Cephalopod Neurobiology Neuroscience Studies in Squid, Octopus, and Cuttlefish
by Abbott, N. Joan; Williamson, Roddy; Maddock, LindaFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1995-06-15
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
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. Within the last five years, many of the powerful techniques of molecular biology and electrophysiology have been applied to cephalopods, with exciting results. 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 behavior. It will be of interest to both vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiologists, and by anyone interested in the basic principles that control neural function.
Table of Contents
| List of contributors | |
| Squid Axon Structure, Biochemistry, and Transport | |
| The cytoskeleton of the squid giant axon | |
| The nervous system of Loligo pealei provides multiple models for analysis of organelle motility | |
| Cyclic nucleotide homeostasis and axonal G proteins in the squid Loligo forbesi | |
| The detection and properties of electronic Na+K+ transport in the squid axon membrane | |
| Squid Axon Ion Channels | |
| Resting and active K+ channels in the squid axon membrane | |
| 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 | |
| An improved voltage clamp for gating current recording from the squid giant axon | |
| Voltage dependence of sodium channel inactivation in the squid giant axon | |
| Tetrodotoxin affects sodium gating current in squid axon | |
| Single-channel properties and gating of Na+ and K+ channels in the squid giant axon | |
| The effects of internal Ca2+ and Mg2+ on ion channels in the squid giant axon | |
| Anaesthetics, convulsants, and the squid axon membrane | |
| Control of the spatial distribution of sodium channels in the squid giant axon and its cell bodies | |
| Axon-Schwann Cell Interaction | |
| Electrophysiology of squid Schwann cells | |
| The pharmacology of receptors present on squid giant axon Schwann cell | |
| Periaxonal ion regulation in the squid | |
| Squid Giant Synapse | |
| Synaptic transmission in the squid stellate ganglion | |
| Multiple calcium signalling pathways in squid giant presynaptic terminals | |
| Chemical transmission at the squid giant synapse | |
| Neuromuscular Control | |
| The structure and physiology of cephalopod muscle fibres | |
| Organization of cephalopod chromatophore systems: a neuromuscular image-generator | |
| Neurotransmitters of squid chromatophores | |
| Central Nervous System | |
| Diffusion properties of the microenvironment of cephalopod brain | |
| Cephalopod brains: promising preparations for brain physiology | |
| Intracellular recordings from the chromatophore lobes of Octopus | |
| Multiple matrices in the memory system of Octopus | |
| A novel occluding junction forms the blood-brain barrier in cephalopod molluscs | |
| Sensory Function | |
| Squid rhodopsin | |
| The firefly squid, Watasenia scintillans has three visual pigments | |
| The statocyst of cephalopods | |
| Physiology of squid olfaction | |
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