Neurons, Networks and Motor Behavior (Computational Neuroscience) Book

"Unlike conference proceedings that consist solely of technical reports, this book would be more accurately described as a seminar on motor control offered by luminaries in the field. Every chapter has obviously been written with the nonspecialist in mind, usually providing background and explanations of technical terms that make the subject more accessible to students and to those in other fields who wish to understand current issues in motor control.... All in all, this book should serve as a useful primer of contemporary research on motor systems for some years to come." -- Fred Delcomyn, The Quarterly Review of Biology Recent advances in motor behavior research rely on detailed knowledge of the characteristics of the neurons and networks that generate motor behavior. At the cellular level, Neurons, Networks, and Motor Behavior describes the computational characteristics of individual neurons and how these characteristics are modified by neuromodulators. At the network and behavioral levels, the volume discusses how network structure is dynamically modulated to produce adaptive behavior. Contributors describe how networks generate such motor behaviors as walking, swimming, flying, scratching, reaching, breathing, feeding, and chewing. The volume contains six sections: selection and initiation of motor patterns; generation and formation of motor patterns: cellular and systems properties; generation and formation of motor patterns: computational approaches; modulation and reconfiguration; short-term modulation of pattern generating circuits; and sensory modification of motor output to control whole body orientation.Read More