Egger Neurogenetics

Current Topics in Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-07793-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 212 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Learning Materials in Biosciences

This textbook provides students with knowledge of neurogenetics, neurogenesis, neuronal specification and function, neuronal networks, learning and memory formation, brain evolution, and neurodegenerative diseases. Students are introduced to topics of classical developmental genetics as well as modern molecular and neurogenetic methods. Using a wealth of examples from current research, the textbook takes a strong applied approach. Using animal models such as Drosophila melanogaster and  Caenorhabditis elegans  as well as mammalian systems, the interrelationships between genes, neurons, nervous systems, and behaviour under normal and pathological conditions are illustrated. The textbook aims encourage students to address biological questions in neurogenetics and to think about the design of their own experiments. It targets primarily master and graduate students in neurobiology, but is also a valuable teaching tool for instructors in these fields.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Egger, Boris

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction to neurogenetics.- Chapter 2. Neurogenetic analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans.-  Chapter 3. Regionalisation of the early nervous system.-  Chapter 4. Early neurogenesis and gliogenesis in Drosophila.- Chapter 5. Neural stem cells and brain tumour models in Drosophila.-  Chapter 6. Eye development in Drosophila: from photoreceptor specification to terminal differentiation.- Chapter 7. Neurogenetics of memory, learning and forgetting.- Chapter 8. Evolution and origins of nervous systems.-  Chapter 9. Neural stem and progenitor cells in the mammalian brain.-  Chapter 10. Models of neurodegenerative diseases.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Boris Egger is research lecturer at the University of Fribourg, in Switzerland. He teaches neuro- and developmental biology to master and graduate students at the Universities of Fribourg and Bern.