
The Hippocampus Book
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 14. December 2006
Book
Hardback
872 pages
978-0-19-510027-3 (ISBN)
Description
The hippocampus is one of a group of remarkable structures embedded within the medial temporal lobe of the brain. Long known to be important for memory, it has been a prime focus of neuroscience research for many years. The Hippocampus Book promises to facilitate developments in the field in a major way by bringing together, for the first time, contributions by leading international scientists working on hippocampal anatomy, physiology, and function. This authoritative volume offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date account of what the hippocampus does, how it does it and what happens when things go wrong. At the same time, it illustrates how research focusing on this single brain structure has revealed principles of wider generality for the whole brain in relation to anatomical connectivity, synaptic plasticity, cognition and behaviour, and computational algorithms. Well-organised in its presentation of both theory and experimental data, this peerless work vividly illustrates the astonishing progress that has been made in unravelling the workings of the brain. The Hippocampus Book is destined to take a central place on every neuroscientist's bookshelf.
Reviews / Votes
The Hippocampus Book arrives at just the right time to guide the next generation of 'hippocampal researchers'... it will remain on my desk for a long time to come. * Science Direct *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
23 black & white photographs, 150 line illustrations and a colour plate section
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 286 mm
Thickness: 46 mm
Weight
2585 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510027-3 (9780195100273)
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Other editions
Additional editions

Per Andersen | Richard Morris | David Amaral
The Hippocampus Book
E-Book
11/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€132.99
Available for download

Per Andersen | Richard Morris | David Amaral
The Hippocampus Book
E-Book
11/2006
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€132.99
Available for download
Persons
Editor
Professor, Department of NeurophysiologyProfessor, Department of Neurophysiology, University of Oslo, Norway
Professor of NeuroscienceProfessor of Neuroscience, Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK
ProfessorProfessor, The MIND Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis, USA
Head of Division of NeurophysiologyHead of Division of Neurophysiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK
ProfessorProfessor, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, UK
Content
1. he Hippocampal Formation ; 2. Historical Perspective: Proposed Functions, Biological Characteristics and Neurobiological Models of the Hippocampus ; 3. Hippocampal Neuroanatomy ; 4. Morphological Development of the Hippocampus ; 5. Structural and Functional Properties of Hippocampal Neurons ; 6. Synaptic Function ; 7. Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Function in the Hippocampus: Neurotransmitter Exocytosis, Glutamatergic, GABAergic and Cholinergic Transmission ; 8. Local Circuits ; 9. Structural Plasticity ; 10. Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus ; 11. Hippocampal Neurophysiology in the Behaving Animal ; 12. Functional Role of the Human Hippocampus ; 13. Theories of Hippocampal Function ; 14. Computational Models of the Spatial and Mnemonic Functions of the Hippocampus ; 15. Stress and the Hippocampus ; 16. Hippocampus and Human Disease