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The Dominant Focus

Electrophysiological Investigations

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  • © 1973

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Authors:
  1. V. S. Rusinov

    1. Institute for Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Foci of Excitation and Conditions for Their Conversion into Dominant Foci

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    Pages 1-31

  3. The Problem of Stationary Excitation and Changes in the Cortical Steady Potential during the Formation of Dominant Foci and Temporary Connections

    • V. S. Rusinov
    Pages 33-69

  4. A Model of the Cortical Dominant Focus Produced by Weak, Steady Current

    • V. S. Rusinov
    Pages 71-106

  5. Diffuse Effects in the Central Nervous System. The Reticular Formation and the Dominant Focus

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    Pages 107-124

  6. Cortical—Subcortical Relationships, Thalamocortical Connections, and Dominant Foci in the Hypothalamus

    • V. S. Rusinov
    Pages 125-147

  7. Relations between Specific and Nonspecific Thalamo-Cortical Systems. Correlation Analysis of EEG Rhythms

    • V. S. Rusinov
    Pages 149-174

  8. Convergence of Impulses on Neurons of the Motor Cortex, and the Motor Dominant

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    Pages 175-190

  9. Conclusion

    • V. S. Rusinov
    Pages 191-203

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 205-220
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About this book

This book describes an electrophysiological investigation of foci of excitation in the central nervous system of animals and man, foci which become dominant in character. The dominant focus, or dominant as it is usually called by Russian physiologists, is one of the fundamental processes under­ lying the activity of the central nervous system. The discovery of the mechanisms of formation of dominant foci is important for a deeper understanding of the activity of the human and animal brain and for identifying the pathophysiological mechanisms in lesions of the nervous system. The book summarizes the results of many years of investiga­ tion, both experimental and clinical, into the nature and properties of foci of excitation arising at different levels of the central ner­ vous system. A brief survey of the literature on Ukhtomskii's theory of the dominant is given in Chapter I and the present state of this theory is reviewed. The other chapters of the book deal with the results of research in the field of dominant foci undertaken in the author's laboratory. The experimental data relating to changes in the level of the steady cortical potential during the formation of the dominant focus and conditioned reflex are examined. The results obtained by polarization of the cortex with a weak direct current in order to form a dominant focus, and also by polarization of the reticular system of the brain stem and speCific and nonspecific nuclei of the thalamus and hypothalamus are given.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR

    V. S. Rusinov

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Dominant Focus

  • Book Subtitle: Electrophysiological Investigations

  • Authors: V. S. Rusinov

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5024-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-5026-3Published: 22 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-5024-9Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 220

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychology, general

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