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NEUROBIOLOGY OF MASTICATION
Neurobiology of MasticationFrom Molecular to Systems Approach
Proceedings of the Symposium on Neurobiology of Mastication, Tokyo, Japan, 19-21 November 1998

Edited by
Y. Nakamura, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, 5-45 Yushima 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
B.J. Sessle, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Canada

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Description
Masticatory movements are characterized by rhythmicity and diversity of patterns of jaw, tongue and facial movements that vary depending on the species and the food ingested. In recent years the research field into the neural machinery of mastication has been greatly expanded to encompass a wider field of neuroscience, including a variety of biological and engineering disciplines. Thus, an international group of scientists who are actively involved in research of the neural mechanisms underlying motor, sensory and autonomic functions related to mastication gathered together in Tokyo, Japan to present a symposium on "Neurobiology of Mastication."

The primary purpose of the meeting was to provide in-depth review of our current understanding of the neural mechanisms controlling masticatory movements by integrating the recent progress in this research field from the molecular to systems approaches. The oral presentations reviewed recent advances in the field while the poster presentations dealt with the latest specific research results.

This book has been collectively intended to help readers obtain an overview of our current understanding of the many essential neural mechanisms of mastication, from elementary information processing at the molecular level to integrative information processing at the systems level. It has been divided into 5 sections based on the fields of interests as well as levels of analyses: Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction, Cellular mechanisms of information processing, Systems (1) sensory mechanisms, System (2) motor mechanisms, and Cortical mechanisms of information processing.

Neurobiology of Mastication-from Molecular to Systems Approach is an important milestone for progress into the ultimate goal of a comprehensive understanding of the overall neural processes controlling mastication.

Audience
Neurobiologists, Clinicians and Specialists in Dentistry and Allied Fields, Dental Researchers and Teachers

Contents


Introduction.
The process of mastication (G.E. Gerstner, L.J. Goldberg).

Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction.
Oral Papers. The role of second messengers in gustatory transduction mechanism (Y. Okada et al.). Olfactory transduction (T. Kurahashi). Ligand binding sites and subunit composition of the iontropic glutamate receptors (Y. Sahara). Inhibitory control of excitatory transmission (M.-Y. Min et al.). Poster Papers. Effect of amiloride on the taste responses of the frog glossopharyngeal nerve to Ca, Mg and Na salts (Y. Kitada et al.). NADPH-diaphorase in the brainstem trigeminal sensory nuclear complex (M. Takemura et al.). Whole-cell voltage-clamp recordings from feline odontoblasts (H. Ikeda et al.). Low-voltage activated calcium conductances in neonatal rat trigeminal motoneurons (T. Inoue et al.). Effects of serotonin on spike afterhyperpolarization in rat trigeminal motoneurons (S. Itoh et al.). Expressions of IGFs, IGF receptors, myoD family and acetylcholine receptors during postnatal development of rat skeletal muscles (A. Yamane et al.). Expression of glutamate receptors in trigeminal neurons during postnatal development (J.E. Turman, S.H. Chandler).

Cellular Mechanisms of Information Processing.
Oral Papers. Trigeminal motoneurons, interneurons, and the control of neuronal discharge (S.H. Chandler, C.A. Del Negro and C.-F. Hsiao). Electrophysical properties of facial motoneurons (Y. Nishimura et al.). Development and modulation of glycinergic synaptic transmission to hypoglossal motoneurons (A.J. Berger). Discharge pattern of the superior salivatory nucleus in the rat: in vivo and in vitro studies (R. Matsuo). Modulation of calcium channels by neuropeptides in submandibular ganglion neurons (T. Endoh, T. Suzuki). Poster Papers. Effect of norepinephrine on trigeminal activity, using an isolated brainstem preparation (A. Mori et al.). Ionic currents in odontoblasts and dental pulp cells (Y. Shibukawa, T. Suzuki). Electrophysiological Identification of the Submandibular Superior Salivatory Nucleus(SSN) Neurons in the Rat (K. Ishizuka, Y. Satoh, T. Murakami). Oxidative and glycolytic enzyme activities of rat masticatory motoneurons (S. Kawagishi et al.).

Systems (1) Sensory Mechanisms.
Oral Papers. Processing of nociceptive inputs from different tissues to the spinal trigeminal nucleus and release of immunoreactive substance P (K.B. Messlinger, J. Ellrich). Subtypes of oral mucosal nociceptor: an in vitro study in rats (K. Toda et al.). Contribution of jaw muscle spindles to the control of mastication (T. Morimoto et al.). Morphologies of masticatory motoneurons and muscle spindle afferents (Y. Shigenaga et al.). Principalis and oralis premotoneurons for the cat trigeminal motor nucleus (A. Yoshida et al.). Poster Papers. Ultrastructure of axon terminals contacting periodontal and spindle afferents (S. Honma et al.). Glutamate, GABA, and glycine immunoreactive terminals on cat masseter motoneurons (Y.C. Bae et al.). The trigemino-tecto-olivo-cerebellar projection in the rat (T. Akaike). Effects of changing of occlusal height on mastication in the rabbit (O. Hidaka et al.). Tooth pulp inflammation modulates inferior alveolar nerve-driven neurons' responsiveness (M. Sunakawa et al.). Response of adrenal nerve activity to mechanical stimulation of the teeth in rats (K. Ikeda et al.). Influence of jaw position on the evoked potentials from the sternocleidomastoid muscle (I. Okayasu et al.). A method for determining muscle spindle afferent input to motoneurons in the human masseter (S.D. Scutter, K.S. Turker). Physiological evidence in support of a direct projection by jaw-muscle spindle afferents to the caudal medulla in the anaesthetized rat (R. Donga et al.).

Systems (2) Motor Mechanisms.
Oral Papers. Are trigeminal pre-motor interneurones part of the masticatory central pattern generator? (R. Donga). Hypoglossal premotor neurons with respiratory-related activity (T. Ono). Ontogenetic analysis of brainstem mechanisms of ingestive activities in vitro (N. Katakura, M. Nakajima. Y. Nakamura). Fiber types and their functional role in mammalian masticatory muscles (Y. Saeki et al.). Reflex control of masticatory muscles in man (K.S. Turker et al.). Dental robotics: synthetic approach to mastication science (A. Takanishi). Poster Papers. A quantitative analysis of the dendritic organization of cat trigeminal motoneurons (Y. Nagase et al.). Effects of cerebellar ablation on the timing of masticatory force control in the rabbit (A. Komuro et al.). Alternating activities of masseter and digastric in growing rats fed a kneaded diet (K. Ikeda et al.). Effects of stimulation in the hypothalamus on jaw reflexes (M. Inoue, Y. Yamada). Effects of basal-ganglia stimulation on rhythmic jaw movements in the rabbit (Y. Masuda et al.). Striatal region that induces jaw muscle activity in response to electrical and receptor microstimulations in the rat (N. Amano et al.). Inhibition of rhythmic jaw movements by brainstem stimulation in the rabbit (H. Tsuji et al.). Reticular neurons for rat rhythmical jaw movements (M. Ohta et al.). Anatomic evidence suggest that digastricus pars occipitomandibularis muscle of the rabbit receives a trigeminal nerve motor innervation (R. Donga et al.). Stretch reflex-like response in superior head of the human lateral pterygoid muscle (K. Hiraba et al.). Simulation of human masticatory jaw movement by minimum-jerk model (K. Yashiro, T. Yamauchi, K. Takada). Effects of bite-opening on myosin heavy chain expression in rat masseter muscle (Y. Ohnuki et al.). Dependence of the recruitment and co-contraction of jaw muscles on the bite point (R.U. Medina, Y. Tsuchida, S. Kohno). Magnetic motor evoked potentials in the masseter muscle during voluntary extension (N. Hashimoto, T. Torisu, H. Fujii). Behavioral changes of post-contraction errors in bite force production (I. Kurasawa, M. Amari). Jaw muscle activities induced by tooth pulp stimulation change with aging (Y. Matsui, M. Sunakawa, H. Suda). Human jaw movement accelerations in passive closing and in open/close boundary state during experimental gum-chewing (K. Yashiro, T. Fukuda, K. Takada). Modulation of facial nerve discharge by tactile facial stimulation in the rat (J. Mizuno, R. Matsuo, T. Morimoto). New evidence for initiation of swallowing from the pharynx (J. Kitagawa et al.).

Cortial Mechanisms of Information Processing.
Oral Papers. Anatomical basis for information processing in masticatory behavior (M. Takada, N. Hatanaka, H. Tokuno). Cortical neuronal activity in taste-related ingestive behavior in rats (T. Yamamoto). Integration of tooth-pulp pain at the level of cerebral cortex (K. Iwata et al.). Face primary motor cortex and somatosensory cortex: input and output properties and functional interrelationships in the awake monkey (B.J. Sessle, D. Yao, K. Yamamura). Function of the orofacial SI during mastication in awake cats: Changes in masticatory movements and activities of mastication-related neurons in motor cortices following a lesion in the orofacial SI in awake cats (H. Hiraba). The role of cortical inputs and brainstem interneuron populations in patterning mastication (J.P. Lund et al.). Poster Papers. Different roles of the primary motor and ventral premotor cortex in jaw movements (K. Yoshino et al.). Neuromagnetic analysis of cortical activites associated with voluntary jaw movements (N. Narita, H. Endo).

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 540 pages, publication date: SEP-1999
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-50113-4
ISBN-10: 0-444-50113-4
Imprint: EXCERPTA MEDICA

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