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Model Neural Networks and Behavior

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  1. Allen I. Selverston

    1. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Neural Circuitry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Tritonia Swimming

      • Peter A. Getting, Michael S. Dekin
      Pages 3-20

    3. Neural Networks Controlling Locomotion in Locusts

      • R. Meldrum Robertson, Keir G. Pearson
      Pages 21-35

    4. Neural Mechanisms for the Production of the Lobster Pyloric Motor Pattern

      • John P. Miller, Allen I. Selverston
      Pages 37-48

    7. Neural Network Analysis in the Snail Brain

      • Paul R. Benjamin, Christopher J. H. Elliott, Graham P. Ferguson
      Pages 87-108

  3. Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Metamorphosis of the Insect Nervous System

      • John G. Hildebrand
      Pages 129-148

    3. The First Neuronal Growth Cones in Insect Embryos

      • Michael J. Bastiani, Sascha du Lac, Corey S. Goodman
      Pages 149-174

    4. The Development of Serotonin-containing Neurons in the Leech

      • David A. Weisblat, William B. Kristan Jr.
      Pages 175-190

  4. Learning and Plasticity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    3. The Logic of Limax Learning

      • Alan Gelperin, J. J. Hopfield, D. W. Tank
      Pages 237-261

  5. Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 283-283
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    2. Neuropeptides and the Control of Egg-laying Behavior in Aplysia

      • Earl Mayeri, Barry S. Rothman
      Pages 285-301
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About this book

The most conspicuous function of the nervous system is to control animal behav­ ior. From the complex operations of learning and mentation to the molecular con­ figuration of ionic channels, the nervous system serves as the interface between an animal and its environment. To study and understand the fundamental mecha­ nisms underlying the control of behavior, it is often both necessary and desirable to employ biological systems with characteristics especially suitable for answering specific questions. In neurobiology, many invertebrates have become established as model systems for investigations at both the systems and the cellular level. Large, readily identifiable neurons have made invertebrates especially useful for cellular studies. The fact that these neurons occur in much smaller numbers than those in higher animals also makes them important for circuit analysis. Although important differences exist, some of the questions that would be tech­ nically impossible to answer with vertebrates can become experimentally tractable with invertebrates.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    Allen I. Selverston

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Model Neural Networks and Behavior

  • Editors: Allen I. Selverston

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5858-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-5860-3Published: 03 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-5858-0Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 548

  • Number of Illustrations: 587 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Neurosciences

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