Bookedited by Angelo Quartarone, Maria Felice Ghilardi, François Boller.
Contents:
Intro
Neuroplasticity: From Bench to Bedside
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Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Contents
Introduction
Section I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Defining neuroplasticity
Introduction
Developmental Plasticity
Neurogenesis and the control of neuronal number
Neuronal migration
Neuronal differentiation
Formation of connections
Activity dependent formation of connections: Ocular dominance
Plasticity of cortical connections
Cytoarchitectonic/areal specializations
System-wide changes in development
Language learning Myelin Plasticity
Adult Plasticity
Adaptive vs Maladaptive Plasticity
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Section II: Neuroplasticity: Basic mechanism and assessment at system level
Chapter 2: Basic mechanisms of plasticity and learning
Introduction
Synaptic and Neuronal Basis of Learning and Memory
Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Long-Term Changes: Lessons From the Hippocampus
NMDAR-dependent LTP
NMDAR-independent LTP
Main forms of synaptic LTD
The Nucleus Striatum and the Dopaminergic Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity Homeostasis and circadian regulation of sleep
The Homeostatic Control of Plasticity During Sleep
The synaptic homeostasis hypothesis
Open questions and limitations of SHY
Synaptic strengthening and the cognitive benefits of sleep
Brain resilience, plasticity, and sleep
Translational findings in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders
Multidimensional Assessment of Sleep and Homeostatic Control of Plasticity
Molecular and cellular basis
Neurochemical correlates of sleep
Cortical electrophysiology and thalamo-cortical oscillations Implications Of neural Plasticity and Sleep Homeostasis for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders.