Glial Cells
Glial Cells
Eva Syková, Charles University, Prague
Andreas Reichenbach, Universität Leipzig
Glenn I. Hatton, University of California, Riverside
Herbert Bauer, Universität Wien, Austria
£51.00
GBPIn mammals the glial (or glue) cells contribute some 50% of the volume of the brain. In contrast to the traditional view that they have a purely physically supportive role, research in the last three decades has shown that glia interact morphologically, biochemically and physiologically with neurons during changes in behaviour. The evidence suggests that glia may modulate neuronal activity and thereby influence behaviour. This 1998 book was the first to describe and discuss these neuronal–glial interactions in relation to behaviour. A distinguished set of authors discuss these interactions from a number of viewpoints, and the book will familiarise neuroscientists, zoologists, physiologists and psychologists with the new knowledge of how neurons and glial cells interact with each other to affect behaviour.
- Was the first book that reviews the role of glial cells in behaviour
- Contains contributions by eminent researchers in the field of behavioural neuroscience
Reviews & endorsements
Review of the hardback: ' … a very useful book for a neurobiologist's library'. Bernhard H. J. Juurlink, TINS
Review of the hardback: 'This is a challenging, but overall, very good book.' Brain
Product details
February 2011Paperback
9780521183826
446 pages
254 × 178 × 23 mm
0.77kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Changing concepts on the role of glia Peter Laming
- 2. The phylogeny of glial–neuronal relationships and behaviour Betty Roots and Peter Laming
- 3. Glial cells in brain development and plasticity Christian Müller
- 4. The retina as a model of glial function in the brain Andreas Reichenbach, Serguei N. Skatchkov and Winfried Reichelt
- 5. Metabolic trafficking between neurons and glia Stephen R. Robinson, Arne Schousboe, Ralf Dringen, Pierre Magistretti, Jonathan Coles and Leif Hertz
- 6. Transmitter receptor and uptake systems in astrocytes and their relation to behaviour Harold K. Kimelberg, Tuula O. Jalonen, Chiye Aoki and Ken McCarthy
- 7. Glial regulation of the neuronal microenvironment Eva Sykova, Elisabeth Hansson, Lars Rönnbäck and Charles Nicholson
- 8. Role of periaxonal glia in nerve conduction Joan Abbott
- 9. Transplantation of myelin-forming glial cells into the spinal cord: restoration of normal conduction in previously demyelinated axons Jeffery D. Kocsis and Stephen G. Waxman
- 10. Contributions of potassium currents and glia to slow potential shifts Uwe Heinemann and Wolfgang Walz
- 11. Acid alkaline transients and pH regulation glia Joachim Deitmer
- 12. Intra-cranial slow potential shifts and behavioural state Peter Laming, Alister Nichol and John Roughan
- 13. Slow brain potentials, sensory processing and cognition Herbert Bauer, Niels Birbaumer and Frank Roesler
- 14. Recent evidence from around the brain for structural plasticity of astrocytes in the adult CNS Adrienne Salm, N. Hawrylak, J. B. Bobak, G. I. Hatton and C. Aoki
- 15. Astrocytic involvement in learning Kim Ng, Ciaran Regan and Brona O'Dowd
- References
- Index.
