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Researchers in recent decades have elucidated signal transduction in the retina and the function of the visual cortex. The highly flexible nature of neural circuits in the visual cortex especially during the critical period has been an interesting subject for studying neural plasticity and development. Recent advances in the visual neurosciences of the vertebrate retina and the visual cortex were discussed during the 12th Keio International Symposium for Life Science and Medicine, meeting jointly with Vision Forum 2002. Contributions to the symposium collected in this volume reflect the convergence of physiological, cell biological, molecular, mathematical, and clinical approaches. The book covers topics ranging from phototransduction to visual information processing in the primary visual cortex, and includes clinical studies on hereditary night blindness, creating a valuable source of information for researchers and clinicians in the visual neurosciences.
- Table of contents (82 chapters)
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Psychophysics to Biophysics: How a Perception Depends on Circuits, Synapses, and Vesicles
Pages 1-1
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Phototransduction in Rods and Cones, and Beyond
Pages 2-3
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Efficiency of Phototransduction Cascade in Cones
Pages 4-4
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Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Human Photoreceptors: Na+ and Hyperpolarization-Activated Cation Channels
Pages 5-14
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Neuroinformatics in Vision Science: NRV Project and VISIOME Platform
Pages 15-18
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Table of contents (82 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Neural Basis of Early Vision
- Editors
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- A. Kaneko
- Series Title
- Keio University International Symposia for Life Sciences and Medicine
- Series Volume
- 11
- Copyright
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Tokyo
- eBook ISBN
- 978-4-431-68447-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-4-431-68447-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-4-431-00459-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-4-431-68449-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 253
- Number of Illustrations
- 10 illustrations in colour
- Topics