Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding - Hardcover

9780471179405: Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047117940X ISBN 13: 9780471179405

Publisher: Wiley-Liss, 1998

The distributed coding hypothesis --the view that complex cognitivefunctions such as visual perception or memory formation are thework of large networks of neurons in areas of the cerebral cortex--is widely accepted in contemporary neuroscience. Yet only inrecent years have tools emerged that can monitor theelectrophysiological activity of neuron ensembles in the corticalareas of awake, behaving animals. The use of these multichannelrecording techniques in biological network analysis is changing theway scientists view brain function. These methods also offer thepossibility of a direct test of the distributed codinghypothesis.

Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding presentsa comprehensive treatment of multichannel recording techniques--how to apply them and how to analyze the vast amounts of datathey generate. Composed of contributions by leading neuroscientistsat the forefront of this technology, the book covers groundbreakingwork in multichannel microelectrode technology, analyses of singleneuron spike trains, and ensemble analysis of cell populations. Theauthors outline established techniques, offer practical tips ondeveloping new methods, and share their ideas for further brainresearch.

Topics covered include:
* Extracellular recording and analysis of neural activity
* The relationship between neuronal codes and cortical organization
* Cell assemblies and cognitive function
* Neuronal population coding
* Motor cortical information processing
* Detection and identification of ensemble codes in the motorcortex
* Ensemble recordings and the nature of stimulus representation inhippocampal cognitive maps
* Methods, results, and issues related to recording neuralensembles
* Neuronal ensemble dynamics in the hippocampus and neocortexduring sleep and waking
* Behavioral, electrophysiological, and genetic approaches to thestudy of synaptic plasticity and memory

Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding is animportant reference for researchers, graduate students, andpostdoctoral fellows in all areas of neuroscience, cognitiveneuroscience, and bioengineering.

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About the Author

Howard B. Eichenbaum was an American psychologist and neuroscientist who studied the hippocampus. He was a university professor and director of the Center for Memory and Brain at Boston University, having previously worked at Wellesley College. He was the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Hippocampus. Joel L. Davis is the editor of Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding, published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

The distributed coding hypothesis ―the view that complex cognitive functions such as visual perception or memory formation are the work of large networks of neurons in areas of the cerebral cortex ―is widely accepted in contemporary neuroscience. Yet only in recent years have tools emerged that can monitor the electrophysiological activity of neuron ensembles in the cortical areas of awake, behaving animals. The use of these multichannel recording techniques in biological network analysis is changing the way scientists view brain function. These methods also offer the possibility of a direct test of the distributed coding hypothesis.

Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding presents a comprehensive treatment of multichannel recording techniques ―how to apply them and how to analyze the vast amounts of data they generate. Composed of contributions by leading neuroscientists at the forefront of this technology, the book covers groundbreaking work in multichannel microelectrode technology, analyses of single neuron spike trains, and ensemble analysis of cell populations. The authors outline established techniques, offer practical tips on developing new methods, and share their ideas for further brain research.

Topics covered include:

Extracellular recording and analysis of neural activity
The relationship between neuronal codes and cortical organization
Cell assemblies and cognitive function
Neuronal population coding
Motor cortical information processing
Detection and identification of ensemble codes in the motor cortex
Ensemble recordings and the nature of stimulus representation in hippocampal cognitive maps
Methods, results, and issues related to recording neural ensembles
Neuronal ensemble dynamics in the hippocampus and neocortex during sleep and waking
Behavioral, electrophysiological, and genetic approaches to the study of synaptic plasticity and memory

Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding is an important reference for researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in all areas of neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and bioengineering.

From the Inside Flap

The distributed coding hypothesis —the view that complex cognitive functions such as visual perception or memory formation are the work of large networks of neurons in areas of the cerebral cortex —is widely accepted in contemporary neuroscience. Yet only in recent years have tools emerged that can monitor the electrophysiological activity of neuron ensembles in the cortical areas of awake, behaving animals. The use of these multichannel recording techniques in biological network analysis is changing the way scientists view brain function. These methods also offer the possibility of a direct test of the distributed coding hypothesis.

Neuronal Ensembles: Strategies for Recording and Decoding presents a comprehensive treatment of multichannel recording techniques —how to apply them and how to analyze the vast amounts of data they generate. Composed of contributions by leading neuroscientists at the forefront of this technology, the book covers groundbreaking work in multichannel microelectrode technology, analyses of single neuron spike trains, and ensemble analysis of cell populations. The authors outline established techniques, offer practical tips on developing new methods, and share their ideas for further brain research.

Topics covered include:

Extracellular recording and analysis of neural activity
The relationship between neuronal codes and cortical organization
Cell assemblies and cognitive function
Neuronal population coding
Motor cortical information processing
Detection and identification of ensemble codes in the motor cortex
Ensemble recordings and the nature of stimulus representation in hippocampal cognitive maps
Methods, results, and issues related to recording neural ensembles
Neuronal ensemble dynamics in the hippocampus and neocortex during sleep and waking
Behavioral, electrophysiological, and genetic approaches to the study of synaptic plasticity and memory