Methods in Neurosciences

Electrical activity is central to the functioning and nature of neural cells and representative examples of useful techniques that have made this area a productive component of the neurosciences are provided here. Features of the book are benchtop format and methods offering easy adaption to new systems. There are detailed protocols for cell recording - from conscious and freely behaving animals, measurement of calcium currents, and multiple electrodes; voltage clamping and voltammetry; apparatus and applications; specific ion channels and receptors; special electrodes and other equipment; special preparations - multicompartment cell cultures, grease-gap methods, perforated path techniques, giant proteoliposomes for reconstitution studies, micro-injection. Information is also offered on data analysis and reduction.