Contributors |
Preface |
Introduction / I: |
The Rat as a Model of Cortical Function / 1: |
Organization of the Neocortex / II: |
Organization of the Neocortex of the Rat / 2: |
The Prenatal and Postnatal Development of Rat Cerebral Cortex / 3: |
Anatomy of the Neocortex: Cytoarchitecture and Myeloarchitecture / 4: |
Anatomy of the Neocortex: Neurochemical Organization / 5: |
An Introduction to the Electrical Activity of the Cerebral Cortex: Relations to Behavior and Control by Subcortical Inputs / 6: |
Motor Systems / III: |
Motor Functions of the Neocortex / 7: |
The Complete Ratunculus: Output Organzation of Layer V of the Cerebral Cortex / 8: |
The Control of Movements by the Motor Cortex / 9: |
The Decorticate Rat / 10: |
Sensory Cortex / IV: |
Sensory Cortex: An Introduction / 11: |
Sensory Cortex: Visual Perceptual Functions / 12: |
The Role of Cerebral Cortex in Visuomotor Control / 13: |
The Somatic Sensory Cortex of the Rat / 14: |
Rat Auditory Cortex / 15: |
Gustatory Cortex: Definition and Function / 16: |
Association Cortex / V: |
Association Cortex in the Rat / 17: |
Prefrontal Cortex / 18: |
Posterior Parietal and Temporal Association Cortex / 19: |
Plasticity / VI: |
Plasticity and Change / 20: |
The Structure of the Rat Cerebral Cortex: Effects of Gender and Environment / 21: |
Experience, Perceptual Competences, and Rat Cortex / 22: |
Sparing and Recovery of Function / 23: |
Plasticity in the Motor System / 24: |
Neural Transplantation in the Cerebral Cortex / 25: |
Author Index |
Subject Index |
Contributors |
Preface |
Introduction / I: |
The Rat as a Model of Cortical Function / 1: |
Organization of the Neocortex / II: |
Organization of the Neocortex of the Rat / 2: |