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Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology

  • 5th Edition - May 30, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Constance Hammond
  • Language: English

Unveiling the latest research in neurophysiology, Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, Fifth Edition continues to stand as the only resource in the field. This book remains the… Read more

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Unveiling the latest research in neurophysiology, Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology, Fifth Edition continues to stand as the only resource in the field. This book remains the standard for those who seek to explore the intricate molecular and cellular physiology of neurons and synapses.

Notably, this new edition delves even deeper into the molecular properties and functions of excitable cells, offering unparalleled insights. In this edition, there are two groundbreaking chapters. The first reviews metabotropic receptors for olfactory transduction, while the second presents cutting-edge techniques for neuroscience research. Hypothesis-driven rather than a dry presentation of facts, the content firmly based on numerous experiments performed by top experts in the field, teaches students how to build and conduct intelligent research experiments.

This book promotes a true understanding of nerve cell function and will be a useful resource for practicing neurophysiologists, neurobiologists, neurologists, and students in a graduate-level course on the topic alike.

Key features

  • Authoritative foundational coverage of basic cellular and molecular neurophysiology
  • Includes new chapters on metabotropic olfactory receptors for sensory transduction and experimental techniques used by neurophysiologists

Readership

Neurophysiologists, neurobiologists, and neurologists, students in graduate-level courses on neurophysiology

Table of contents

  1. Neurons
  2. Neuron-glial cell cooperation
  3. Ionic gradients, membrane potential, and ionic currents
  4. The voltage-gated channels of Na+ action potentials
  5. The voltage-gated channels of Ca2+ action potentials: generalization
  6. The chemical synapses
  7. Neurotransmitter release
  8. The ionotropic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
  9. The ionotropic GABAA receptor
  10. The ionotropic glutamate receptors
  11. The metabotropic GABAB receptors
  12. The metabotropic glutamate receptors
  13. The metabotropic olfactory receptors
  14. Somatodendritic processing of postsynaptic potentials I: passive properties of dendrites
  15. Subliminal voltage-gated currents of the somatodendritic membrane
  16. Somatodendritic processing of postsynaptic potentials II. Role of subthreshold voltage-gated currents
  17. Somatodendritic processing of postsynaptic potentials III. Role of high-voltageeactivated currents
  18. Firing patterns of neurons
  19. Synaptic plasticity
  20. The adult hippocampal network
  21. Morphogenesis and maturation of the hippocampal network
  22. Chapter techniques

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 31, 2024
  • Language: English

About the author

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Constance Hammond

Constance Hammond is an INSERM director of research at the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology. A renowned Parkinson's disease investigator, in 2012 she became a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in recognition for her services to scientific communication. Studying biology at the University of Pierre and Marie Curie and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris she completed her thesis in neurosciences at the Marey Institute in Paris, directed by Prof. D. Albe-Fessard. Guided by her curiosity and her constant desire to learn, she changed lab and research domains several times. With the knowledge of other systems and the mastering of other techniques she finally came back to her first and preferred subject of research; the role of the subthalamic nucleus in the basal ganglia system in health and Parkinson's disease.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Research INSERM U901, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranee, Marseilles, France

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