Cortical Function a View from the Thalamus (Progress in Brain Research): Volume 149 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444516794 ISBN 13: 9780444516794

Publisher: Elsevier Science, 2005

Synopsis

Almost all of the messages that are received by the cerebral cortex from the environment or from the body's internal receptors come through the thalamus and much current thought about perceptual processing is based on sensory pathways that relay in the thalamus. This volume focuses on three major areas: the role of thalamocortical communication in cognition and attention; the role of the thalamus in communication between cortical areas; the hypothesis that much or all of the information relayed by thalamus, even to classical, pure "sensory" areas of cortex, represents a corollary message being sent simultaneously to motor centers. It presents a broad overview of important recent advances in these areas.

* Provides a look at brain structures involved in perception and action
* Includes summaries by leading investigators in the field
* Presents recent advances in our understanding of brain functions

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Presents the latest advances in our understanding of the brain structures involved with perception and action.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444516794
• ISBN 13: 9780444516794
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 318
• Editor: Casagrande V. A., Sherman S. Murray, Guillery Ray W.