Genetic Dissection of Neural Circuits and Behavior
- 1st Edition, Volume 65 - July 14, 2009
- Latest edition
- Editor: Stephen F. Goodwin
- Language: English
Genes interact with the environment, experience, and biology of the brain to shape an animal’s behavior. This latest volume in Advances in Genetics, organized according to the mo… Read more
Description
Description
Genes interact with the environment, experience, and biology of the brain to shape an animal’s behavior. This latest volume in Advances in Genetics, organized according to the most widely used model organisms, describes the latest genetic discoveries in relation to neural circuit development and activity.
Key features
Key features
- Explores the latest topics in neural circuits and behavior research in zebrafish, drosophila, C.elegans, and mouse models
- Includes methods for testing with ethical, legal, and social implications
- Critically analyzes future prospects
Readership
Readership
Geneticists, molecular biologists, neurobiologists
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Genetic Dissection of Neural circuits and Behavior in Mus musculus (Robbert Havekes and Ted Abel)
2. A network of G-protein signalling pathways control neuronal activity in C.elegans (Borja Perez-Mansilla and Stephen Nurrish)
3. Mapping and Manipulating Neural Circuits in the Fly Brain (Julie H. Simpson)
4. Worm Watching: Imaging Nervous System Structure and Function in C.elegans (Jeremy Dittman)
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 65
- Published: July 14, 2009
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Stephen F. Goodwin
Dr. Stephen Goodwin works at the University of Oxford.
Affiliations and expertise
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