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Dendritic Spines

Structure, Function, and Plasticity

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Editors:
  1. Alberto A. Rasia-Filho

    1. Department of Basic Sciences/Physiology and Graduate Program in Biosciences, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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  2. Maria Elisa Calcagnotto

    1. Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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  3. Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach

    1. Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Universitatsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

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  • Explores dendritic spines, key elements in the normal functioning of the brain and in neuropathologic conditions
  • Provides state-of-the-art knowledge on this exciting and progressing area of neuroscience research
  • Presents chapters from international leaders in the field of dendritic spines

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurobiology (NEUROBIOL, volume 34)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: What Are Dendritic Spines?

    • Alberto A. Rasia-Filho, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto, Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach
    Pages 1-68

  3. Techniques to Render Dendritic Spines Visible in the Microscope

    • Floris G. Wouterlood
    Pages 69-102

  4. Electrophysiology of Dendritic Spines: Information Processing, Dynamic Compartmentalization, and Synaptic Plasticity

    • Joseane Righes Marafiga, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto
    Pages 103-141

  5. Dendritic Spines: Synaptogenesis and Synaptic Pruning for the Developmental Organization of Brain Circuits

    • Zdravko Petanjek, Ivan Banovac, Dora Sedmak, Ana Hladnik
    Pages 143-221

  6. Neurotrophic Factors and Dendritic Spines

    • Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach
    Pages 223-254

  7. Glial Cell Modulation of Dendritic Spine Structure and Synaptic Function

    • Alberto A. Rasia-Filho, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto, Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach
    Pages 255-310

  8. Dendritic Spines in Learning and Memory: From First Discoveries to Current Insights

    • Nicolas Heck, Marc Dos Santos
    Pages 311-348

  9. Steroid Hormone Interaction with Dendritic Spines: Implications for Neuropsychiatric Disease

    • Maya Frankfurt, Zeinab Nassrallah, Victoria Luine
    Pages 349-366

  10. Morphological Features of Human Dendritic Spines

    • Josué Renner, Alberto A. Rasia-Filho
    Pages 367-496

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 497-499
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About this book

This reference provides detailed coverage of dendritic spines, the fascinating neuronal components that modulate synaptic transmission, development, strength, and plasticity and are involved in the function of multiple areas of the nervous system. The density, shape, and function of spines may indicate the cellular connectivity and synaptic plasticity in normal and pathological conditions. This field has undergone dramatic advances in terms of techniques and experimental findings from in vitro to in vivo data, from animal models to human neurons, and computational models using artificial intelligence. To address these cutting-edge findings, the book provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive coverage with chapters written by the leading international researchers in the field. The authors consider the multiple implications for the study of dendritic spines with broad implications in the neurosciences and related areas.  





Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Basic Sciences/Physiology and Graduate Program in Biosciences, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Alberto A. Rasia-Filho

  • Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Maria Elisa Calcagnotto

  • Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Universitatsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

    Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach

About the editors

Alberto A. Rasia-Filho, MD, PhD, is Professor, ​ Department of Basic Sciences/Physiology and Graduate Program in Biosciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, and Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Maria Elisa Calcagnotto, MD, PhD, is Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, and Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil 



Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach, PhD, is Professor, Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie,  Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dendritic Spines

  • Book Subtitle: Structure, Function, and Plasticity

  • Editors: Alberto A. Rasia-Filho, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto, Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach

  • Series Title: Advances in Neurobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36159-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36158-6Published: 15 November 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36161-6Due: 16 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36159-3Published: 14 November 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5215

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5223

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 499

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Physiology, Neurosciences

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