TY - BOOK ID - 80826564 TI - Barrel cortex PY - 2008 SN - 9780511541636 9780521852173 9780511388675 0511388675 0511387660 9780511387661 9780511384820 0511384823 0511541635 052185217X 1107176174 1281254452 9786611254452 0511386656 0511382995 PB - Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Cerebral cortex. KW - Rodents KW - Rodentia KW - Mammals KW - Brain mantle KW - Cortex, Cerebral KW - Cortex cerebri KW - Mantle of brain KW - Pallium (Brain) KW - Telencephalon KW - Nervous system. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80826564 AB - The barrel cortex contains the somatosensory representation of the whiskers on the face of the rodent and forms an early stage of cortical processing for tactile information. It is an area of great importance for understanding how the cerebral cortex works because the cortical columns that form the basic building blocks of the cerebral cortex can be seen within the barrel cortex. In this advanced graduate and research level text, Kevin Fox explores three main aspects of the barrel cortex: development, sensory processing and plasticity. Initial chapters introduce the topic, describing those animals that have barrels, the functional anatomy of the system and the cellular and synaptic physiology of the cortical microcircuit. The book concludes with a chapter covering the numerous fields where the barrel cortex is used as a model system for solving problems in other areas of research, including stroke, angiogenesis and understanding active touch. ER -