The Hippocampus

These books are the result of a conviction held by the editors, authors, and publisher that the time is appropriate for assembling in one place information about functions of the hippocampus derived from many varied lines of research. Because of the explosion of research into the anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and behavioral aspects of the hip­ pocampus, some means of synthesis of the results from these lines of research was called for. We first thought of a conference. In fact, officials in the National Institute of Mental Health suggested we organize such a conference on the hippocampus, but after a few tentative steps in this direction, interest at the federallevel waned, probably due to the decreases in federal support for research in the basic health sciences so keenly feit in recent years. However, the editors also had co me to the view that conferences are mainly valuabIe to the participants. The broad range of students (of all ages) of brain­ behavior relations do not profit from conference proceedings unless the proceedings are subsequently published. Furthermore, conferences dealing with the functional character of organ systems approached from many points of view are most successful after participants have become acquainted with each other's work. Therefore, we believe that a book is the best format for disseminating information, and that its publication can be the stimulus for many future conferences.

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I. Organization.- 1. Fiber architecture of the Hippocampal Formation: Anatomy, Projections, and Structural Significance.- 2. Septohippocampal Interface.- 3. Development of the Hippocampal Region.- 4. Postnatal Development of the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Under Normal and Experimental Conditions.- 5. The Hippocampus as a Model for Studying Anatomical Plasticity in the Adult Brain.- 6. Organization of Hippocampal Neurons and Their Interconnections.- 7. An Ongoing Analysis of Hippocampal Inputs and Outputs: Microelectrode and Neuroanatomical Findings in Squirrel Monkeys.- II. Neurochemistry and Endocrinology.- 8. Monoamine Neurons Innervating the Hippocampal Formation and Septum: Organization and Response to Injury.- 9. Neurotransmitters and the Hippocampus.- 10. Cholinergic Neurons: Septal-Hippocampal Relationships.- 11. Putative Glucocorticoid Receptors in Hippocampus and Other Regions of the Rat Brain.- 12. The Hippocampus and the Pituitary-Adrenal System Hormones.- 13. The Hippocampus and Hormonal Cyclicity.- 14. The Hippocampus and Regulation of the Hypothalamic- Hypophyseal-Adrenal Cortical Axis.- 15. Hippocampal Protein Synthesis and Spike Discharges in Relation to Memory.