Model Systems and the Neurobiology of Associative Learning: A Festschrift in Honor of Richard F. Thompson / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780805838701 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 02/01/2001 Pages: 438 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) This volume contains a collection of papers written by former students, postdoctoral fellows, and colleagues of Richard Thompson and represent written versions of papers presented at the Festschrift symposium. The Festschrift provided an excellent opportunity for the participants to recount their memories and experiences of working with one of the leading figures in behavioral neuroscience, and to place their current research in the context of earlier research conducted in the Thompson laboratory. As a Festschrift volume, the various chapters contain numerous and sometimes very personal references to Richard Thompson's influence on the careers of the authors, as well as summaries of past and present work being conducted in the authors' laboratories. Part I includes studies of spinal cord plasticity and the involvement of the hippocampus and relate