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Author Symposium on Principles of Sensory Communication (1959 : Endicott House)

Title Sensory communication, contributions / Walter A. Rosenblith, editor
Published Cambridge : M.I.T. Press, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961

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Description xiv, 844 pages : illustrations, diagrams ; 24 cm
Contents Contents note continued: 14.Organization of Cortical Auditory System / Clinton N. Woolsey -- 15.Neural Mechanisms of Auditory Discrimination / William D. Neff -- 16.Neural Growth in the Cerebral Cortex after Lesions Produced by Monoenergetic Deuterons / Charles P. Baker -- 17.Autocorrelation, a Principle for the Evaluation of Sensory Information by the Central Nervous System / Werner Reichardt -- 18.Adaptation: Loss or Gain of Sensory Information? / Malte E. Wigand -- 19.Interactive Processes in Visual Perception / D. M. MacKay -- 20.The Physiological Basis of Wave-Length Discrimination in the Eye of the Honeybee / Timothy H. Goldsmith -- 21.History and Present Status of Quantum Theory in Vision / M. A. Bouman -- 22.Some Functional Properties of the Somatic Afferent System / Vernon B. Mountcastle -- 23.The Response of Thalamic and Cortical Neurons to Electrical and Physiological Stimulation of the Cat's Tongue / Sven Landgren --
Contents note continued: 24.Gustatory Discharges in the Rat Medulla and Thalamus / B. P. Halpern -- 25.Two Transmission Systems for Skin Sensations / Patrick D. Wall -- 26.Reticular Mechanisms of Sensory Control / Raul Hernandez-Peon -- 27.The Transfer of Optic Information through the Lateral Geniculate Body of the Rabbit / Ulf Soderberg -- 28.The Reception of Bat Cries by the Tympanic Organ of Noctuid Moths / Asher E. Treat -- 29.Neural Mechanism of Auditory Sensation in Cats / Yasuji Katsuki -- 30.The Role of Neuronal Networks in Sensory Communications within the Brain / A. Fessard -- 31.Sensory Projections to the Motor Cortex in Cats: a Microelectrode Study / M. Imbert -- 32.Neuronal Integration in the Visual Cortex and Its Significance for Visual Information / Richard Jung -- 33.Neurogenic Factors Influencing the Evoked Potentials of the Cerebral Cortex / F. Bremer -- 34.The Reactivity of the Nervous System in the Light of the Past History of the Organism / A. James Hance --
Contents note continued: 35.The Problem of Recognition in an Analyzer Made of Neurons / Theodore H. Bullock -- 36.Neural Factors Limiting Cutaneous Spatiotemporal Discriminations / Burton S. Rosner -- 37.Some Temporal Factors in Vision / Robert M. Boynton -- 38.Two Remarks on the Visual System of the Frog / W. S. McCulloch -- 39.Comments -- Fred Attneave -- H. B. Barlow -- T. H. Bullock -- Hallowell Davis -- Peter Elias -- R. Jung -- P. L. Latour and M. A. Bouman -- W. D. Neff -- S. S. Stevens -- 40.Editor's Comment / Walter A. Rosenblith
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Psychophysics of Sensory Function / S. S. Stevens -- 2.Some Aspects of Psychophysical Research / Gosta Ekman -- 3.On Psychophysiological Models / J. C. R. Licklider -- 4.Cutaneous Channels of Communication / Frank A. Geldard -- 5.Selected Developments in Psychophysics, with Implications for Sensory Organization / Irwin Pollack -- 6.Two Ears---but One World / Colin Cherry -- 7.Peripheral Coding of Auditory Information / Hallowell Davis -- 8.Mechanisms of Gustatory and Olfactory Receptor Stimulation / Lloyd M. Beidler -- 9.The Absolute Sensitivity of the Human Sense of Smell / Minze Stuiver -- 10.Peripheral Coding in the Nervous System / W. A. H. Rushton -- 11.Inhibitory Interaction and the Detection and Enhancement of Contours / Floyd Ratliff -- 12.Studies in the Neural Mechanism of Taste / Yngve Zotterman -- 13.Possible Principles Underlying the Transformations of Sensory Messages / H. B. Barlow --
Notes Includes bibliographical references
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Communication.
Senses and sensation.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Rosenblith, Walter A.
LC no. 61008798