Regulatory Functions of the CNS Principles of Motion and Organization
Proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Budapest, 1980
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Advances in Physiological Sciences, Volume 1: Regulatory Functions of the CNS: Principles of Motion and Organization covers the proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, held in Budapest in 1980. This text is comprised of six parts. Before presenting the six major topics, this book first explains the principles of neural organization and the perception and action. The first part studies the mechanisms of transmission in the monosynaptic reflex pathway in the spinal cord, while the second part looks into the neural mechanisms of voluntary movements and precentral motor area. Other parts of this book present papers on motor organization, eye movements, sleep, and unitary activity of the brain. This selection will be invaluable to physiologists, students of physiology, and others interested in studying the principles of motion and organization.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Principles of Neural Organization
Perception and Action
Mechanisms of Transmission in the Mono-synaptic Reflex Pathway in the Spinal Cord
Introductory Comments on the Mechanisms of Transmission in the Mono-synaptic Reflex Pathway in the Spinal Cord
la EPSPs in Cat Motoneurons are Depressed by Mn2+, Co2+, and Some other Agents
Fluctuations in Group la EPSPs: Consequences for Mechanisms of Transmitter Release and Measured Parameters of Averaged EPSPs
Junctional Mechanisms at Synapses between Primary Afferents and Vertebrate Motoneurones
Terminal Potentials, Synaptic Delay and Piesynaptic Inhibition in the Spinal Monosynaptic Reflex Pathway
Some Solutions to Problems Encountered on Attempting to Depolarize Cat Motoneurones Sufficiently to Reverse la E.P.S.Ps
Mechanisms of Transmitter Release at la Afferent Terminations
Studies of EPSP Mechanisms in Spinal Neurons
Effect of Tetanus Toxin on Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses of the Motoneurones in the Spinal Cord
The Significance of Motor Unit Size Relative to la Excitation for the Gain of the Stretch Reflex
Functional Role of Rerminal Arborizations of Group IA and Spindle Group II Fibers in Monosynaptic Transmission to Motoneurons
Electrical Transmission between Primary Afferents and Motoneurons Related to Function
Neural Mechanisms of Voluntary Movements and Precentral Motor Area
Opening Remarks on the Neural Mechanisms of Voluntary Movements and Precentral Motor Area
Summaries of Presentations on the Neural Mechanisms of Voluntary Movements and Central Motor Area
Closing Remarks on the Neural Mechanisms of Voluntary Movements and Precentral Motor Area
Locomotion
Control of Locomotion. Introduction
Neural Control of Locomotion in the Turtle
Half-centers Revisited
Significance of Spinal Stretch Reflexes in Human Locomotion
Level Setting of Postural Tonus and Initiation of Locomotion by MLR Stimulation
Intraspinal Mechanisms for the Control of Locomotion
Locomotor Control in Macaque Monkeys
Locomotion. Concluding Remarks
Principles of Motor Organization
Introductory Comments on the Principles of Motor Organization
Central Pattern Generation of Forelimb and Hindlimb Locomotor Activities in the Cat
The Effect of Antidromic Stimulation of Hindhmb Nerves during Fictive Locomotion in Low Spinal Cats to Test a Model of a Spinal Locomotor Generator
Use of a Synchronization Test in Studies on Segmental Motor Control
Concluding Remarks on the Principles of Motor Organization
Eye Movements and Pursuit Control System
On the Generation of Rapid Eye Movements in the Brain-stem and Cerebellum
Functional Organization of the Pathways Mediating Horizontal Opto-kinetic eye Nystagmus (OKN) in Mammals
Relation of Superior Colliculus to the Initiation of Eye Movements
Morphological Substrates for the Eye Movement Related Activity of Prepositus Neurons
A Study, in the Alert Cat, of the Physiological and Morphological Characteristics of Second-order Vestibular Neurons Terminating in the Abducens Nucleus
Tectal and Reticular eNurons eRlated to Gaze Control
Development of Tonic Vestibular Reflexes of the Eyes in Postnatal Growing Rabbits
Sleep and Unitary Activity of the Brain
Mid-brain Reticular Discharge Related to Fore-brain Activation Processes
Pontine Brainstem Neuronal Activity and REM Sleep Control Mechanisms
Intracellular Analysis of Motoneuron Activity during Sleep and Wakefulness
Modification of Cortical and Thalamic Unit Activity by Visceral Stimulation during Sleep in Cats
Raphe Unit Activity in Cats Displaying REM Sleep without Atonia
State-dependent Motor Control Mechanisms of the Pontine and Medullary Reticular Formation
Single Unit and Electrochemical Recordings of the Raphe System during the Sleep-waking Cycle
Effects of Alpha Blockade on Sleep under Selective Monoamine Re-uptake Inhibitors
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Pergamon 1981
- Published: January 1, 1981
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483189932
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J. Szentágothai
M. Palkovits
J. Hámori
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