Waking and the reticular activating system in health and disease / / edited by Carol K. Baron

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818320803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Academic Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Disciplina: 591.188
• Soggetti: Reticular formation; Wakefulness
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Waking and The Reticular Activating System in Health and Disease; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Preface; Chapter 1: Governing Principles of Brain Activity; Why Waking?; The Gorilla in the Room; Cell Assemblies; Coherence and Frequency; Content and Context; Cortical Columns; Thalamocortical Resonance; Clinical Implications: Thalamocortical Dysrhythmia; References; Chapter 2: The EEG and the Discovery of the RAS; The EEG and the RAS; Limitations of the EEG; Early Theories of Sleep; The Pedunculopontine Nucleus; Dorsal and Ventral Cholinergic Pathways; Clinical Implications: "Sleep Problems" vs. "Waking Problems"References; Chapter 3: Other Regions Modulating Waking; A Matter of Time; The Lateral Hypothalamus and Hypocretin; The Basal Forebrain and Acetylcholine; The TMN and Histamine; Clinical Implications: Coma; References; Chapter 4: Wiring Diagram of the RAS; Wiring Diagram; Locus Coeruleus; Dorsal Raphe Nucleus; Pedunculopontine Nucleus; Intrinsic Properties of PPN Neurons; Inputs to PPN Neurons; Electrical Coupling; Cell Clusters; Clinical Implications; References; Chapter 5: Development and the RAS; Development of Wake-Sleep States; Evolutionary ConsiderationsDevelopmental Decrease in REM Sleep; REM Sleep Inhibition; Changes in Intrinsic Properties; Changes in Transmitter Responses; Puberty and Wake-Sleep; Gonadal Steroids; ; Clinical Implications; References; Chapter 6: Ascending Projections of the RAS; The Ascending Reticular Activating System; Intralaminar Thalamus; Cortex; Clinical Implications; References; Chapter 7: Descending Projections of the RAS; Descending Targets; The Subcoeruleus Nucleus; The PPN and the MLR; Posture and Locomotion; Push-Pull on Reticulospinal Cells; The Startle Response; Spinal Cord; Clinical ImplicationsReferences; Chapter 8: The 10 Hz Fulcrum; Alpha Frequency (~ 10 Hz) Activity; Alpha Rhythm; The mu Rhythm; Physiological Tremor; The 10 Hz Fulcrum; Natural Frequency; Clinical Implications; References; Chapter 9: Gamma Band Activity; What does the EEG measure?; Binding and Perception; Cortical Mechanisms of Gamma Band Activity; Coordination of Gamma Band Activity; RAS Mechanisms of Gamma Band Activity; Gamma Maintenance; Gamma in Waking vs. REM Sleep; Clinical Implications; References; Chapter 10: Preconscious Awareness; The Role of Gamma Band Activity in the RAS; Levels of AwarenessWaking and Preconscious Awareness; Volition and Free Will; Mechanisms for Preconscious Awareness; Everyday Preconscious Awareness; The PPN and Behavior; Clinical Implications; References; Chapter 11: Psychiatric Disorders and the RAS; Arousal, Waking, and Psychiatric Disorders; Schizophrenia; Bipolar Disorder; Major Depression; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Autism; Clinical Implications; References; Chapter 12: Neurological Disorders and the RAS; Arousal, Waking, and Neurological Disorders; Parkinson's Disease; Alzheimer's Disease; Huntington's Disease