Bücher von Kevin Fox

The barrel cortex contains the somatosensory representation of the whiskers on the face of the rodent and forms an early stage of cortical processing for tactile information. It is an area of great importance for understanding how the cerebral cortex works because the cortical columns that form the basic building blocks of the cerebral cortex can be seen within the barrel cortex. In this advanced graduate and research level text, Kevin Fox explores three main aspects of the barrel cortex: development, sensory processing and plasticity. Initial chapters introduce the topic, describing those animals that have barrels, the functional anatomy of the system and the cellular and synaptic physiology of the cortical microcircuit. The book concludes with a chapter covering the numerous fields where the barrel cortex is used as a model system for solving problems in other areas of research, including stroke, angiogenesis and understanding active touch.

THE HURRICANE was only the beginning. Cynical and grounded, Killian 'Kill' Collinshates superstition and anything not proven by hard evidence. That works well for himuntil the night of Hurricane Sandy, when he's summoned to the grounded yacht of a Russianoligarch. On board, Kill discovers drugs and cash as well as two trafficked young women, one of whom stabs him after mistaking his intentions. Bleeding in the street, a mysterious womansaves him, then disappears. By the time he is released from the hospital, the FBI is coveringup the crime and Killian is forced to find and save the two girls before the bridges to therest of the world re-open. Along the way, the suspense is unnerving as Killian stumbles onto a connection between this case and the thirty year-old murder of his uncle.GREAT KILLS is the first novel in the Killian Collins mystery-thriller series set onStaten Island. To learn more about Kevin Fox and his books, please visit:K E V I N F OX .COM