Neff Contributions to Sensory Physiology

Volume 2
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-9497-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Web PDF

Contributions to Sensory Physiology: Volume 2 presents the scientific research on the sensory systems. It discusses the physiological basis of sensation. It addresses the evolution of vertebrate hearing. Some of the topics covered in the book are the origins of neocortex; the differentiation of sensory thalamo-cortical systems in early phases of mammal evolution; the predominance of the auditory system in carnivore; effects of brain stem lesions on the normal prepotency of sound; the logarithmic intensity function of single peripheral units; and sensory neocortex and the evolution of intelligence. The organization of somatic central projections is covered. The pure convergent cortical projections are discussed. The text describes the Weber function and Fechner's conjecture. A study of the human somesthetic intensity function is presented. A chapter is devoted to the peripheral nerve responses. Another section focuses on the physical correlate theory of perception of intensity. The book can provide useful information to doctors, neurologists, students, and researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neff, William D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Contributions to Sensory Physiology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;10
5;List of Contributors;6
6;Preface;8
7;Contents of Volume 1;12
8;Chapter 1. The Evolution of Vertebrate Hearing;16
8.1;I. INTRODUCTION;16
8.2;II. SOUND;18
8.3;III. THE LATERAL LINE;24
8.4;IV. THE LABYRINTH;27
8.5;V. THE SWIM BLADDER;34
8.6;VI. THE WEBERIAN APPARATUS AND OTHER ADAPTATIONS;37
8.7;VII. CAN FISH HEAR?;45
8.8;VIII. ON TO LAND: THE AMPHIBIA;51
8.9;IX. THE INNER EAR AND HEARING IN THE FROG;58
8.10;X. SUMMARY;60
8.11;REFERENCES;61
9;Chapter 2. The Sensory Neocortex;66
9.1;I. ORIGINS OF NEOCORTEX;66
9.2;II. THE DIFFERENTIATION OF SENSORY THALAMO-CORTICAL SYSTEMS IN EARLY PHASES OF MAMMAL EVOLUTION;70
9.3;III. THE PREDOMINANCE OF THE AUDITORY SYSTEM IN CARNIVORES;78
9.4;IV. THE AUDITORY CORTEX AND THE LOWER CENTERS OF THE AUDITORY PATHWAY;89
9.5;V. THE AUDITORY CORTEX AND MEMORY;96
9.6;VI. SENSORY NEOCORTEX AND THE EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE;102
9.7;REFERENCES;113
10;Chapter 3. Organization of Somatic Central Projections;116
10.1;I. INTRODUCTION;116
10.2;II. LEMNISCAL VERSUS EXTRALEMNISCAL PROJECTIONS;118
10.3;III. STRUCTURES SHOWING ESSENTIALLY EXTRALEMNISCAL PROPERTIES;137
10.4;IV. LEMNISCAL AND EXTRALEMNISCAL CONVERGENCE IN PRIMARY AREAS;146
10.5;V. CONCLUDING REMARKS: ROLE IN BEHAVIOR OF THE SOMATIC RECEIVING REGIONS;168
10.6;REFERENCES;175
11;Chapter 4. Electrical Responses of the Nervous System and Subjective Scales of Intensity;184
11.1;I. INTRODUCTION;184
11.2;II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND;185
11.3;III. HUMAN SOMESTHETIC INTENSITY FUNCTIONS;200
11.4;IV. CURRENT ISSUES CONCERNING THE APPRECIATION OF INTENSITY;226
11.5;REFERENCES;231
12;Chapter 5. Gustatory Response as a Temperature-Dependent Process;238
12.1;I. INTRODUCTION;238
12.2;II. GUSTATORY NERVE RESPONSE;240
12.3;III. GUSTATORY NERVE RESPONSE TO STIMULI OF VARYING TEMPERATURES;244
12.4;IV. THERMAL MESSAGES CARRIED BY THE CHORDA TYMPANI AND THE GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL AND LINGUAL NERVES;246
12.5;V. BIMODAL RESPONSE OF TASTE UNITS;248
12.6;VI. VARIATIONS IN THE GUSTATORY RESPONSE PRODUCED BY TEMPERATURE CHANGE;252
12.7;VII. GUSTATORY NERVE RESPONSE IN THE FROG;260
12.8;VIII. CONCLUSION;264
12.9;REFERENCES;265
13;Author Index;268
14;Subject Index;273