‘There is no comparable text for a course in perception that emphasizes the neural basis of perception rather than simply perceptual phenomena and psychophysics…It is strong in the clarity with which some difficult concepts are explained. The author does not restrict himself to a physics and engineering approach, but rather gives the reader a mental image of what is happening biologically. Inclusion of disorders is another big advantage…The quality of writing is excellent. The level is appropriate for upper level undergraduates.’
— RICKYE HEFFNER,
University of Toledo
‘I think the book′s primary strengths are its attention to detail and willingness to tackle difficult topics and offer very good explanations and analogies.’
— STEVEN HAASE,
University of Wisconsin at Madison
‘I′m very sympathetic to the goal of this book in taking an enhanced multidisciplinary approach to the area of Sensation/Perception, with particular emphasis on the neuroscience background. Also commendable is the detailed treatment of sense modalities other than vision and audition.’
— MICHAEL SLOANE,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
‘I like the general tone of the book. The overall approach and the metaphors are quite nice.’
— BRUCE HALPERN,
Cornell University
This core text emphasizes the underlying neural structures and functions of sensory systems (pain, olfaction, gustation, audition, vision, etc.) and presents this complex material at a level comprehensible to undergraduates as well as beginning graduate students. The text begins with a review of the central nervous system and its sensory components and includes discussions of methodological techniques and procedures used to study sensory processes.
Mục lục
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
Giới thiệu về tác giả
David R. Soderquist is Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1968. His primary research interest is in psychoacoustics, and he has published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, the Journal of Auditory Research, Perception and Psychophysics, Acoustical Letters, the Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Human Factors, and elsewhere. He has taught courses on sensory processes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has class-tested early drafts of this book with his students.
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