The Rat Nervous System, Fifth Edition is an indispensable guide for researchers and students in neuroscience who are working on the rat and mouse as experimental models. The new edition provides thorough updates throughout, including the latest information in an active field of research on the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system and their unique functions. Readers will learn how to formulate sound hypotheses as well as carry out accurate research models.
1. Introduction - p. 155 2. General morphology of the cerebellum - p. 155 3. The cerebellar cortex - p. 157 4. The cerebellar nuclei - p. 163 5. Organization of the corticonuclear projection - p. 167 6. The inferior olive and the olivocerebellar projection - p. 169 7. Organization of mossy fiber projections - p. 189 8. Molecular and genetic organization of the cerebellum - p. 202 9. Organization of cerebellar output - p. 208 10. Cerebellar modules as functional units - p. 216 11. Chapter 10. Locus coeruleus - p. 241 12. Chapter 11. Oromotor nuclei - p. 257 13. Introduction - p. 257 14. Motor trigeminal nucleus - p. 257 15. Facial nucleus - p. 257 16. Hypoglossal nucleus - p. 257 17. Summary and conclusions - p. 257 18. Chapter 12. Hypothalamic supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei - p. 287 19. Neuroendocrine control of body and brain: The hypothalamus–pituitary system - p. 287 20. Magnocellular neurosecretory centers in the hypothalamus - p. 289 21. Paraventricular nucleus: Parvocellular neurons - p. 299 22. Afferent inputs to the Pa - p. 302 23. Development of the hypothalamic magno- and parvocellular neurons - p. 304 24. Chapter 13. Circumventricular organs - p. 321 25. Chapter 14. Thalamus - p. 341 26. Some general aspects of thalamic organization - p. 341 27. Lateral geniculate nuclei - p. 345 28. Medical geniculate nucleus - p. 348 29. Ventral posterior complex - p. 350 30. Posterior nucleus - p. 352 31. Ventral posterior thalamus: gustatory and visceral nuclei - p. 354 32. Ventral anterior and ventral lateral nuclei - p. 355 33. Ventral medial nucleus - p. 357 34. Mediodorsal nucleus - p. 358 35. Submedial nucleus - p. 361 36. Anterior nuclei - p. 363 37. Lateral nuclei - p. 367 38. Intralaminar nuclei - p. 369 39. Midline nuclei - p. 373 40. Reticular nucleus - p. 385 41. Chapter 15. Basal ganglia - p. 411 42. Chapter 16. Globus pallidus external and internal: Telencephalic origin in both rodents and primates - p. 429 43. Chapter 17. Amygdala: Structure and function - p. 447 44. Introduction - p. 447 45. Development and territories in the rat amygdala - p. 448 46. Cytoarchitecture and chemoarchitecture of the rat amygdala - p. 461 47. Functional connectivity of the amygdala - p. 474 48. Behavioral neurobiology of the amygdala - p. 484 49. The amygdala as a functional system - p. 488 50. Other abbreviations - p. 489 51. Chapter 18. Organization of the forebrain cholinergic system and its glial interactions - p. 505 52. Chapter 19. Hippocampal formation - p. 523 53. Anatomy and connectivity of the hippocampal formation and parahippocampal region - p. 524 54. Dentate gyrus - p. 525 55. Connectivity - p. 528 56. Cornu ammonis - p. 528 57. Connectivity - p. 530 58. Connectivity - p. 531 59. Connectivity - p. 533 60. Subiculum - p. 534 61. Connectivity - p. 535 62. Entorhinal cortex - p. 537 63. Connectivity - p. 539 64. Presubiculum - p. 544 65. Parasubiculum - p. 545 66. Perirhinal cortex (areas 35 and 36) - p. 546 67. Connectivity - p. 547 68. Postrhinal cortex - p. 549 69. Connectivity - p. 549 70. The organization of hippocampal circuitry and the flow of information processing - p. 550 71. Internet resources - p. 553 72. Chapter 20. Cingulate cortex - p. 569 73. Chapter 21. Insular cortex - p. 587 74. Introduction - p. 587 75. Structural organization - p. 587 76. Development - p. 590 77. Connections - p. 590 78. Functional organization - p. 599 79. Comparison with primates - p. 605 80. Conclusion - p. 605 81. Chapter 22. Isocortex - p. 619 82. Chapter 23. Central autonomic system - p. 647 83. Medullospinal level: reflex control and sensorimotor integration - p. 649 84. Mesopontine level: Modulation and integration of reflex control and arousal - p. 662 85. A5 (NA5) noradrenergic group - p. 668 86. Locus Coeruleus (A6 Noradrenergic group) - p. 668 87. A7 (NA7) noradrenergic group - p. 669 88. Periaqueductal gray matter - p. 669 89. Dorsal and median raphe nuclei - p. 671 90. Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus and Pedunculopontinetegmental nucleus (also called the Pedunculotegmental nucleus, Paxinos and Watson, 2014) - p. 672 91. Cerebellum - p. 672 92. Forebrain level: Behavioral and metabolic integration of autonomic control and arousal - p. 672 93. Hypothalamus - p. 674 94. Amygdala - p. 682 95. Cerebral cortex - p. 683 96. Summary and conclusion - p. 686 97. Chapter 24. Somatosensory system - p. 713 98. Chapter 25. Gustatory system - p. 737 99. Chapter 26. Olfactory system - p. 765 100. Chapter 27. Vestibular system - p. 793 101. A word of introduction - p. 793 102. The vestibular receptors - p. 794 103. Primary vestibular afferents - p. 797 104. Encoding of self-motion by vestibular afferents - p. 802 105. Anatomy of the vestibular nuclei - p. 803 106. Vestibular processing in alert animals - p. 805 107. Neurotransmitters and modulators of central vestibular pathways - p. 808 108. Vestibular pharmacology - p. 811 109. Vestibulo-autonomic pathways - p. 818 110. Membrane and firing properties of central vestibular neurons - p. 822 111. Vestibular plasticity - p. 824 112. The vestibular system and spatial navigation - p. 827 113. Chapter 28. Auditory system - p. 847 114. The organ of Corti - p. 849 115. The cochlear nuclear complex - p. 851 116. The superior olivary complex - p. 861 117. The nuclei of the lateral lemniscus - p. 867 118. The inferior colliculus - p. 871 119. The medial geniculate body - p. 883 120. The auditory cortex - p. 891 121. Neuronal architecture and connections of the cortical auditory fields - p. 891 122. The descending auditory pathway - p. 898 123. The corticofugal pathways - p. 899 124. Abbreviation - p. 905 125. Literature cited - p. 906 126. Chapter 29. Visual system - p. 929 127. General introduction - p. 929 128. Retinorecipient nuclei - p. 935 129. Superior colliculus - p. 939 130. Associated visual nuclei - p. 947 131. Visual cortex - p. 948 132. Chapter 30. Cerebral vascular system - p. 967 133. Chapter 31. Neuroglia - p. 995 134. Chapter 32. Postcodes for the brain and spinal cord: Rules based abbreviations for mammals and birds - p. 1017 135. Index - p. 1023
The Rat Nervous System, Fifth Edition is an indispensable guide for researchers and students in neuroscience who are working on the rat and mouse as experimental models. The new edition provides thorough updates throughout, including the latest information in an active field of research on the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system and their unique functions. Readers will learn how to formulate sound hypotheses as well as carry out accurate research models.
1. Introduction - p. 155 2. General morphology of the cerebellum - p. 155 3. The cerebellar cortex - p. 157 4. The cerebellar nuclei - p. 163 5. Organization of the corticonuclear projection - p. 167 6. The inferior olive and the olivocerebellar projection - p. 169 7. Organization of mossy fiber projections - p. 189 8. Molecular and genetic organization of the cerebellum - p. 202 9. Organization of cerebellar output - p. 208 10. Cerebellar modules as functional units - p. 216 11. Chapter 10. Locus coeruleus - p. 241 12. Chapter 11. Oromotor nuclei - p. 257 13. Introduction - p. 257 14. Motor trigeminal nucleus - p. 257 15. Facial nucleus - p. 257 16. Hypoglossal nucleus - p. 257 17. Summary and conclusions - p. 257 18. Chapter 12. Hypothalamic supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei - p. 287 19. Neuroendocrine control of body and brain: The hypothalamus–pituitary system - p. 287 20. Magnocellular neurosecretory centers in the hypothalamus - p. 289 21. Paraventricular nucleus: Parvocellular neurons - p. 299 22. Afferent inputs to the Pa - p. 302 23. Development of the hypothalamic magno- and parvocellular neurons - p. 304 24. Chapter 13. Circumventricular organs - p. 321 25. Chapter 14. Thalamus - p. 341 26. Some general aspects of thalamic organization - p. 341 27. Lateral geniculate nuclei - p. 345 28. Medical geniculate nucleus - p. 348 29. Ventral posterior complex - p. 350 30. Posterior nucleus - p. 352 31. Ventral posterior thalamus: gustatory and visceral nuclei - p. 354 32. Ventral anterior and ventral lateral nuclei - p. 355 33. Ventral medial nucleus - p. 357 34. Mediodorsal nucleus - p. 358 35. Submedial nucleus - p. 361 36. Anterior nuclei - p. 363 37. Lateral nuclei - p. 367 38. Intralaminar nuclei - p. 369 39. Midline nuclei - p. 373 40. Reticular nucleus - p. 385 41. Chapter 15. Basal ganglia - p. 411 42. Chapter 16. Globus pallidus external and internal: Telencephalic origin in both rodents and primates - p. 429 43. Chapter 17. Amygdala: Structure and function - p. 447 44. Introduction - p. 447 45. Development and territories in the rat amygdala - p. 448 46. Cytoarchitecture and chemoarchitecture of the rat amygdala - p. 461 47. Functional connectivity of the amygdala - p. 474 48. Behavioral neurobiology of the amygdala - p. 484 49. The amygdala as a functional system - p. 488 50. Other abbreviations - p. 489 51. Chapter 18. Organization of the forebrain cholinergic system and its glial interactions - p. 505 52. Chapter 19. Hippocampal formation - p. 523 53. Anatomy and connectivity of the hippocampal formation and parahippocampal region - p. 524 54. Dentate gyrus - p. 525 55. Connectivity - p. 528 56. Cornu ammonis - p. 528 57. Connectivity - p. 530 58. Connectivity - p. 531 59. Connectivity - p. 533 60. Subiculum - p. 534 61. Connectivity - p. 535 62. Entorhinal cortex - p. 537 63. Connectivity - p. 539 64. Presubiculum - p. 544 65. Parasubiculum - p. 545 66. Perirhinal cortex (areas 35 and 36) - p. 546 67. Connectivity - p. 547 68. Postrhinal cortex - p. 549 69. Connectivity - p. 549 70. The organization of hippocampal circuitry and the flow of information processing - p. 550 71. Internet resources - p. 553 72. Chapter 20. Cingulate cortex - p. 569 73. Chapter 21. Insular cortex - p. 587 74. Introduction - p. 587 75. Structural organization - p. 587 76. Development - p. 590 77. Connections - p. 590 78. Functional organization - p. 599 79. Comparison with primates - p. 605 80. Conclusion - p. 605 81. Chapter 22. Isocortex - p. 619 82. Chapter 23. Central autonomic system - p. 647 83. Medullospinal level: reflex control and sensorimotor integration - p. 649 84. Mesopontine level: Modulation and integration of reflex control and arousal - p. 662 85. A5 (NA5) noradrenergic group - p. 668 86. Locus Coeruleus (A6 Noradrenergic group) - p. 668 87. A7 (NA7) noradrenergic group - p. 669 88. Periaqueductal gray matter - p. 669 89. Dorsal and median raphe nuclei - p. 671 90. Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus and Pedunculopontinetegmental nucleus (also called the Pedunculotegmental nucleus, Paxinos and Watson, 2014) - p. 672 91. Cerebellum - p. 672 92. Forebrain level: Behavioral and metabolic integration of autonomic control and arousal - p. 672 93. Hypothalamus - p. 674 94. Amygdala - p. 682 95. Cerebral cortex - p. 683 96. Summary and conclusion - p. 686 97. Chapter 24. Somatosensory system - p. 713 98. Chapter 25. Gustatory system - p. 737 99. Chapter 26. Olfactory system - p. 765 100. Chapter 27. Vestibular system - p. 793 101. A word of introduction - p. 793 102. The vestibular receptors - p. 794 103. Primary vestibular afferents - p. 797 104. Encoding of self-motion by vestibular afferents - p. 802 105. Anatomy of the vestibular nuclei - p. 803 106. Vestibular processing in alert animals - p. 805 107. Neurotransmitters and modulators of central vestibular pathways - p. 808 108. Vestibular pharmacology - p. 811 109. Vestibulo-autonomic pathways - p. 818 110. Membrane and firing properties of central vestibular neurons - p. 822 111. Vestibular plasticity - p. 824 112. The vestibular system and spatial navigation - p. 827 113. Chapter 28. Auditory system - p. 847 114. The organ of Corti - p. 849 115. The cochlear nuclear complex - p. 851 116. The superior olivary complex - p. 861 117. The nuclei of the lateral lemniscus - p. 867 118. The inferior colliculus - p. 871 119. The medial geniculate body - p. 883 120. The auditory cortex - p. 891 121. Neuronal architecture and connections of the cortical auditory fields - p. 891 122. The descending auditory pathway - p. 898 123. The corticofugal pathways - p. 899 124. Abbreviation - p. 905 125. Literature cited - p. 906 126. Chapter 29. Visual system - p. 929 127. General introduction - p. 929 128. Retinorecipient nuclei - p. 935 129. Superior colliculus - p. 939 130. Associated visual nuclei - p. 947 131. Visual cortex - p. 948 132. Chapter 30. Cerebral vascular system - p. 967 133. Chapter 31. Neuroglia - p. 995 134. Chapter 32. Postcodes for the brain and spinal cord: Rules based abbreviations for mammals and birds - p. 1017 135. Index - p. 1023
