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Guillery, Rainer Walter was born on August 28, 1929 in Greifswald, Germany. Came to the United States, 1964. Son of Hermann and Eva (Hackel) Guillery.
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The thalamus plays a critical role in perceptual processing, but many questions remain about what thalamic activities contribute to sensory and motor functions. In this book, two pioneers in research on the thalamus examine the close two-way relationships between thalamus and cerebral cortex and look at the distinctive functions of the links between the thalamus and the rest of the brain. Countering the dominant "corticocentric" approach to understanding the cerebral cortex -- which does not recognize that all neocortical areas receive important inputs from the thalamus and send outputs to lower motor centers -- S. Murray Sherman and R.W. Guillery argue for a reappraisal of the way we think about the cortex and its interactions with the rest of the brain. The book defines some of the functional categories critical to understanding thalamic functions, including the distinctions between drivers (pathways that carry messages to the cortex) and modulators (which can change the pattern of transmission) and between first-order and higher-order thalamic relays -- the former receiving ascending drivers and the latter receiving cortical drivers. This second edition further develops these distinctions with expanded emphasis throughout the book on the role of the thalamus in cortical function. An important new chapter suggests a structural basis for linking perception and action, supplying supporting evidence for a link often overlooked in current views of perceptual processing.
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The thalamus is a group of cells placed centrally in the brain that serve a critical role in controlling how both sensory and motor signals are passed from one part of the cerebral cortex to another. Essentially, all information reaching the cerebral cortex and thus consciousness is relayed through the thalamus. The role of the thalamus in controlling the flow of information (such as visual, auditory, and motor) to the cortex has only recently begun to be understood. This book provides an in-depth look at the function of the thalamus and its role as relayer of information to the cerebral cortex. The authors explore how the thalamus controls messages that are passed to the cortex and they introduce the novel suggestion that the thalamus serves a critical role in controlling how messages pass from one part of the cortex to another. Exploring the Thalamus is a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for researchers. It discusses problems concerning the function and structure of the thalamus and concludes each chapter with thought-provoking questions regarding future research. Key Features: * Focuses on thalamocortical interrelationships * Discusses important problems concerning the function and structure of the thalamus * Concludes each chapter with thought-provoking questions requiring future research
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university teacher anatomist and neurobiologist
Guillery, Rainer Walter was born on August 28, 1929 in Greifswald, Germany. Came to the United States, 1964. Son of Hermann and Eva (Hackel) Guillery.
Bachelor of Science in Anatomy, University College, London, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University College, London, 1954.
Assistant Lecturer, Anatomy Department, University College London 1953-1956, Lecturer 1956-1963, Reader 1963-1964. Association Professor, Department, of Anatomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States of America 1964-1968, Professor 1968-1977. Professor, Department, of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences and Chairman Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago, United States of America 1977-1984.
Doctor Lee’s Professor, of Anatomy, Oxford University, England since 1984. Fellow, Hertford College, Oxford 1984, University College London 1987.
(The thalamus is a group of cells placed centrally in the ...)
( The thalamus plays a critical role in perceptual proces...)
Author: (with M.S. Sherman) Exploring the Thalamus, 2001, second edition, 2006. Member editorial board Journal Comparative Neurology, 1971-2002, Journal Neurocytology, 1972-1976, Journal Neurophysiology, 1975-1981, Neurosci., 1979-2005, Journal Neurosci, 1980-1990.
Editor-in-chief European Journal Neurosci., 1987-1992, member editorial board, since 1987.
Fellow Royal Society. Member Society Neurosci., Anatomical Society Great Britain, Ireland (president 1994-1996).
Married Margot Cunningham Pepper, December 21, 1954, (divorced 2000). Children: Peter, Edward, Philip, Jane.
