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Body and Brain - A Trophic Theory of Neural Connections (Paperback, New Ed)
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Body and Brain - A Trophic Theory of Neural Connections (Paperback, New Ed)
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The major goal of developmental neurobiology is to understand how
the nervous system is put together. A central theme that has
emerged from research in this field over the last several decades
is the crucial role of trophic interactions in neural assembly, and
indeed throughout an animal's life. Trophic-which means
nutritive-refers to long-term interdependencies between nerve cells
and the cells they innervate. The theory of trophic effects
presented in this book offers an explanation of how the vertebrate
nervous system is related to-and regulated by-the body it serves.
The theory rationalizes the nervous system's accommodation,
throughout life, to the changing size and form of the body it
tenants, indicating the way connections between nerve cells change
in response to stimuli as diverse as growth, injury, experience,
and natural selection. Dale Purves, a leading neurobiologist best
known for his work on the formation and maintenance of synaptic
connections, presents this theory within the historical setting of
earlier ideas about neural organization-from Weiss's theory of
functional reorganization to the chemoaffinity theory championed by
Sperry. In addition to illuminating eighty years of work on trophic
interactions, this book asks its own compelling questions: Are
trophic interactions characteristic of all animals or only of those
with complex nervous systems? Are trophic interactions related to
learning? What does the trophic theory of neural connections imply
about the currently fashionable view that the nervous system
operates according to Darwinian principles? Purves lays the
theoretical foundation for practical exploration of trophic
interactions as they apply to neural connections, a pursuit that
will help us understand how our own nervous systems generate
change. The ideas in this book not only enrich neurobiology but
also convey the profound relevance of neuroscience to other fields
of life science.
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