List of contributors |
Preface |
Acknowledgements |
Introduction / Section I: |
Reciprocity of structure-function relations in developing neural networks / 1: |
The Odyssey of a self-organizing brain through research fads, fallacies and prospects |
From Growth Cone to Neuron / Section II: |
Growth Cone Dynamics and Neuritic Outgrowth / A: |
Growth cone motility: substratum-bound molecules, cytoplasmic (Ca 2+ ) and Ca 2+ -regulated proteins / 2: |
Filopodia as detectors of environmental cues: signal integration through changes in growth cone calcium levels / 3: |
Microtubule transport and assembly cooperate to generate the microtubule assay of growing axons / 4: |
Initial tract formation in the vertebrate brain / 5: |
Dynamic mechanisms of neuronal outgrowth / 6: |
Geometrical and topological characteristics in the dendritic development of cortical pyramidal and non-pyramidal neurons / 7: |
Morphology, Excitability and Signal Processing / B: |
Electrotonic properties of passive dendritic trees - effect of dendritic topology / 8: |
Exploring the computational capabilities of single neurons by continuous cable modelling / 9: |
Development of voltage-dependent and ligand-gated channels in excitable membranes / 10: |
Theoretical models for describing neural signal transduction / 11: |
Intrinsic neuronal physiology and the functions, dysfunctions and development of neurocortex / 12: |
From Neuron to Network / Section III: |
Functional Activity and Other Formative Factors |
Development of projection neurons of the mammalian cerebral cortex / 13: |
Naturally occurring and axotomy-induced motoneuron death, and its prevention by neurotrophic agents: a comparison between chick and mouse / 14: |
Synaptic development of the cerebral cortex: implications for learning, memory and mental illness / 15: |
Activity-dependent neurite outgrowth and neural network development / 16: |
ggr;-Aminobutyric acid (GABA): a fast excitatory transmitter which may regulate the development of hippocampal neurons in early postnatal life / 17: |
Sensory Stimulation and Cortical Maturation |
Regulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor function during the rearrangement of developing neuronal connections / 18: |
Role of the visual environment in the formation of receptive fields according to the BCM theory / 19: |
Models of activity-dependent neural development / 20: |
Role of chaotic dynamics in neural plasticity / 21: |
Neural networks in the brain involved in memory and recall / 22: |
Categories of cortical structure / 23: |
Neural Network Dynamics / Section IV: |
Dynamics of local neuronal networks: control parameters and state bifurcations in epileptogenesis / 24: |
Non-linear dynamics in neural networks / 25: |
Are there unifying principles underlying the generation of epileptic afterdischarges in vitro? / 26: |
Synchronization in neuronal transmission and its importance for information processing / 27: |
Oscillatory and non-oscillatory synchronizations in the visual cortex and their possible roles in association of visual features / 28: |
Modelling the cerebellar Purkinje cell: experiments 'in computo' / 29: |
Subject index |
List of contributors |
Preface |
Acknowledgements |
Introduction / Section I: |
Reciprocity of structure-function relations in developing neural networks / 1: |
The Odyssey of a self-organizing brain through research fads, fallacies and prospects |