 605-614
ACTH (4–10) and ACTH (1–24) Influence Neurite Outgrowth and Neural Development of Fetal Rat Cerebral Cultures....Pages 615-626
Comparative Effect of Some Neurotropic Agents on Balance Compensation After Unilateral and Bilateral (Two-Staged) Labyrinthectomy in Squirrel Monkeys....Pages 627-634
Glucocorticoids and Lesion-Induced Plasticity....Pages 635-644
Ganglioside Treatment and Post-Lesion Neural Plasticity. A Unifying Theory on Ganglioside Mechanism of Action....Pages 645-653
Role of Gangliosides in Functional Recovery of Damaged Nervous System....Pages 655-660
Central and Cerebellar Norepinephrine Depletion and Vestibulo-ocular Reflex (VOR) Adaptation....Pages 661-674
Sensorimotor Activity and Metabolic Factors in Vestibular Compensation....Pages 675-685
Front Matter....Pages 593-593
Role of the Ca 2+ Entry Blocker Flunarizine in Vestibular Compensation....Pages 687-698
Effect of Substance P on Vestibular Compensation....Pages 699-704
Back Matter....Pages 705-708