Mechanisms of Cortical Development (Hardcover)

This is the first book that attempts to bring together what is known about the fundamental mechanisms that underlie the development of the cortex in mammals. Ranging from the emergence of the forebrain from the neural plate to the functioning adult form, the authors draw on evidence from several species to provide a detailed description of processes at each stage. Where appropriate, evidence is extrapolated from non-mammalian species to generate hypotheses about mammalian development. In contrast to other texts of developmental biology, Mechanisms of Cortical Development integrates information on regulatory processes at the levels of molecules, cells and metworks. The authors draw together an extensive literature on cellular development and structural morphology, biochemical and genetic events and hypotheses that have been subject to mathematical modelling. Important metholdogies, such as transgenics and formal modelling, are explained for the non-specialist. Major future challenges are clearly identified. This is a unique contribution to the literature, combining the fundamentals of experimental developmental neurobiology with accessible neural modelling. It will be essential reading for neuroscientists in general as well as those with a particular interest in development.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Monographs of the Physiological Society, 48
Release date:	2001
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	David Price (Department of Physiology) • David Willshaw (Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation)
Dimensions:	242 x 160 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-262427-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Developmental biology Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > Neural networks
LSN:	0-19-262427-X
Barcode:	9780192624277

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