Changing views of Cajal's neuron:
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Elsevier 2002
Schriftenreihe:Progress in brain research v. 136
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Beschreibung:"This book is dedicated to His Majesty Don Juan Carlos I, The King of Spain, for his support of Santiago Ramón y Cajal's scientific legacy and coincides with the commemoration of the 150th birthday of Santiago Ramón y Cajal on May 1, 2002"--Dedication page. - "Chapters contributed by the participants of the first joint Cajal Club and Cajal Institute International Meeting on 'Changing Views of Cajal's Neuron' held in Madrid, Spain, between May 25-27, 2001"--Page xiii
Includes bibliographical references and index
Cajal is the Father of Neuroscience and his personal view of the Neuron has dominated the field for over 100 years. No single person has been able to challenge his global perspective of the neuron gained by Cajal's work in neuroanatomy, development, physiology, evolution and medicine. However, over 30 neuroscientists from around the world have accepted the challenge of writing a review article on "Changing Views of Cajal's Neuron". Many of these experts admitted they could only add to Cajal's theory and they carefully provided their new findings based on modern methods of microscopy, molecular biology or neurobiology. Other experts recognized specific areas where Cajal's ideas of neurons needed to be altered and refined. Key knowledge necessary to understand plasticity or development is now available and permits a changed view. A few of the authors directly challenged some of the most widely accepted and cherished theories of Cajal: the neuron as an isolated unit, function of dendrites, the direction of electrical conductivity and the importance of plasticity in the adult brain. In total, the collection of articles provides a fascinating perspective to the enormous force of Cajal's genius in the 21st Century view of the neuron
Beschreibung:xx, 506 pages
ISBN:0444508155
9780444508157

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