Corticofugal Modulation of Sensory Information
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Editors F. F. Beck, Melbourne · F. Clascá, Madrid M. Frotscher, Freiburg · D. E. Haines, Jackson H.-W. Korf, Frankfurt · E. Marani, Enschede R. Putz, München · Y. Sano, Kyoto T. H. Schiebler, Würzburg · K. Zilles, Düsseldorf
A. Nuñez and E. Malmierca
Corticofugal Modulation of Sensory Information
With 16 Figures
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Angel Nuñez, PhD Eduardo Malmierca, MD Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia Faculdad de Medicina Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Arzobispo Morcillo 4 28029 Madrid Spain e-mail: [email protected]
ISSN 0301-5556 ISBN-10 3-540-36769-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-36769-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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List of Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3
Anatomical Projections from Sensory Cortical Areas to the Thalamus General Characteristics of Corticothalamic Projections . . . . . . . . . . . Types of Corticothalamic Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cells of Origin for Corticothalamic Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neurotransmitter Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specific Characteristics of Corticothalamic Projections to the Sensory Thalamus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auditory System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Visual System . . . . . . . .
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