The Hippocampus: Plasticity and Functions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789233568)

The hippocampus is an important brain region, a true central hub for memory of various kinds and other processes. Neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, drug addiction, and schizophrenia are characterized by hippocampal alterations. The dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is a site exhibiting adult neurogenesis. This book covers the topic of the hippocampus from various perspectives. It discusses adult neurogenesis, effect of enriched environments on hippocampal plasticity, and long-term potentiation-associated gene expression. The book also addresses multiscale representations of complex environments and strategies in the hippocampus-dependent spatial tasks. Finally, insight into the hippocampus as a link between negative affect and relapse to psychostimulants is provided. The book collects evidence of various hippocampal functions in healthy and disordered brain.

Author: Ales Stuchlik
ISBN-10: 1789233569
ISBN-13: 9781789233568
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2018
Pages: 178
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.44d