Body and Brain: A Trophic Theory of Neural Connections

by Dale Purves

Book Overview

The major goal of developmental neurobiology is to understand how the nervous system is put together. A central theme that has emerged from research in this field over the last several decades is the crucial role of trophic interactions in neural assembly, and indeed throughout an animal's life. Trophic--which means nutritive--refers to long-term interdependencies between nerve cells and the cells they innervate.

The theory of trophic effects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674077164
• ISBN13: 9780674077164
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"