Research Catalog

Title

Flexibility and constraint in behavioral systems : report of the Dahlem Workshop on Flexibility and Constraint in Behavioral Systems, Berlin 1993, May 9-14 / edited by R.J. Greenspan and C.P. Kyriacou.

Author

Dahlem Workshop on Flexibility and Constraint in Behavioral Systems (1993 : Berlin, Germany)

Publication

Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, [1994], ©1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Greenspan, Ralph J.
• Kyriacou, Charalambos.

Description

xvi, 317 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

• Dahlem workshop reports
• Life sciences research report ; 55

Uniform Title

• Dahlem workshop reports.
• Life sciences research report ; 55.

Subjects

• Psychophysiology > Congresses
• Genetic psychology > Congresses
• Neuroplasticity > Congresses
• Behavior evolution > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction / R. J. Greenspan -- 2. Is Fixed Action Pattern a Useful Concept? / G. Roth and U. Dicke -- 3. Pleiotropy of Behavioral Genes / J. C. Hall -- 4. The Endocrine System and the Organization and Control of Behavior / J. W. Truman -- 5. Design Constraints in Neuronal Circuits Underlying Behavior / D. Deodhar, I. Kupfermann, S. C. Rosen and K. R. Weiss -- 6. Developmental Strategies in the Assembly and Plasticity of Behavioral Control Circuits / A. Alvarez-Buylla -- 7. Group Report: How Do Genes Set Up Behavior? / R. J. Greenspan, T. Tully, A. Alvarez-Buylla, P. R. Benjamin, A. Borst, K.-F. Fischbach, J. C. Hall, I. Kupfermann, G. Roth, M. B. Sokolowski, R. Strauss and J. W. Truman -- 8. Second Messenger Cascades: Cellular Information Storage Devices, Their Cross Talk, and Their Relevance to Behavior / Y. Dudai -- 9. Can Neuronal Remodeling Contribute to Synaptic Plasticity in the Adult CNS? / H. T. Cline and S. Witte --
• 10. Social and Environmental Influences on the Brain: Males and Females Are Different / R. D. Fernald -- 11. Neuromodulation, Instruction, and Behavioral Plasticity / M. Hammer and R. Menzel -- 12. Morphological Correlates of Learning: Facts, Problems, and Propositions / H. Scheich -- 13. Group Report: To What Extent Does Experience Reorganize the Brain and Behavior? / S. W. Bottjer, K. Braun, H. T. Cline, Y. Dudai, R. D. Fernald, M. Hammer, D. B. Kelley, C. Mello, K. Reymann, H. Scheich, J.-D. Vincent and J. Zeil -- 14. Voluntariness (Willkurfahigkeit) and the General Organization of Behavior / M. Heisenberg -- 15. Taxis Behaviors in Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms / C. I. Bargmann -- 16. Modulation and Specification of Behavior at the Small Circuit Level / P. Meyrand, J. Simmers and M. Moulins -- 17. Chaos in the CNS: Theory and Practice / W. J. Freeman -- 18. Evolution of Prefrontal Cortex: Comparative Aspects of Its Behavioral Functions / J. P. C. de Bruin --
• 19. Group Report: How Flexible and How Constrained Is the Concept of Voluntary Behavior? / B. H. Smith, J. S. Altman, C. I. Bargmann, T. Carew, H. M. Emrich, W. J. Freeman, M. Heisenberg, U. Homberg, R. Menzel, P. Meyrand and F. Ohl -- 20. Constraints and Innovations in the Molecular Evolution of Neuronal Signaling: Implications for Behavior / W. P. M. Geraerts, A. B. Smit and K. W. Li -- 21. Expression of Evolutionarily Conserved Genes in Developing Mammalian Brains / E. Boncinelli -- 22. Flexibility and Constraint in the Evolution of Animal Communication / E. A. Brenowitz -- 23. Behavioral Variation and Speciation: Flexibility May Be a Constraint / C. R. B. Boake -- 24. The Rapid Emergence of Bio-Electronic Novelty, Neuronal Architectures, and Organismal Performance / G. L. Gabor Miklos, K. S. W. Campbell and D. R. Kankel --
• 25. Group Report: How Do Evolution and Behavior Interact? / L. A. Krubitzer, R. K. Belew, C. R. B. Boake, E. Boncinelli, E. A. Brenowitz, S. de Belle, J. S. Edwards, W. P. M. Geraerts, C. P. Kyriacou, G. L. Gabor Miklos and F. von Schilcher.

ISBN

0471952524

LCCN

94022814

OCLC

• 30893079
• ocm30893079

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries