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Lesion-Induced Neuronal Plasticity in Sensorimotor Systems

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Hans Flohr

    1. Universität Bremen, Bremen 33, Germany

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  2. Wolfgang Precht

    1. Institut für Hirnforschung, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Proceedings in Life Sciences (LIFE SCIENCES)

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Table of contents (33 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. General Aspects of Lesion-Induced Neuronal Plasticity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Significance of Neuronal Cell Death During the Development of the Nervous System

      • G. Rager
      Pages 3-12

    3. The Critical Afferent Theory: A Mechanism to Account for Septohippocampal Development and Plasticity

      • C. W. Cotman, E. R. Lewis, D. Hand
      Pages 13-26

    4. The Regulation of Sprouting in the Adult Hippocampus: Some Insights from Developmental Studies

      • C. Gall, G. Lynch
      Pages 27-37

    5. Formation and Regression of Synaptic Contacts in the Adult Muscle

      • A. Wernig, A. P. Anzil, A. Bieser
      Pages 38-50

    6. Morphological and Physiological Effects of Axotomy on Cat Abducens Motoneurons

      • R. Baker, J. Delgado-Garcia, R. McCrea
      Pages 51-63

    7. Neuronal Plasticity in the Newborn and Adult Feline Red Nucleus

      • N. Tsukahara, Y. Fujito
      Pages 64-74

    8. Neurochemistry of Synaptic Renewal

      • J. J. Bernstein, D. Ganchrow, M. R. Wells
      Pages 75-86

    9. Changes in Neurotransmitter Synthesizing Enzymes During Regenerative, Compensatory, and Collateral Sprouting of Central Catecholamine Neurons in Adult and Developing Rats

      • D. J. Reis, R. A. Ross, L. Iacovitti, G. Gilad, T. H. Joh
      Pages 87-102

    10. Effect of a Conditioning Lesion on Axonal Regeneration and Recovery of Function

      • D. S. Forman, I. G. McQuarrie, B. Grafstein, D. L. Edwards
      Pages 103-113

  3. Sensorimotor Subsystems: Experimental Models and Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Primary Afferent Synaptic Modulation as a Mechanism of Behavioral Compensation Following Spinal Cord Lesion in the Frog

      • A. R. Blight, W. Precht
      Pages 117-129

    3. The Role Sprouting Might Play During the Recovery of Motor Function

      • M. E. Goldberger
      Pages 130-140

    4. Functional Synaptic Changes Caudal to Spinal Cord Transection

      • L. M. Mendell, S. G. Nelson, T. C. Cope, T. C. Cope
      Pages 141-150

  4. Recovery from Vestibular Lesions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Concepts of Vestibular Compensation

      • H. Flohr, H. Bienhold, W. Abeln, I. Macskovics
      Pages 153-172

    3. An Ontogenetic Approach to Vestibular Compensation Mechanisms

      • E. Horn
      Pages 173-183

    4. Functional Restitution of Static and Dynamic Reflexes in the Frog After Hemilabyrinthectomy

      • N. Dieringer, W. Precht
      Pages 184-196

    5. Aspects of Vestibular Compensation in Guinea Pigs

      • K.-P. Schaefer, D. L. Meyer
      Pages 197-207
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About this book

Sensorimotor systems are not rigidly wired predetermined networks but rather highly plastic structures that learn and modify their entire performance in response to changes in external or internal conditions. Lesions or distortions of the system's input, which initially cause a functional disorganization, induce an active reorganization which often leads to a recovery of function. Examples of lesion-induced neural plasticity have been known for some hundred years; however, an awareness of their value as research tools is relatively new. This current interest is a consequence of rapid­ ly changing ideas concerning the nature of CNS organization. Out of these, concepts are emerging which describe neural nets as modifiable, highly dynamic, self-organizing structures. This trend is clearly reflected in this volume, which contains the proceedings of a symposium held in Bremen in July 1980 as a satellite meeting of the XXVIIIth International Congress of Physiological Sciences. The first part of this conference was devoted to some gen­ eral aspects of plasticity, discussing the current theories of functional recovery as well as morphological, neurochemical, physiological, molecular, and ontogenetic aspects. The second part dealt with lesion­ induced plasticity in specific sensorimotor systems of the spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebral cortex.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universität Bremen, Bremen 33, Germany

    Hans Flohr

  • Institut für Hirnforschung, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Wolfgang Precht

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lesion-Induced Neuronal Plasticity in Sensorimotor Systems

  • Editors: Hans Flohr, Wolfgang Precht

  • Series Title: Proceedings in Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68074-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68076-2Published: 16 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68074-8Published: 11 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0172-6625

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 404

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurosurgery

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