Over 200 neuroscientists met at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Biophysikalische Chemie in Gottingen between April 7th-9th 1983 in order to honour a foreign member of the Institute, namely Sir John Carew Eccles, who celebrated his 80th birthday on January 27th 1983. It was a lively scientific gathering of former students, colleagues and friends of Sir John and Lady Helena. We had all come together from different parts of the world to celebrate this occasion, which gave us the wonderful chance to meet the various members of a large family, united by respect and gratitude for Sir John. The lectures were based on the many themes which have been at the centre of John Eccles' scientific zeal throughout his life. Indeed the chapter headings of this book have been taken from the book titles of Sir John's own work. We would also have liked to publish the discussions which took place after every lecture and to each of which John Eccles contributed in his usual lively manner, but editing them would not have conveyed the stimulating atmosphere, which Sir John created.

Hinweise zur Benutzung dieses Buches IX A Der Aufbau des Nervensystems (B. Frederich und R. F. Schmidt) Lektion 1 Die N ervenzellen . 1 Lektion 2 Stutz- und Ernahrungsgewebe 6 Lektion 3 Die Nerven . 8 Lektion 4 Die Anatomie des Zentralnervensystems . 14 B Erregung von Nerv und Muskel U. Dudel) Lektion 5 Das Ruhepotential 20 Lektion 6 Ruhepotential und N a+ -Einstrom 32 Lektion 7 Die Natriumpumpe 40 Lektion 8 Das Aktionspotential 48 Lektion 9 Kinetik der Erregung 59 Lektion 10 Elektrotonus und Reiz 69 Lektion 11 Fortleitung des Aktionspotentials 80 C Synaptische Dbertragung (R. F. Schmidt) Lektion 12 Die neuromuskulare Endplatte: Beispiel einer chemischen Synapse 94 Lektion 13 Die Quantennatur der chemischen Dbertragung 107 Lektion 14 Zentrale erregende Synapsen . 116 Lektion 15 Zentralnervose hemmende Synapsen . 124 D Physiologie kleiner Neuronenverbande, Reflexe (R. F. Schmidt) Lektion 16 Typische neuronale Verschaltungen 137 Lektion 17 Der monosynaptische Reflexbogen 149 Lektion 18 Polysynaptische motorische Reflexe 162 XII E Die Kootraktioo des Muskels uod ihre Steuerung (J. Dudel) Die Kontraktion des Muskels . 172 Lektion 19 Lektion 20 Abhangigkeit der Muskelkontraktion von Faserlange und Verkiirzungs- schwindigkeit 184 Lektion 21 Elektromechanische Koppelung . 196 Regulation der Kontraktion eines Muskels 206 Lektion 22 F Motorische Systeme (B. Frederich uod R. F. Schmidt) Lektion 23 Spinale Motorik I: Aufgaben der M uskel- und Sehnenspindeln . 216 Lektion 24 Spinale Motorik II: Polysynaptische motorische Reflexe; der Flexorreflex 230 241 Lektion 25 Funktionelle Anatomie supramedullarer motorischer Zentren .

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