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Neurotransmitters and Cortical Function

From Molecules to Mind

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Massimo Avoli

    1. McGill University and Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada

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  2. Tomás A. Reader

    1. University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

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  3. Robert W. Dykes

    1. McGill University and Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

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  4. Pierre Gloor

    1. McGill University and Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. H. H. Jasper, Neuroscientist of Our Century

    • P. Gloor
    Pages 1-13

  3. H. H. Jasper: Modern Concepts of Epilepsy

    • N. M. van Gelder
    Pages 15-23

  4. Functional Organization of Glutamatergic Synapses

    • E. Puil, A. M. Benjamin
    Pages 25-37

  5. Anatomy of Putative Glutamatergic Neurons

    • Jon Storm-Mathisen, Ole Petter Ottersen
    Pages 39-70

  6. Molecular and Functional Characterization of a Brain Neuronal Membrane Glutamate-Binding Protein

    • E. K. Michaelis, J.-W. Chen, T. M. Stormann, S. Roy
    Pages 71-83

  7. L-Glutamate and Its AgonistsSynaptic and Ionic Mechanisms in the Central Nervous System

    • R. Pumain, I. Kurcewicz, J. Louvel
    Pages 85-93

  8. Effects of Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists and Antagonists on in Vitro Motoneurons

    • A. Nistri
    Pages 97-110

  9. Blockade of Excitatory Amino Acid Transmitters and Epilepsy

    • J. F. MacDonald, Z. Miljkovic, J. H. Schneiderman
    Pages 111-123

  10. GABA Neurons and Their Cotransmitters in the Primate Cerebral Cortex

    • E. G. Jones
    Pages 125-152

  11. Rate-Limiting Steps in the Synthesis of GABA and Glutamate

    • John C. Szerb
    Pages 153-166

  12. GABAergic Processes in the Central Visual System

    • Adam Murdin Sillito, Penelope Clare Murphy
    Pages 167-185

  13. GABAergic Mechanisms and Epileptic Discharges

    • Massimo Avoli
    Pages 187-205

  14. Modulatory Sites Associated with the GABA Receptor-lonophore Complex and the Development of New, Potentially Specific Therapeutic Agents

    • J. D. C. Lambert, E. N. Petersen, M. S. Jensen, L. H. Jensen
    Pages 207-226

  15. Acetylcholine as Transmitter in the Cerebral Cortex

    • K. Krnjević
    Pages 227-235

  16. Central Cholinergic Pathways Neuroanatomy and Some Behavioral Implications

    • M.-Marsel I. Mesulam
    Pages 237-260

  17. The Synthesis and Storage of Acetylcholine in Mammalian Cholinergic Nerve Terminals

    • B. Collier
    Pages 261-276

  18. Modulation of Neuronal Excitability by Acetylcholine

    • E. Wanke, A. Ferroni
    Pages 277-286

  19. Postsynaptic Actions of Acetylcholine in the Mammalian Brain in Vitro

    • David A. McCormick, David A. Prince
    Pages 287-302

  20. Cholinergic Modulation of Neuronal Excitability in Cat Somatosensory Cortex

    • R. W. Dykes, R. Metherate, N. Tremblay
    Pages 303-312
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About this book

Herbert Henri Jasper is a scientist whose research activities have initiated and encompassed many of the major themes of neuroscience. He has pioneered in single unit recording, chronic neuronal studies, neurochemistry, electroencephalography, and many other disciplines. His students now hold important positions in universities and hospitals around the world. From July 21 to 23, 1986, a symposium entitled Neurotransmitters and Cortical Function: From Molecules to Mind was held in Montreal to honor Professor Jasper and to continue his pioneering efforts. The following chapters originated in that meeting. They summarize the current v vi PREFACE status of our knowledge in some of the fields influenced by Professor Jasper. They share a focus on neurotransmitters in cortical function, where we presume higher mental events originate. Professor Jasper has made contributions to the understanding of three different classes of neuro­ transmitters: GABA, acetylcholine, and catecholamines. It is an interest in trying to link neu­ rochemical events to some aspects of complex brain function and behavior that has characterized his work, and it is this philosophy that led to the present symposium to honor him. We dedicate this volume to Professor Jasper and the integrative approach that he has fostered. The Editors Montreal Contents 1. H. H. Jasper, Neuroscientist of Our Century .......................... .

Editors and Affiliations

  • McGill University and Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada

    Massimo Avoli, Pierre Gloor

  • University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

    Tomás A. Reader

  • McGill University and Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

    Robert W. Dykes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neurotransmitters and Cortical Function

  • Book Subtitle: From Molecules to Mind

  • Editors: Massimo Avoli, Tomás A. Reader, Robert W. Dykes, Pierre Gloor

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0925-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8248-8Published: 20 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-0925-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 621

  • Number of Illustrations: 156 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Human Physiology

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