Synapse, Neuron, Brain
- 1st Edition - June 28, 1984
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: A.C. Damask
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 6 6 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 4 6 4 - 2
Synapse, Neuron, Brain, the third and last volume in the series Medical Physics, focuses on neurons and their interactions. Comprised of seven chapters regarding the brain's… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSynapse, Neuron, Brain, the third and last volume in the series Medical Physics, focuses on neurons and their interactions. Comprised of seven chapters regarding the brain's synapses and nerves, this volume concludes through the presentation of medical physics and its applications. An introductory chapter of this volume provides the necessary basic concepts and theories needed in the understanding of the book. This is followed by a discussion on the brain and its interconnections with the spinal cord. Chapter 3 focuses on the importance of evoked potentials as a diagnostic tool for the sensory organ and the neural processing of the stimuli. Chemical and electrical properties of synapses are also given emphasis. Other topics covered in this volume include the rall theory and neuronal integration; membrane noise at synaptic junctions; and new techniques on brain studies (autoradiography, positron annihilation, and nuclear magnetic resonance). As with the other volumes, this also caters to persons in various disciplines such as medicine, physiology, physics, and biology.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents of Previous Volumes
Chapter 1 Introduction
References
Chapter 2 The Evolution and Morphology of the Brain
Introduction
Origin of the Two-Sided Brain
Origin of Vertebrates
Development of the Brain
Architecture of the Human Brain
The Triune Brain
Cephalization of the Species
Brain Asymmetry
Left-Handedness
Survival Value of Cerebral Dominance
Arrangement of Cortical Neurons
References
Chapter 3 Electrical Properties of the Brain; EEG and Evoked Potentials
Introduction
Electroencephalography
Computer Diagnosis of Electroencephalograms
Cellular Origins of Electroencephalogram Brain Waves
Evoked Potentials
Visual Evoked Potentials
Diagnostics of Children Using Visual Evoked Potentials
Diagnosis of Optic Neuritis Using Visual Evoked Potentials
Origin of Evoked Potentials
Auditory Evoked Potentials
Evoked Potentials as a Measure of Mental Chronometry
References
Chapter 4 Chemical and Electrical Properties of Synapses
Introduction
Kinds of Synaptic Connections
Chemical Synapses
Electrical Synapses
Properties of Postsynaptic Potentials and Currents at Chemical Synapses
Presynaptic Properties of Chemical Synapses
Exocytosis
A Molecular Model of Postsynaptic Responses
Drug Action at Synaptic Receptors
Central-Nervous-System Neurons and Drug Effects
Common Diseases Associated with Synaptic Function
References
Chapter 5 Neuronal Integration and Rall Theory
Introduction
Effects of Environment and Malnutrition on Dendrite Growth
Dendrite Electrotonus and the Linear Cable Equation
Special Solutions to the Cable Equation
Boundary Conditions at Dendritic Branch Points
Equivalent Cylinder Approximation
Properties of Somatic Potentials with Dendritic Synaptic Inputs
Compartmental Model
Shape and Time Behavior of Soma Potentials
Transient Passive Membrane Responses
References
Chapter 6 Analysis of Membrane Noise at Synaptic Junctions
Introduction
Analysis of Random Signals
Autocorrelation Function
Power Spectrum
Determination of Power Spectrum (Spectral Density Function)
Thermal Noise
Shot Noise
Flicker Noise
Conductance Noise
Current Noise at the End Plate
Frequency Composition
Channels at the Neuromuscular Junction
Effect of Pore Structure
Single-Channel Events
Conductance Fluctuations in the Presence of Local Anesthetics
References
Chapter 7 New Techniques of Brain Studies: Autoradiography, Positron Annihilation, and Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance
Introduction
Autoradiographic Determination of Regional Brain Metabolism
Dynamic Radiographic Studies of Brain Metabolism
Coincidence Counting of Positron Annihilation
Design Considerations of Positron Annihilation
Positron-Emission Measurement of Brain Metabolism
General Aspects of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spinning Tops
Larmor Precession
Nuclear Moments
Effect of a Radio-Frequency Field
Population and Relaxation
Spin-Spin Relaxation
Spin-Lattice Relaxation
Spin-Echo Technique
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chemical Shifts
Intracellular pH Measurement by 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
References
Appendix A Open-Channel Distribution Function
Appendix B Rall's Branching Rule
Appendix C Proof of the Equivalent Cylinder Approximation
Appendix D Solution to the Cable Equation for a Cylinder with Sealed Ends
Appendix E Autocorrelation Function
Appendix F Fourier Coefficients
Appendix G Fourier Transforms
Appendix H Sampling Theorem
Appendix I One-Dimensional Random Walk
Appendix J End-Plate Current Spectral Function
Appendix K Intracellular Trapping of 2-Deoxy-D-glucose
Appendix L Statistical Properties of Single-Channel Events
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 28, 1984
- No. of pages (eBook): 352
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124316614
- eBook ISBN: 9780323154642
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