Excitatory-Inhibitory Balance : Synapses, Circuits, Systems /

A new perspective on brain function depends upon an understanding of the interaction and integration of excitation and inhibition. A recent surge in research activity focused on inhibitory interneurons now makes a more balanced view possible. Technological advances such as improved imaging methods,...

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Main Author: Hensch, Takao K.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fagiolini, Michela
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint : Springer, 2004.
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Summary:A new perspective on brain function depends upon an understanding of the interaction and integration of excitation and inhibition. A recent surge in research activity focused on inhibitory interneurons now makes a more balanced view possible. Technological advances such as improved imaging methods, visualized patch-clamp recording, multiplex single-cell PCR, and gene-targeted deletion or knock-in mice are some of the novel tools featured in this book. This book will provide an integrated view of neuron function, operating in a balanced regime of excitation and inhibition. It is a timely contribution emphasizing how this balance is established, maintained, and modified from the molecular to system levels. The broad spectrum of topics from molecular to cellular and system/computational neuroscience will appeal to a wide audience of advanced graduate students, post-docs, and faculty. Moreover, this book this book features active young researchers from around the world, who are currently educating the brain scientists of tomorrow.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:9781461500391 (electronic bk.)
1461500397 (electronic bk.)