Cephalopod Neurobiology

Neuroscience Studies in Squid, Octopus and Cuttlefish

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish) are among the most intelligent invertebrates, with highly developed nervous systems which provide excellent model systems for investigating basic questions in neuroscience. In 32 chapters, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the functioning of the cephalopod nervous system, from the cellular level to their complex sensory systems, locomotion, learning, and social behaviour.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-04-27
Mått:164 x 242 x 36 mm
Vikt:1 084 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:560
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198547907

Utforska kategorier

Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Marinbiologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

The first four parts of the book, which concern the structure of the squid axon, ion channels, axon-Schwann cell interaction, and the giant synapse of the squid, present in a clear and concise form practically everything that has been done in the field. The volume as a whole will be very useful to newcomers to the neurobiology of cephalopods.

Innehållsförteckning

List of contributors ; PART I: SQUID AXON STRUCTURE, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND TRANSPORT ; 1. The cytoskeleton of the squid giant axon ; 2. The nervous system of Loligo pealei provides multiple models for analysis of organelle motility ; 3. Cyclic nucleotide homeostasis and axonal G proteins in the squid Loligo forbesi ; 4. The detection and properties of electonic Na+K+ transport in the squid axon membrane ; PART II: SQUID AXON ION CHANNELS ; 5. Resting and active K+ channels in the squid axon membrane ; 6. Studies of the kinetics of the ionic and gating currents in the axons of Loligo forbesi as a guide to modelling of the sodium channel ; 7. An improved voltage clamp for gating current recording from the squid giant axon ; 8. Voltage dependence of sodium channel inactivation in the squid giant axon ; 9. Tetrodotoxin affects sodium gating current in squid axon ; 10. Single-channel properties and gating of Na+ and K+ channels in the squid giant axon ; 11. The effects of internal Ca2+ and Mg2+ on ion channels in the squid giant axon ; 12. Anaesthetics, convulsants, and the squid axon membrane ; 13. Control of the spatial distribution of sodium channels in the squid giant axon and its cell bodies ; PART III: AXON-SCHWANN CELL INTERACTION ; 14. Electrophysiology of squid Schwann cells ; 15. The pharmacology of receptors present on squid giant axon Schwann cell ; 16. Periaxonal ion regulation in the squid ; PART IV: SQUID GIANT SYNAPSE ; 17. Synaptic transmission in the squid stellate ganglion ; 18. Multiple calcium signalling pathways in squid giant presynaptic terminals ; 19. Chemical transmission at the squid giant synapse ; PART V: NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL ; 20. The structure and physiology of cephalopod muscle fibres ; 21. Organization of cephalopod chromatophore systems: a neuromuscular image-generator ; 22. Neurotransmitters of squid chromatophores ; PART VI: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ; 23. Diffusion properties of the microenvironment of cephalopod brain ; 24. Cephalopod brains: promising preparations for brain physiology ; 25. Intracellular recordings from the chromatophore lobes of Octopus ; 26. Multiple matrices in the memory system of Octopus ; 27. A novel occluding junction forms the blood-brain barrier in cephalopod molluscs ; PART VII: SENSORY FUNCTION ; 29. Squid rhodopsin ; 30. The firefly squid, Watasenia scintillans has three visual pigments ; 31. The statocyst of cephalopods ; 32. Physiology of squid olfaction