Table of Contents:
  • 1. Thirty Years Among Cortical Neurons / David A. Prince
  • 2. Cortical Synaptic Transmission: An Overview / Charles F. Stevens
  • 3. The Cortical Neuron as an Electrophysiological Unit / Michael J. Gutnick and Wayne E. Crill
  • 4. Signal Transduction and Protein Phosphorylation / Howard Schulman
  • 5. Structure and Function of Ligand-Gated Channels / Raymond J. Dingledine and Julie A. Bennett
  • 6. Synaptic Actions of Amino Acid Neurotransmitters / Scott M. Thompson, Daniel V. Madison and Istvan Mody
  • 7. Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampus and Neocortex: A Comparison / Robert C. Malenka
  • 8. Overview: Basic Elements of the Cortical Network / Edward G. Jones
  • 9. Functions of Local Circuits in Neocortex: Synchrony and Laminae / Barry W. Connors and Yael Amitai
  • 10. Inhibition in the Cortical Network / Larry S. Benardo and Robert K.S. Wong
  • 11. Thalamocortical Interactions / John R. Huguenard, David A. McCormick and Douglas Coulter.