Edited by
L. Descarries, Departments of Pathology and Cellular Biology and of Physiology, Centre de Recherche en Science Neurologiques, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada
K. Krnjevic, Anaesthesia Research Unit and Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
M. Steriade, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Description
Comprehensive exposé, by leading neuroscientists, of current knowledge on the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the cerebral cortex.
All aspects of the subject are covered, from its most elementary, at the molecular and cellular levels, to its systemic and holistic
implications, including its role in cognition and involvement in human diseases and therapeutics.
The twenty-two chapters are grouped
under four main headings : I. Functional Morphology of the Acetylcholine Innervation in Cerebral Cortex (Including Hippocampus); II.
Modes of Action of Acetylcholine in the Cerebral Cortex; III. Cortical Properties and Functions Modulated by Acetylcholine, and IV. Clinical,
Pathological and Therapeutic Implications. This broad perspective updates the reader on recent advances and future trends in the study
of a major neuromodulatory system in brain.
Included in series
Progress in Brain Research
