Cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish) are among the most intelligent invertebrates, with highly developed nervous systems which provide excellent model systems for investigating basic questions in neuroscience. In 32 chapters, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the functioning of the cephalopod nervous system, from the cellular level to their complex sensory systems, locomotion, learning and social behaviour. This book is aimed at advanced students and researchers in neuroscience and marine biology.
Edited by:
N. Joan Abbott (Physiology Group Physiology Group King's College London),
Roddy Williamson (,
Marine Biological Association,
Plymouth),
Linda Maddock (,
Marine Biological Association,
Plymouth),
L. Maddock (Marine Biological Association,
Plymouth)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 242mm,
Width: 164mm,
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780198547907
ISBN 10: 0198547900
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 27 April 1995
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of contributors Part I: Squid Axon Structure, Biochemistry, and Transport 1: The cytoskeleton of the squid giant axon 2: The nervous system of Loligo pealei provides multiple models for analysis of organelle motility 3: Cyclic nucleotide homeostasis and axonal G proteins in the squid Loligo forbesi 4: The detection and properties of electonic Na+K+ transport in the squid axon membrane Part II: Squid Axon Ion Channels 5: Resting and active K+ channels in the squid axon membrane 6: Studies of the kinetics of the ionic and gating currents in the axons of Loligo forbesi as a guide to modelling of the sodium channel 7: An improved voltage clamp for gating current recording from the squid giant axon 8: Voltage dependence of sodium channel inactivation in the squid giant axon 9: Tetrodotoxin affects sodium gating current in squid axon 10: Single-channel properties and gating of Na+ and K+ channels in the squid giant axon 11: The effects of internal Ca2+ and Mg2+ on ion channels in the squid giant axon 12: Anaesthetics, convulsants, and the squid axon membrane 13: Control of the spatial distribution of sodium channels in the squid giant axon and its cell bodies Part III: Axon-Schwann Cell Interaction 14: Electrophysiology of squid Schwann cells 15: The pharmacology of receptors present on squid giant axon Schwann cell 16: Periaxonal ion regulation in the squid Part IV: Squid Giant Synapse 17: Synaptic transmission in the squid stellate ganglion 18: Multiple calcium signalling pathways in squid giant presynaptic terminals 19: Chemical transmission at the squid giant synapse Part V: Neuromuscular Control 20: The structure and physiology of cephalopod muscle fibres 21: Organization of cephalopod chromatophore systems: a neuromuscular image-generator 22: Neurotransmitters of squid chromatophores Part VI: Central Nervous System 23: Diffusion properties of the microenvironment of cephalopod brain 24: Cephalopod brains: promising preparations for brain physiology 25: Intracellular recordings from the chromatophore lobes of Octopus 26: Multiple matrices in the memory system of Octopus 27: A novel occluding junction forms the blood-brain barrier in cephalopod molluscs Part VII: Sensory Function 29: Squid rhodopsin 30: The firefly squid, Watasenia scintillans has three visual pigments 31: The statocyst of cephalopods 32: Physiology of squid olfaction
Reviews for Cephalopod Neurobiology: Neuroscience Studies in Squid, Octopus and Cuttlefish
The first four parts of the book, which concern the structure of the squid axon, ion channels, axon-Schwann cell interaction, and the giant synapse of the squid, present in a clear and concise form practically everything that has been done in the field. The volume as a whole will be very useful to newcomers to the neurobiology of cephalopods. * P. Balaban, The Russian Academy of Sciences, TINS, Vol. 19, No. 3, 1996 *
