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Sensory processes /
Emphasising the underlying neural structures and functions of sensory systems, this book presents complex material at a level comprehensible to undergraduates as well as beginning graduate students.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction to the Nervous System; The Nervous System; Dysfunctions; 2. Synapses and Receptors; A Brief Review; Potential Sensitivity; Calcium Influx; Neurotransmitter Release; Postsynaptic Potentials; Chemical Sensitivity; Neurotransmitters; Introduction to Receptors; Receptor Transduction; Dysfunctions; Summary; Suggested Readings; 3. Somatosensory System; Overview of the Chapter; Somatosensory Paths Revisited; Receptors and Fibers; Proprioception and Kinesthesis; Receptive Fields; The Thalamus; The Somatosensory Cortex; Dysfunctions; Summary; Suggested Readings; 4. Pain; Pain: One Definition; Classic Paths; The Gate Control Theory of Pain; Pain and Drugs; Summary; Suggested Readings; 5.
- Olfaction; The peripheral Olfactory System; Olfactory Transduction; The Olfactory Bulb; Central Olfactory Structures; Olfactory Perception; How Many Odors Are there?; Dysfunctions; Suggested Readings; 6. Gustation; Peripheral Processes; Central Processes; Taste Perception; The Hedonics; Dysfunctions; Summary; Suggested Readings; 7. The Vestibular System; Introduction; Vestibular Periphery; Vestibular Central Pathways; Dysfunctions; Summary; Suggested Readings; 8. Auditory Stimuli; Introduction; Summary; Suggested Readings; 9. Audition; External and Middle Ear; The Inner Ear; Auditory Pathways; The Auditory Cortex; Dysfunctions; Summary; Suggested Readings; 10.
- Vision; The Visual Stimulus; The Structure of the Eye; The Retina; Central Pathways; The Thalamus and Other Neutral Centers; The Visual Cortex; Dysfunctions; Summary; Suggested Readings; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author;