Since publication of the first edition, huge developments have
taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been
provided in particular by molecular biology. These show the
similarities in the molecular architecture and in the physiology of
sensory cells across species and across sensory modality and often
indicate a common ancestry dating back over half a billion
years.
Biology of Sensory Systems has thus been completely
revised and takes a molecular, evolutionary and comparative
approach, providing an overview of sensory systems in vertebrates,
invertebrates and prokaryotes, with a strong focus on human
senses.
Written by a renowned author with extensive teaching experience,
the book covers, in six parts, the general features of sensory
systems, the mechanosenses, the chemosenses, the senses which
detect electromagnetic radiation, other sensory systems including
pain, thermosensitivity and some of the minority senses and,
finally, provides an outline and discussion of philosophical
implications.
New in this edition:
* Greater emphasis on molecular biology and intracellular
mechanisms
* New chapter on genomics and sensory systems
* Sections on TRP channels, synaptic transmission, evolution of
nervous systems, arachnid mechanosensitive sensilla and
photoreceptors, electroreception in the Monotremata, language and
the FOXP2 gene, mirror neurons and the molecular biology of
pain
* Updated passages on human olfaction and gustation.
Over four hundred illustrations, boxes containing supplementary
material and self-assessment questions and a full bibliography at
the end of each part make Biology of Sensory Systems
essential reading for undergraduate students of biology, zoology,
animal physiology, neuroscience, anatomy and physiological
psychology. The book is also suitable for postgraduate students in
more specialised courses such as vision sciences, optometry,
neurophysiology, neuropathology, developmental biology.
Praise from the reviews of the first edition:
"An excellent advanced undergraduate/postgraduate textbook."
ASLIB BOOK GUIDE
"The emphasis on comparative biology and evolution is one of the
distinguishing features of this self-contained book. .... this is
an informative and thought-provoking text..." TIMES HIGHER
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Autorentext
Dr. Christopher Upham Murray Smith. Honorary Visiting Fellow, Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Klappentext
Since publication of the first edition, huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology. These show the similarities in the molecular architecture and in the physiology of sensory cells across species and across sensory modality and often indicate a common ancestry dating back over half a billion years.
Biology of Sensory Systems has thus been completely revised and takes a molecular, evolutionary and comparative approach, providing an overview of sensory systems in vertebrates, invertebrates and prokaryotes, with a strong focus on human senses.
Written by a renowned author with extensive teaching experience, the book covers, in six parts, the general features of sensory systems, the mechanosenses, the chemosenses and the senses which detect electromagnetic radiation. Other sensory systems are also dealt with, including pain, thermosensitivity and minority senses. Finally the book provides an outline and discussion of philosophical implications.
New in this edition:
Greater emphasis on molecular biology and intracellular mechanisms
New chapter on genomics and sensory systems
Sections on TRP channels, synaptic transmission, evolution of nervous systems, arachnid sensory systems, electroreception in the Monotremata, language and the FOXP2 gene, mirror neurons and the molecular biology of pain
Updated passages on animal and human olfaction and gestation
Over four hundred illustrations, boxes containing supplementary material and self-assessment questions and a full bibliography at the end of each part make Biology of Sensory Systems essential reading for undergraduate students of biology, zoology, animal physiology, neuroscience, anatomy and physiological psychology. The book is also suitable for postgraduate students in more specialised courses such as vision sciences, optometry, neurophysiology, neuropathology, developmental biology.
Inhalt
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.
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.
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 and Wernicke.
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