Christopher U. M. Smith

Biology of Sensory Systems

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dieses Buch ist eine umfassende Abhandlung über die Sinnessysteme bei Wirbeltieren, Invertebraten und Prokaryoten auf Molekular-, Zell- und neurophysiologischer Ebene mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf dem Menschen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 193mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1188g
• ISBN-13: 9780470518625
• ISBN-10: 0470518626
• Artikelnr.: 24582958

Autorenporträt

Dr. Christopher Upham Murray Smith. Honorary Visiting Fellow, Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to Second Edition. Preface to First Edition. PART I: PRELIMINARIES.
Chapter 1: Elements. 1.1 Allosteric Effectors. 1.2 Membranes. 1.3 Membrane
Signalling Systems. 1.4 Channels and Gates. 1.5 Concluding Remarks. Chapter
2: Membranes, Action Potentials, Synapses. 2.1 The Measurement of Resting
Potentials. 2.2 The Ionic Bases of Resting Potentials. 2.3 Electrotonic
Potentials and Cable Conduction. 2.4 Receptor and Generator Potentials. 2.5
Sensory Adaptation. 2.6 Action Potentials. 2.7 Synapses and Synaptic
Transmission. 2.8 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 3: General Features of
Sensory Systems. 3.1 Classification of the Senses. 3.2 Modality. 3.3
Intensity. 3.4 Adaptation. 3.5 Receptive Fields. 3.6 Maps of Sensory
Surfaces. 3.7 Hierarchical and Parallel Design. 3.8 Feature Extraction and
Trigger Stimuli. 3.9 Concluding Remarks. Box 3.1 Hermann von Helmholtz.
Chapter 4: Classification and Phylogeny. 4.1 Systematics. 4.2
Classification into Six Kingdoms. 4.3 Unicellularity. 4.4 Multicellularity.
4.5 Protostomes and Deuterostomes. 4.6 Classification of the Metazoa. 4.7
Evolution of Nervous Systems. 4.8 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 5: Genes,
Genomics and Neurosensory Systems. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Comparative
Genomics. 5.3 Genomes and Neurosensory Systems. 5.4 Concluding Remarks. Box
5.1 Nomenclature of Genes and Proteins. Part I: Self Assessment. Part I:
Notes, References and Bibliography. PART II: MECHANOSENSITIVITY. Chapter 6:
Mechanosensitivity of Cell Membranes. 6.1 Mechanosensitive Channels in E.
coli. 6.2 Detection of Osmotic Swelling by Hypothalamic Cells in Mammals.
6.3 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 7: Kinaesthesia. 7.1 Kinaesthetic
Mechanisms in Arthropods. 7.1.1 Stretch Receptors in Crustacean Muscle. 7.2
Kinaesthetic Mechanisms in Mammals. 7.3 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 8:
Touch. 8.1 Mechanoreception in Caenorhabditis Elegans. 8.2 Spiders. 8.3
Insects. 8.4 Tactile Receptors in Mammalian Skin. 8.5 Cerebral Analysis of
Touch. 8.6 Plasticity of the Somaesthetic Cortex. 8.7 Concluding Remarks.
Chapter 9: Equilibrium and Hearing: The Uses of Hair Cells. 9.1 Anatomy and
Physiology of Hair Cells. 9.2 Lateral Line Canals. 9.3 Evolution of the
Vertebrate Ear. 9.4 Concluding Remarks. Box 9.1 Biophysics of Outer Hair
Cells. Box 9.2 Genetics and Deafness. Chapter 10: Cerebral Analysis. 10.1
The Mammalian Vestibular Pathway and Reflexes. 10.2 The Mammalian Auditory
Pathway. 10.3 The Avian Auditory Pathway and the Mapping of Auditory Space
by the Barn Owl. 10.4 The Mammalian Auditory Cortex. 10.5 The Bat Auditory
System and Echolocation. 10.6 The Human Auditory Cortex and Language. 10.7
Lateralization and the Neuroanatomy of Language. 10.8 Language and the
FOXP2 Gene. 10.9 Callosectomy and After. 10.10 Concluding Remarks. Box 10.1
Broca andWernicke. Part II: Self Assessment. Part II: Notes, References and
Bibliography. PART III: CHEMOSENSITIVITY. Chapter 11: Chemosensitivity in
Prokaryocytes. 11.1 Chemosentivity in E. coli. 11.2 Concluding Remarks.
Chapter 12: Mammalian Chemo-Enteroreceptors. 12.1 Location of Mammalian
Chemoreceptors for PaO2 and PaCO2. 12.2 Structure. 12.3 Physiology. 12.4
Biochemistry. 12.5 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 13: Gustation. 13.1
Gustation in Insects. 13.2 Gustation in Mammals. 13.3 Concluding Remarks.
Chapter 14: Olfaction. 14.1 Insect Olfactory Systems. 14.2 Mammalian
Olfactory Systems. 14.3 The Vertebrate Vomeronasal Organ (VNO) and
Pheromones. 14.4 Concluding Remarks. Part III: Self Assessment. Part III:
Notes, References and Bibliography. PART IV: PHOTOSENSITIVITY. Box I4.1
Bacteriorhodopsin. Chapter 15: Invertebrate Vision. 15.1 Designs of
Invertebrate Eyes. 15.2 Examples of Invertebrate Eyes. 15.3 Concluding
Remarks. Box 15.1 The Evolution of Opsins. Box 15.2 Early Genetics of Eyes.
Chapter 16: The Human Eye. 16.1 Anatomy. 16.2 Embryology. 16.3 Detailed
Anatomy and Physiology. 16.4 Movements of the Eyeball. 16.5 Concluding
Remarks. Box 16.1 Genetics of Cataract. Chapter 17: The Retina. 17.1
Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE). 17.2 Retina. 17.3 Concluding Remarks.
Chapter 18: Visual Pathways and Cortices. 18.1 Visual Pathways into the
Brain. 18.2 Primary Visual Cortex. 18.3 Extrastriate Cortices. 18.4 Face
Recognition. 18.5 Prosopagnosia. 18.6 Concluding Remarks. Box 18.1 The
Reality of Cortical Columns. Box 18.2 Blindsight. Chapter 19: Other
Vertebrate Visual Systems. 19.1 Visual Pigments. 19.2 Photoreceptors. 19.3
Tapeta. 19.4 Retinae. 19.5 Dioptric Apparatus. 19.6 Median Eyes. 19.7
Visual Pathways. 19.8 Visual Centres in the Brain. 19.9 Concluding Remarks.
Part IV: Self Assessment. Part IV: Notes, References and Bibliography. PART
V: OTHER SENSES. Chapter 20: Thermosensitivity. 20.1 Molecular Biology.
20.2 Poikilotherms. 20.3 Homeotherms. 20.4 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 21:
Minority Senses. 21.1 Infrared Radiation. 21.2 Polarized Light. 21.3
Electric Fields. 21.4 Magnetic Fields. 21.5 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 22:
Pain. 22.1 The Biological Significance of Pain. 22.2 Neurophysiology of
Pain. 22.3 Neuropharmacology of Pain Pathways. 22.4 Referred Pain. 22.5
Gate Theory. 22.6 Concluding Remarks. Part V: Self Assessment. Part V:
Notes, References and Bibliography. PART VI: CODA. Chapter 23: Summing Up.
23.1 Molecular Themes. 23.2 Cellular Themes. 23.3 Sense Organs. 23.4
Central Analysers. 23.5 Homeostasis. 23.6 Different Sensory Worlds.
23.7 From Abiotic to Biotic: Communication. 23.8 From Biotic to Social
Communication: Mirror Neurons. 23.9 Concluding Remarks. Chapter 24:
Philosophical Postscript. 24.1 Descartes. 24.2 Qualia. 24.3 Tabula Rasa?
24.4 Epigenetic Epistemology. 24.5 Evolutionary Epistemology. 24.6 Beyond
Descartes. 24.7 Concluding Remarks. Part VI: Self Assessment. Part VI:
Notes, References and Bibliography. Appendix: Some Techniques. Acronyms and
Abbreviations. Glossary. Index.