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Axons and Brain Architecture (Hardcover)
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Several excellent monographs exist which deal with axons. These,
however, focus either on the cellular and molecular biology of
axons proper or on network organization of connections, the latter
with only an incidental or abstract reference to axons per se.
Still relatively neglected, however, is the middle ground of
terminations and trajectories of single axons in the mammalian
central nervous system. This middle level of connectivity, between
networks on the one hand and local, in vitro investigations on the
other, is to some extent represented by retrograde tracer studies
and labeled neurons, but there have so far been many fewer of the
complementary anterograde studies, with total visualization of the
axonal arborization. The present volume brings together in one
source an interrelated treatment of single axons from the
perspective of microcircuitry and as substrates of larger scale
organization (tractography). Especially for the former area - axons
in microcircuitry - an abundance of published data exists, but
these are typically in specialty journals that are not often
accessed by the broader community. By highlighting and unifying the
span from microcircuitry to tractography, the proposed volume
serves as a convenient reference source and in addition inspires
further interactions between what currently tend to be separate
communities. The volume also redresses the imbalance between in
vitro/local connectivity and long-distance connections. Focusing on
mammalian systems, Part 1 of this book is devoted to anatomical
investigations of connections at the single axon level, drawing on
modern techniques and classical methods from the 1990s. A
particular emphasis is on broad coverage of cortical and
subcortical connections from different species, so that common
patterns of divergence, convergence, and collateralization can be
easily appreciated. Part 2 addresses mechanisms of axon guidance,
as these seem particularly relevant to pathways and branching
patterns. Part 3 covers axon dynamics and functional aspects; and
Part 4 focuses on tractography, notably including comparisons
between histological substrates and imaging.
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