Updated and revised, the second edition of Handbook of Brain Microcircuits covers the functional organization of 50 brain regions. This now-classic text uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine the integration of structure, function, electrophysiology, pharmacology, brain imaging, and behavior. Through uniquely concise and authoritative chapters by leaders in their fields, the Handbook of Brain Microcircuits synthesizes many of the new principles of microcircuit organization that are defining a new era in understanding the brain connectome, integrating the major neuronal pathways and essential microcircuits with brain function.New to the Second Edition:? Insights into new regions of the brain through canonical microcircuit diagrams for each region? Latest methodology in optogenetics, neurotransmitter uncaging, computational models of neurons and microcircuits, serial ultrastructure reconstructions, cellular and regional imaging? Extrapolated data from new genetic tools and understandings applied to microcircuits in the mouse and Drosophila? Common principles across vertebrate and invertebrate microcircuit systems, one of the key goals of modern neuroscience

Contributors ListIntroductionSection 1. Neocortex1. Neocortical Microcircuits.Javier DeFelipe and Bernardo Rudy2. Canonical Cortical Circuits.Rodney J. Douglas and Kevan A.C. Martin3. Microcircuitry of the Neocortex.Srikanth Ramaswamy, Eilif Muller, Michael Reimann, and Henry Markram4. The Cortical Microcircuit as a Recurrent Neural Network.Rafael Yuste5. Barrel Cortex.Karel Svoboda and Jianing Yu6. Inhibitory Mechanisms in the Motor Cortical Circuit (MCC).Hugo Merchanta and Apostolos P. Georgopoulos7. Prefrontal Cortex.Xiao-Jing WangSection 2. Thalamus8. Circuitry of the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus.S. Murray Sherman9. Thalamus.David A. McCormickSection 3. Circadian System10. The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus.Gabriella Lundkvist and Gene BlockSection 4. Basal Ganglia11. Microcircuits of the Striatum.Natalie M. Doig and J. Paul Bolam12. Templates for Neural Dynamics in the Striatum: Striosomes and Matrisomes.Ann M.Graybiel13. Subthalamo-Pallidal Circuit.Charles J. WilsonSection 5. Limbic System and Memory14. Mesolimbic Dopamine and the Circuitry of Reward.A. J. Robison and Eric J. Nestler15. The Cholinergic Multicompartmental Basal Forebrain Microcircuit.Laszlo Zaborsky and Peter Gombkoto16. Amygdala Microcircuits.Luke R Johnson and Joseph E LeDoux17. Hippocampus - Intrinsic Organization.Peter Somogyi and Thomas Klausberger18. Hippocampus: Network Physiology.Gy?rgy Buzs?ki and Antonio Fern?ndez-Ruiz19. Entorhinal Cortex.Edvard I. Moser, Menno P. Witter, and May-Britt Moser20. The Neuronal Circuit for Simple Forms of Learning in Aplysia.Robert D. Hawkins, Craig H. Bailey, and Eric R. KandelSection 6. Visual System21. Retina: Microcircuits for Daylight, Twilight, and Starlight Vision.Jonathan B. Demb and Joshua H. Singer22. Understanding Retinal Microcircuitry: Then to Now.Frank S. Werblin and John E. Dowling23. Fly Optic Lamina as a Guide to Neural Circuit Design.Simon B. Laughlin24. The Insect-Crustacean Visual System: Correspondence with Vertebrates and with Olfaction.Nicholas Strausfeld.Section 7. Olfactory System25. Olfactory Bulb.Gordon M. Shepherd, Michele Migliore, and Francesco Cavarretta26. Olfactory Cortex.Donald A. Wilson and Edi Barkai27. Antennal Lobe Manduca.Hong Lei, Lynne A. Oland, Jeffery A. Riffell, Aaron Beyerlein, and John G. Hildebrand28. Antennal Lobe of the Honeybee.Juergen Rybak and Randolf Menzel29. Mushroom Body of the Honeybee.Juergen Rybak and Randolf Menzel30. Drosophila.Juergen Rybak and Bill Hansson31. C. Elegans.Cornelia BargmannSection 8. Taste System32. Taste Coding and Feedforward/Feedback Signalling in Taste Buds.Stephen D. Roper and Nirupa Chaudhari33. Microcircuitry of the Rostral Nucleus of the Solitary Tract.Joseph B. Travers and Susan P. TraversSection 9. Auditory System34. Cochlear Microcircuits.P. A. Fuchs, J.S. Wu, P. Vyas and S.P. Zachary35. Cochlear Nucleus.Eric D. Young and Donata Oertel36. Nucleus Laminaris.Jason T. Sanchez, Yan Wang, Yong Lu, R. Michael Burger, Armin Seidi, and Edwin W. RubelSection 10. Cerebellum37. Cerebellar Cortex.Masao Ito38. Olivocerebellar System.Rodolfo R. Llin?sSection 11. Motor Systems39. The Superior Colliculus.Tadashi Isa, Masatoshi Kasai, and Richard Veale40. Circuitry of the Lamprey Optic Tectum.Andreas A. Kardamakis, Juan P?rez Fern?ndez, and Sten Grillner41. Respiratory Central Pattern Generator: Microcircuit Generation of the Rhythmsand Patterns of Breathing.Kaiwen Kam and Jack L. Feldman42. The Mammalian Brainstem Chewing Circuitry.Arlette Kolta and James P. Lund43. The Crustacean Stomatogastric Nervous System.Eve Marder44. The Mauthner cell microcircuits: sensory integration, decision-making and motor functions.Donald S. Faber and Henri Korn45. Spinal Circuit for Escape in Goldfish and Zebrafish.Joseph R. Fetcho46. The Lamprey Postural Circuit.Tatiana G. Deliagina, Pavel V. Zelenin, and Grigiri N. Orlovsky47. The Lamprey Locomotor Central Pattern Generator.Sten Grillner, Elham Jalalvand, and Peter Wall?n48. Modularity and modulation of locomotor circuits in adult vertebrates.Abdeljabbar El Manira49. Tadpole Swimming Network.Keith T. Sillar and Wenchang Li50. Neuronal Circuits that Generate Swimming Movements in Leeches.Wolfgang Otto Friesen51. The Tritonia Swim Central Pattern Generator.Paul S. Katz52. The Swimming Circuit in the Pteropod Mollusk Clione Limacine.Yuri I. Arshavsky, Tatiana G. Deliagina, and Grigori N. Orlovsky53. The Heartbeat Neural Control System of the Leech.Ronald L. CalabreseIndex