Visual Development

2. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-387-25371-8
Verlag: Springer-Verlag New York

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1090 g

This is the second edition of a text devoted to the development of the visual system. The author is one of the leaders in the field of visual neuroscience, currently one of the hottest areas in neuroscience. Visual Development, 2e, covers (i) development of the visual system, (ii) effects of visual deprivation, (iii) mechanisms by which visual deprivation produces its effects, and (iv) a list of some fundamental questions that need to be answered.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Daw, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Augenheilkunde, Optometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Functional Organization of the Visual System.- Development of Visual Capabilities.- Anatomical Development of the Visual System.- Development of Receptive Field Properties.- Modifications to the Visual Input that Lead to Nervous System Changes.- Physiological and Anatomical Changes that result from Optical and Motor Deficits.- What is Amblyopia?- Critical Periods.- Concepts of Plasticity.- Mechanisms of Plasticity in the Visual Cortex.- LTP and LTD as Early Steps in Ocular Dominance PLasticity.- Deprivation Myopia and Emmetropization.- Glossary.- Index.