The Self-Organizing Brain: From Growth Cones to Functional Networks

Content: 
List of Contributors
Pages v-vii

Preface
Pages ix-x

Acknowledgements
Page xi

Reciprocity of structure-function relations in developing neural networks: the Odyssey of a self-organizing brain through research fads, fallacies and prospects Original Research Article
Pages 3-31
Michael Alan Corner

Growth cone motility: substratum-bound molecules, cytoplasmic [Ca2+] and Ca2+-regulated proteins Original Research Article
Pages 35-48
Paul C. Letourneau, Diane M. Snow, Timothy M. Gomez

Filopodia as detectors of environmental cues: signal integration through changes in growth cone calcium levels Original Research Article
Pages 49-60
S.B. Kater, R.W. Davenport, P.B. Guthrie

Microtubule transport and assembly cooperate to generate the microtubule array of growing axons Original Research Article
Pages 61-77
Mark M. Black

Initial tract formation in the vertebrate brain Original Research Article
Pages 79-93
Stephen S. Easter Jr., John Burrill, Riva C. Marcus, Linda S. Ross, Jeremy S.H. Taylor, Stephen W. Wilson

Dynamic mechanisms of neuronal outgrowth Original Research Article
Pages 95-108
M.P. van Veen, J. van Pelt

Geometrical and topological characteristics in the dendritic development of cortical pyramidal and non-pyramidal neurons Original Research Article
Pages 109-123
Harry B.M. Uylings, Jaap van Pelt, John G. Parnavelas, Antonio Ruiz-Marcos

Electrotonic properties of passive dendritic trees—effect of dendritic topology Original Research Article
Pages 127-149
Jaap van Pelt, Andreas Schierwagen

Exploring the computational capabilities of single neurons by continuous cable modelling Original Research Article
Pages 151-167
A.K. Schierwagen

Development of voltage-dependent and ligand-gated channels in excitable membranes Original Research Article
Pages 169-179
Nicholas C. Spitzer

Theoretical models for describing neural signal transduction Original Research Article
Pages 181-193
Hanna Parnas, Ehud Sivan

Intrinsic neuronal physiology and the functions, dysfunctions and development of neocortex Original Research Article
Pages 195-203
Barry W. Connors

Development of projection neurons of the mammalian cerebral cortex Original Research Article
Pages 207-215
Susan E. Koester, Dennis D.M. O'Leary

Naturally occurring and axotomy-induced motoneuron death and its prevention by neurotrophic agents: a comparison between chick and mouse Original Research Article
Pages 217-226
Lucien J. Houenou, Linxi Li, Albert C. Lo, Qiao Yan, Ronald W. Oppenheim

Synaptic development of the cerebral cortex: implications for learning, memory, and mental illness Original Research Article
Pages 227-243
Pasko Rakic, Jean-Pierre Bourgeois, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic

Activity-dependent neurite outgrowth and neural network development Original Research Article
Pages 245-259
A. van Ooyen, J. van Pelt

γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA): a fast excitatory transmitter which may regulate the development of hippocampal neurones in early postnatal life Original Research Article
Pages 261-273
Y. Ben-Ari, V. Tseeb, D. Raggozzino, R. Khazipov, J.L. Gaiarsa

Regulation of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor function during the rearrangement of developing neuronal connections Original Research Article
Pages 277-285
Magdalena Hofer, Martha Constantine-Paton

Role of the visual environment in the formation of receptive fields according to the BCM theory Original Research Article
Pages 287-301
C. Charles Law, Mark F. Bear, Leon N Cooper

Models of activity-dependent neural development Original Research Article
Pages 303-318
Kenneth D. Miller

Role of chaotic dynamics in neural plasticity Original Research Article
Pages 319-333
Walter J. Freeman

Neural networks in the brain involved in memory and recall Original Research Article
Pages 335-341
Edmund T. Rolls, Alessandro Treves

Categories of cortical structure Original Research Article
Pages 343-355
Dale Purves, David R. Riddle, Leonard E. White, Gabriel Gutierrez-Ospina, Anthony-Samuel LaMantia

Dynamics of local neuronal networks: control parameters and state bifurcations in epileptogenesis Original Research Article
Pages 359-370
Fernando H. Lopes da Silva, Jan-Pieter Pijn, Wytse J. Wadman

Non-linear dynamics in neural networks Original Research Article
Pages 371-382
J.G. Taylor

Are there unifying principles underlying the generation of epileptic afterdischarges in vitro? Original Research Article
Pages 383-394
Roger D. Traub, John G.R. Jefferys

Synchronization in neuronal transmission and its importance for information processing Original Research Article
Pages 395-404
M. Abeles, Y. Prut, H. Bergman, E. Vaadia

Oscillatory and non-oscillatory synchronizations in the visual cortex and their possible roles in associations of visual features Original Research Article
Pages 405-426
Reinhard Eckhorn

Modelling the cerebellar Purkinje cell: experiments in computo Original Research Article
Pages 427-441
Erik de Schutter

Subject Index
Pages 443-446