Excitatory-Inhibitory Balance : Synapses, Circuits, Systems (Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004)

A new perspective on brain function depends upon an understanding of the interaction and integration of excitation and inhibition.

A recent surge in research activity focused on inhibitory interneurons now makes a more balanced view possible.

Technological advances such as improved imaging methods, visualized patch-clamp recording, multiplex single-cell PCR, and gene-targeted deletion or knock-in mice are some of the novel tools featured in this book.

This book will provide an integrated view of neuron function, operating in a balanced regime of excitation and inhibition.

It is a timely contribution emphasizing how this balance is established, maintained, and modified from the molecular to system levels.

The broad spectrum of topics from molecular to cellular and system/computational neuroscience will appeal to a wide audience of advanced graduate students, post-docs, and faculty.

Moreover, this book this book features active young researchers from around the world, who are currently educating the brain scientists of tomorrow.