Numan R. (ed.) The Behavioral Neuroscience of the Septal Region

New York: Springer, 2000. — 440 p.The septal area of the brain is part of the limbic system (that part of the brain concerned with emotion) and has a role in a number of important processes such as memory, cognition, and movement. It shares some similarity with the hippocampus, yet it remains a distinct area with unique properties. This book reviews our understanding of this area and shows how it fits into the general picture of those areas of the brain concerned with modulating mammalian behavior. The chapters, written by leading figures in behavioral neuroscience, review the anatomy, neurochemistry, physiology, and behavioral relations in the septal area. There has not been a review of the septal area in book form since DeFrance's The Septal Nuclei published by Plenum 1976, and coupled with the great deal of current research shown in the related areas of hippocampus and the amygdala, this book will be of great interest to all who research the hippocampus and the amygdala in addition to the septum itself.On the Basic Architecture of the Septal Region
Neuronal Networks That Control the Septal Pacemaker System: Synaptic Interconnections Between the Septal Complex, Hippocampus, Supramammillary Area, and Median Raphe
Cellular Pharmacology at Synapses Within the Septal Complex
Septal Orchestration of Hippocampal Network Dynamics
Septal Modulation of Hippocampal Dynamics: What Is the Function of the Theta Rhythm?
The Medial Septum: Node of the Ascending Brainstem Hippocampal Synchronizing Pathways
Transsynaptic Mechanisms Controlling Cholinergic Neuronal Activation in the Septohippocampal and nBM-Cortical Pathways: Differential Roles in Memory and Attentional Processes?
The Septal Region and Social Behavior
The Septum and Anxiety
The Septal Complex as Seen Through the Context of Fear
The Septohippocampal System and Path Integration
Septal Modulation of the Working Memory for Voluntary Behavior
The Medial Septum and Working/Episodic Memory
Septal Lesions as a Model for Evaluating Potential Cognition Enhancers
Human Memory Dysfunctions Due to Septal Lesions