Topics in Integrative Neuroscience: From Cells to Cognition

Neuroscience is progressing so rapidly that even expressions such as "by leaps and bounds" fail to capture the pace of its growth. Questions that once were thought to be unanswerable - perhaps even unaskable - have now been both asked and answered, and new questions once unthinkable, are routine. Topics in Integrative Neuroscience has singled out four of the most important problems in neuroscience: higher order perception; language; memory systems; and sensory processes. The volume presents original contributions by many of the leading researchers in those fields, and with an initial chapter covering neuroethics. It is impossible to capture fully the sweep of discoveries that emerged from the 'Decade of the Brain' within the covers of a single volume. It is possible, however, to provide a sample, both in recognition of what has been accomplished and as a harbinger of what is surely to come.

• Tackles the key questions underlying the neuroscience of cognition • Chapters authored by the leading researchers of today • Sections are preceded by an overview outlining the contributions of each chapter and how it fits in

Contents
Preface James R. Pomerantz; Neuroscience, Choice and Responsibility Patricia S. Churchland; Part I. Higher Order Perception: 1. Overview of higher order visual perception Michael Posner; 2. Attention as an organ system Michael Posner, Jin Fan; 3. Cortical dynamics and visual perception Charles Gilbert; 4. Cortical mechanisms of visuospatial attention in humans and monkeys Sabine Kastner, Peter De Weerd and Leslie Ungerleider; Part II. Language: 5. Overview of language Helen J. Neville; 6. Varying degrees of plasticity in different subsystems within language Lisa D. Sanders, Christine M. Weber-Fox and Helen J. Neville; 7. The functional architecture of speech perception David Poeppel, Martin Hackl; 8. Varieties of silence: the impact of neuro-degenerative diseases on language systems in the brain Karalyn Patterson, Naida L. Graham, Matthew A. Lamdon Ralph and John R. Hodges; 9. Why is language unique to humans? Jacques Mehler, Marina Nespor and Marcela Peña; Part III. Memory Systems: 10. Introduction to memory section Larry R. Squire; 11. Memory systems Larry R. Squire, Craig E. L. Stark; 12. A brain system for declarative memory Seth J. Ramus and Howard B. Eichenbaum; 13. The role of the lateral nucleus of the amygdala in auditory fear conditioning Hugh T. Blair, Karim Nader, Gleen E. Schafe, Elizabeth P. Bauer, Sarina M. Rodrigues and Joseph E. LeDoux; 14. On crucial roles of hippocampal NMDA receptors in acquisition and recall of associative memory Kazu Nakazawa, Matthew A. Wilson and Susumu Tonegawa; Part IV. Sensory Processes: 15. Overview of sensory processes James R. Pomerantz; 16. Song selectivity, singing, and synaptic plasticity in songbirds Michele M. Solis, Neal A. Hessler, Charlotte A. Boettiger and Allison J. Doupe; 17. Voltage-dependent sodium currents in hair cells of the inner ear Julian R. A. Wooltorton, Karen M. Hurley, Hong Bao and Ruth Anne Eatock.

Contributors
James R. Pomerantz, Patricia S. Churchland, Michael Posner, Jin Fan, Charles Gilbert, Sabine Kastner, Peter De Weerd, Leslie Ungerleider, Helen J. Neville, Lisa D. Sanders, Christine M. Weber-Fox, Helen J. Neville, David Poeppel, Martin Hackl, Karalyn Patterson, Naida L. Graham, Matthew A. Lamdon Ralph, John R. Hodges, Jacques Mehler, Marina Nespor, Marcela Peña, Larry R. Squire, Craig E. L. Stark, Seth J. Ramus, Howard B. Eichenbaum, Hugh T. Blair, Karim Nader, Gleen E. Schafe, Elizabeth P. Bauer, Sarina M. Rodrigues, Joseph E. LeDoux, Kazu Nakazawa, Matthew A. Wilson, Susumu Tonegawa, Michele M. Solis, Neal A. Hessler, Charlotte A. Boettiger, Allison J. Doupe, Julian R. A. Wooltorton, Karen M. Hurley, Hong Bao, Ruth Anne Eatock.