Plasticity of the Central Nervous System: "Proceedings of the Second Convention of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica, Hakone, October 5-8, 1986"

The Leitmotiv of the Second Convention of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica was "Cerebrum convalescit" - literally "the brain recovers". The focus of the meeting was on plasticity of the central nervous system, one of the most decisive factors in recovery and readaption after cerebral lesions. Distinguished experts from the fields of neurosurgery, neurology, neurophysiology, anatomy, pathology, oncology, and pharmacology discussed the following topics: - Molecular and cellular basis of plasticity - Regeneration and growth in the CNS - Self-organization of neuronal network - Brain oedema - a reparatory process? - Growth factors and carcinogenesis Front Matter....Pages I-V Cerebrum Convalescit....Pages 1-2 Molecular Events Associated with Neural Development....Pages 3-7 Regeneration of the Cerebellofugal Projection After Transection of the Superior Cerebellar Peduncle in the Cat....Pages 8-17 Plasticity of Cortical Function Related to Voluntary Movement Motor Learning and Compensation Following Brain Dysfunction....Pages 18-28 Plasticity of the Brain in Respect of Functional Restoration After Subarachnoid Haemorrhage....Pages 29-40 Transplantation of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in the Rat....Pages 41-45 Transplantation to the Brain—a New Therapeutic Principle or Useless Venture?....Pages 46-50 Self-organizing Neural Network Models for Visual Pattern Recognition....Pages 51-67 Visual Cortical Plasticity in Infant Kittens....Pages 68-77 Morphological Aspects of Formation of Neuronal Pathways in the Chick Spinal Cord—Golgi and Electron Microscopic Studies....Pages 78-84 A Novel Concept on the Pathogenetic Mechanism Underlying Ischaemic Brain Oedema: Relevance of Free Radicals and Eicosanoids....Pages 85-94 Discussion....Pages 95-96 Recovery of Brain Function After Ischaemia....Pages 97-103 Vaccinia Growth Factor: Newest Member of the Family of Growth Modulators Which Utilize the Membrane Receptor for EGF....Pages 104-109 Oncogenes Related to Growth Factor Receptors....Pages 110-117 Growth Factors and Receptors of Lymphocytes....Pages 118-125 Back Matter....Pages 127-129