Brain evolution by design : from neural origin to cognitive architecture / Shuichi Shigeno, Yasunori Murakami, Tadashi Nomura, editors.
This book presents a new, detailed examination that explains how elegant brains have been shaped in evolution. It consists of 19 chapters written by academic professionals in neuroscience, opening with the origin of single-celled creatures and then introducing primordial types in invertebrates with...
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[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Contents; Part I The Origins of Neurons and Networks; 1 Physical Ethology of Unicellular Organisms; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Anticipatory and Recall Behaviour in Response to Periodic Stimulation in the Plasmodia of Physarum polycephalum; 1.2.1 Overview and Background; 1.2.2 Materials and Methods; 1.2.3 Results; 1.2.4 Discussion; 1.3 Electric Control of Behaviour in Paramecium; 1.3.1 Paramecium Model; 1.4 Comparative Remarks in Single-Celled Organisms and Higher Organisms; References; 2 Molecular Characteristics of Neuron-like Functions in Single-Cell Organisms.
- 2.1 What is a "Neuron-like" Function?2.2 Neuron-like Functions in Prokaryotes; 2.2.1 Swimming Behaviors in Bacteria; 2.2.2 Sensory and Motor Systems in Bacteria; 2.2.3 Exploring the CPU in E. coli; 2.2.4 Che Proteins Are Components of the CPU in E. coli; 2.2.5 Is the Bacterial CPU Common to Eukaryotes?; 2.3 Neuron-like Functions in Eukaryotes; 2.3.1 What Happens in Eukaryotic Single-Cell Organisms?; 2.3.2 Swimming Behaviors and Chemotaxis in Paramecium; 2.3.3 Regulation of Behaviors During Chemotaxis in Paramecia; 2.3.4 Sensory System and Motor Apparatus.
- 2.3.5 The Molecular Mechanisms Bridging Receptors and Cilia in Paramecium2.3.6 Memory and Learning in Ciliates; 2.3.7 Neurotransmitters and Hormones in Ciliates; 2.3.8 Serotonin Is Involved in Physiological Functions in Tetrahymena; 2.4 Are Neuron-like Functions in Single-Cell Organisms an Indication of Emotion or Mind?; References; 3 Back Through Time: How Cnidarians and Basal Metazoans Shed Light on Ancient Nervous Systems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Neural Gene Repertoires in Basal Metazoans; 3.2.1 Poriferans; 3.2.2 Placozoans; 3.2.3 Ctenophores.
- 3.2.4 Protoneurons: An Ancestral Neurosecretory Cells?3.3 Cnidarian Nervous Systems; 3.3.1 Peptidergic Nervous Systems; 3.3.2 Classical Chemical Neurotransmitters; 3.3.3 Nonneural Functions of Classical Transmitters; 3.3.4 Electrical Synapses and Gap Junctions; 3.4 Anatomical and Physiological Features of the Cnidarian Nervous System; 3.4.1 Aboral Nervous Systems and Apical Sensory Organs; 3.4.2 Oral/Pharyngeal Nervous Systems; 3.5 Development of Cnidarian Nervous Systems; 3.6 Outlook; References; Part II The Rise of Diverse Brain Types.
- 4 Functional Specification of a Primitive Bilaterian Brain in Planarians4.1 What Is a Planarian?; 4.2 Structural and Cellular Aspects of the Planarian Brain; 4.3 Ongoing Search for Neural Stem Cells and Glial Cells in Planarians; 4.4 Neural Pathways in the Brain Regulating Behaviors in Planarians; 4.5 Higher Brain Function in Planarians; 4.6 Evolutionarily Early Binocular Visual System in Planarians; 4.7 Evolutionary Implications of ndk Function; 4.8 Conclusions and Future Prospects; References.